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Social Security comments on the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget

The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Following historic progress made since the President took office—with nearly 15 million jobs created and inflation down two-thirds—the…

John McCarthy March 12, 2024

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Cops ask for help in solving shooting on Bjerge Gade in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are asking for your help to solve a shooting incident that happened on St. Thomas. The ShotSpotter system alerted officers on duty that multiple rounds had…

John McCarthy March 8, 2024

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Man who crashed stolen motorcycle into cop car turns himself in on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who escaped police on a stolen motorcycle Thursday has surrendered himself to authorities. Franklin Archibald Jr., 20, of Charlotte Amalie, was arrested and…

John McCarthy March 8, 2024

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Martin O’Malley Sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Martin J. O’Malley was sworn in today by Senator Ben Cardin as Commissioner of Social Security to a term that expires on January 19, 2025. Commissioner O’Malley expressed his gratitude…

John McCarthy March 7, 2024

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‘French Connection’ cocaine felon gets 10 years in prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who tried to smuggle 190 pounds of cocaine into the territory got 10 years in prison from a federal judge. Kelly Bruney, 36,…

John McCarthy March 6, 2024

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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.…

John McCarthy March 6, 2024

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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…

John McCarthy March 5, 2024

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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…

John McCarthy March 4, 2024

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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…

John McCarthy March 4, 2024

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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…

John McCarthy March 4, 2024