Excessive Heat Warnings in effect for today
SAN JUAN — A prominent Saharan Air Layer will reach the islands later today prompting hazy skies and decreased air quality with pulses continuing to arrive through Sunday. Excessive Heat…
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Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark score 17 each as Fever beat Lynx 81-74
MINNEAPOLIS — Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points, and Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark finished with 17 points to help the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 81-74 on Sunday. Boston…
Upper level trough to bring low level moisture; rip current risk for St. Croix
SAN JUAN — An upper trough and associated induced low level trough just northeast of the region will approach the area today through Monday increasing low level moisture. Hot, hazy…
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Virgin Islands GOP decries Trump assassination attempt
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The head of the Republican Party in the Virgin Islands released a statement about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. “The assassination…
Tropical Wave brings ‘moisture field,’ urban flood advisory issued for St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A tropical wave and associated moisture field will continue to approach the islands bringing an increase in showers and thunderstorm activity across the region to start the…
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‘The Virgin Islands cannot take the hit of a trash strike’
The thought of the V.I. Waste Management Authority calling for a strike is another one of those, “Are you kidding me?” moments — especially now, in the dead of summer.…
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Social Security to expand access to some benefits through upcoming changes
Agency transitioning authentication services to Login.gov The Social Security Administration is set to implement new rules to make it easier for beneficiaries to access certain benefits and increase the payments some may…
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‘Dishonest Abe’ arrested for writing $25,500 check on closed account, VIPD says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man sought to pay off a $25,500 loan by writing a check in the full amount to the person he owed — on a…
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What is the VIPA Airports P3 Project?
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) is launching a transformative Public-Private Partnership (P3) to modernize and enhance the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (HERA) on St. Croix and…
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Texas man wanted in connection to domestic violence incident
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help today to find a Texas man wanted in connection to an incident of domestic violence on St. Thomas. Benjamin Jackson, 37, of Solberg,…