MIAMI — Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group is in discussions with new and existing markets around the world to recruit thousands of workers to staff its
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3 plead guilty to smuggling 844 pounds of cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Central Americans and one South American pleaded guilty smuggling 844 pounds of cocaine in United States territorial waters. Eleuterio Gomez Murillo,
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Health Department closes offices on St. Thomas due to lack of electricity
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The VI Department of Health is advising the public that some of its St. Thomas offices will close at 11 a.m. today
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Man stole $1,000 worth of items from Home Depot then tried to fly off island
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man accused of stealing $1,000 in items from Home Depot in January was detained at the St. Thomas airport Tuesday before
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‘Peace officer’ who took girlfriend’s car keys – and her car – charged with domestic violence
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who was waiting with his girlfriend for her friend — got impatient and forcibly took her car keys — and
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Increased showers and thunderstorms present ‘significant’ risk of flooding
SAN JUAN — Forecasters expect increased shower and thunderstorm activity to generate “abundant moisture and unstable conditions” due to an upper-level trough, NOAA’s lead meteorologist
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Rock and Roll Hall to induct St. Thomas trumpeter Rashawn Ross
CLEVELAND — Rashawn Ross isn’t big on self-promotion. The St. Thomas native said he prefers to stay behind the scenes and focus on the art,
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Caitlin Clark scores game-high 21 points, but Indiana Fever fall in WNBA exhibition opener
DALLAS — Down three points to the Dallas Wings with three seconds left, Indiana already had a game plan: go to Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark. The No.
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Thunderstorms, heavy rains plunge St. Croix into darkness when WAPA can’t cope
CHRISTIANSTED — Widespread flooding plagued the territory late Friday afternoon as scores of people scrambled to get out of the way of moving sheets —
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Texas extradition action dismissed for Fadzai Makonyonga
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A judge has dismissed an extradition action after learning that the state of Texas rescinded a fugitive warrant in an identity theft
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