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Drug Mule Coming From Miami With 17 Pounds Of Marijuana Gets Less Than 1 Year In Prison From Judge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who smuggled 17 pounds of marijuana into the St. Thomas airport last year has been given less than a year in prison as punishment, authorities…

VI Free Press February 18, 2021

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Police Need Your Help To Find Mohammed Bazar, Wanted For 2018 Murder In Solberg On St. Thomas: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help tonight to find a St. Thomas man wanted for a 2018 murder. Mohammed Bazar, 22, is wanted in connection with the murder of…

VI Free Press February 18, 2021

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Savan Man Who Led Police On High-Speed Chase … Arrested For ‘Assaulting’ Daughter, Firing Gun Near Mother’s Head: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who led police on a dangerous high-speed chase through downtown streets and past schools nearly two years to the day — has been…

VI Free Press February 17, 2021

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Private Facebook Group Removes Reporter After V.I. Free Press Headline About Botany Bay Helicopter Crash

Forgive me if I'm not willing to sanitize Monday's crash of a private aircraft at Botany Bay in St. Thomas. You see, I survived a private airplane crash at Isla…

John McCarthy February 17, 2021

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Health Department Touts New Treatment For People Diagnosed with COVID-19

CHRISTIANSTED — During Tuesday’s Government House weekly press briefing, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis provided details about monoclonal antibodies treatments that are available to some residents who have been diagnosed with…

VI Free Press February 17, 2021

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U.S. Coast Guard Aircrew Rescues 5 Stranded Kayakers At Caret Point In St. Thomas

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen helicopter crews Saturday rescued five stranded kayakers in the U.S. Virgin Islands and a distressed snorkeler in Isabela, Puerto Rico. "Both these…

VI Free Press February 17, 2021

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Grim Task Of Finding 4 Bodies Strewn Into Heavily Wooded Area of St. Thomas After Crash Falls To VIDOJ

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The bodies of the four people who died in a helicopter crash at the Preserve at Botany Bay on St. Thomas on Monday have been recovered by…

VI Free Press February 16, 2021

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New York Man Caught With 2.2 Pounds Of Marijuana In His Luggage At St. Thomas Airport: USAO

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A New York City man was caught by federal officers trying to smuggle 2.2 pounds of marijuana into St. Thomas last week, authorities said. A criminal complaint…

VI Free Press February 16, 2021

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4 People Feared Dead After Helicopter Crash Near Botany Bay On St. Thomas Monday: VITEMA Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Authorities in St. Thomas were investigating what caused a helicopter crash that killed at least four people at Botany Bay on Monday afternoon. The fatal crash occurred…

VI Free Press February 16, 2021

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Queen Of All Mainstream Media … Stacey Plaskett Takes Capitol By Storm … Peacefully

WASHINGTON — Stacey Plaskett has taken the Capitol by storm. But it was a "peaceful" takeover of the seat of democracy this week — one that was accomplished in the…

VI Free Press February 13, 2021