Two BVI cocaine smugglers get nearly 5 years in prison
CHRISTIANSTED – Two British Virgin Islands citizens who were caught smuggling 1,470 pounds of cocaine on a boat near St. Croix got nearly five years in prison from a federal judge.…
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Murder Suspect Captured at Boat Ramp off Tropaco Point in Hull Bay
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man suspected of killing his father this morning is in custody following a manhunt on the Northside of St. Thomas, authorities said. Mohammed Salem, 34, was…
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Man charged in armed robbery at Kmart
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who brandished a weapon as he fled out the front door of Kmart with several stolen items worth more than $500 has been…
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Man charged with rape on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas resident was charged with raping a woman, authorities said. Deurys de los Rios, 19, was arrested at 10:00 p.m. Sunday and charged with first-degree…
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Vehicle strikes utility pole in St. Thomas leaving hundreds without electricity, WAPA says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Hundreds were without electricity in Tutu this morning after a vehicle collided with a utility pole this morning, causing widespread power outages in St. Thomas. Virgin Islands…
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Health Announces End of Free COVID Testing and Closure of the COVID-19 Hotline
CHRISTIANSTED — The VI Department of Health's Epidemiology Division is announcing the closure of its COVID-19 hotline and the end of free COVID-19 testing as of Friday. This decision follows…
USVI U-16 Boys Finish Record 4th at Junior Davis Cup qualifier
SANTO DOMINGO — The USVI’s under-16 boys tennis team came away with a record fourth-place finish from the International Tennis Federation’s Junior Davis Cup North and Central America and Caribbean…
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Man says ‘friend’ punched him in the face while he was driving on Crown Mountain Road
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man reported he had been punched in the face while he was driving on Crown Mountain Road in St. Thomas on Friday…
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Slam the Scam: How To Spot Government Imposters
Do you know how to spot a government imposter scam? We continue to raise public awareness about Social Security-related and other government imposter scams during the fifth annual “Slam the…
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EPA Awards $500,000 to the USVI for Climate Pollution Reduction Planning
CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S Environmental Protection Agency showed its support for the U.S. Virgin Islands' efforts to combat climate change through a grant from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). EPA…