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2 La Grange Men Arrested After Reporting Lindbergh Bay Attempted Robbery … For Having Stolen Firearm

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Frederiksted men holed up in a $170-per-night resort in Lindbergh Bay were arrested Saturday after they reported to police that someone tried to rob them at…

VI Free Press October 18, 2020

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Human Services Confirms That No P-EBT Has Been Approved For October

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In June 2020, the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to implement…

VI Free Press October 18, 2020

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Police Foot Patrols Come Back To The Downtown Business District on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police foot patrols went the way of the horse and buggy just before World War II. With the advent of cheaper vehicles, police forces across the United…

VI Free Press October 17, 2020

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2 Masked Armed Men Try To Enter Occupied Hotel Room At Emerald Beach Resort In St. Thomas: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two masked men armed with handguns went to a Lindbergh Bay resort in St. Thomas on Friday morning and attempted to enter an occupied hotel room. VIPD…

VI Free Press October 17, 2020

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Ticket to Work Program Resumes Service In USVI To Help People With Disabilities Find Employment

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Ticket to Work (TTW) program, a national program that provides job services to people who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) continues its services to residents…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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VIDOH Confirms 21st COVID-19 Death In The Territory Happened In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Health confirmed that the 21st COVID-19 related death occurred in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deceased was a 76-year-old woman on St. Thomas, the…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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NHC Monitors New Mid-Atlantic System With Increased Odds Of Development

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a new system in the mid Atlantic this morning with increased odds of development while anticipating a second system to appear in…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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Man Who Fired Gun Inside St. Thomas Business Given 2.75 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who went into a St. Thomas business and fired his gun was given 2.75 years in prison after his conviction on illegal gun charges earlier…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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CDC Lists U.S. Virgin Islands As A ‘Level 3’ Destination, Where Risk of Getting COVID-19 Is ‘High, Very High’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Six countries in the Eastern Caribbean have been deemed as safe for citizens from the United States to travel to— and the U.S. Virgin Islands is not…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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Man In ‘Compression Shirt’ To Hide 2.35 Pounds Of Cocaine Strapped To His Underwear Pleads Guilty

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who tried to smuggle 2.35 pounds of cocaine strapped to his body going through King Airport on St. Thomas one year ago admitted to his…

VI Free Press October 15, 2020