PARIS — It took an extra day, but Ian Barrows can now claim Olympic bragging rights in his family. The St. Thomas native earned the
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School custodian arrested for using co-workers’ credit cards to shop online
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas elementary school custodian who used the information from her co-workers’ credit cards to shop online at Walmart has been
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LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE! WAPA blames thunderstorm for two power outages
CHRISTIANSTED — Hundreds of Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority lost electricity for hours on St. Croix after a garden-variety summer thunderstorm shut down the
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Finance to release $5 million in tax refunds
VITEMA Director Jaschen updates community on Tropical Storm developing in the Atlantic. CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan said Monday that approximately $5 million in tax
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Saharan dust plume will prevent significant showers for 48 hours
SAN JUAN — A thick plume of Saharan dust is moving across the region, lasting through Sunday morning. During this time hot and hazy conditions
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Drug-sniffing dog not fooled by woman placing bags of frozen shrimp with the cocaine bricks in her luggage
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman who tried to fool trained drug-sniffing dogs at the airport by placing bags of frozen shrimp with the cocaine bricks
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Hours-long, island-wide outage on St. Croix was due to faulty generator, WAPA says
CHRISTIANSTED — Hundreds of households and thousands of people on St. Croix lost electricity for hours after a generator shut down early this afternoon, the
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Royal Caribbean raises annual profit forecast as cruise demand thrives
MIAMI — Royal Caribbean raised its annual profit forecast today for the third time this year on higher ticket pricing and persistent demand for cruise vacations.
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Vast plume of Saharan dust on the way
SAN JUAN —A SEVERE Sahara dust event is expected across the region, beginning first in the U.S. Virgin Islands from late tonight through Sunday. According
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Man turns last paycheck for $600 … into $5,000 … and is promptly arrested by police
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who mcguyvered his last paycheck for $600 — into a check for a whopping $5,000 — is now enjoying his
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