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DPNR Tells Boat Owners To Remove Their Sunken Vessels From Island Waterways … Or They Will Do It For Them

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources wants boat owners to move their sunken boats out of the territory's ports and waterways -- or DPNR will move…

John McCarthy October 23, 2017

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WAPA Says It Is Ready To Turn The Power On Next Week On St. John … According To NPR, CNN

[ad name="HTML-68"] CRUZ BAY -- If all goes well, people on St. John could have power restored next week for the first time since a pair of devastating Category 5…

John McCarthy October 21, 2017

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MEDICAL DOCTOR: Coping With PTSD Can Be Doubly Tough, Especially For People Who Have Survived Two Major Hurricanes

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Surviving a disaster can lead to psychological problems such as PTSD. Surviving two disasters, such as Hurricanes Irma and Maria, can make matters even worse. "The…

John McCarthy October 20, 2017

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CROSSFIRE HURRICANES! Irma and Maria Knock St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John Off The Grid … Again

FREDERIKSTED -- Three weeks after Hurricane Maria demolished St. Croix as a Category 5 storm at least 90 percent of the island still does not have electricity and many residents…

John McCarthy October 11, 2017

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BRACE FOR IMPACT! Beaten Hard By Irma, The Virgin Islands Hopes To Survive Yet Another Knockout Blow … This Time From Hurricane Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Another Category 5 storm is making no mistake about where the U.S. Virgin Islands are. Catastrophic Hurricane Maria, fresh off of clobbering Dominica last night, continued…

John McCarthy September 19, 2017

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Powerful Hurricane Maria Forecast To Pass Within 10 Miles Of St. Croix Early Wednesday Morning As A Category 4 Storm

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- A hurricane watch was issued for the territory on Sunday as Maria left residents of Irma-battered St. Thomas and St. John racing to prepare for yet another…

John McCarthy September 18, 2017

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National Hurricane Center Projects That Hurricane Maria Will Pass South of St. Croix As A Category 3 Storm On Wednesday Morning

HURRICANE MARIA'S PROJECTED TIME PATH THRU THE CARIBBEAN REGION AS OF SUNDAY. [ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN -- Tropical Storm Maria formed Saturday in the western Atlantic Ocean, prompting a hurricane…

John McCarthy September 17, 2017

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NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER: Invest 96-L & Tropical Depression 14 Are Strengthening In The Eastern Atlantic

[ad name="HTML-68"] MIAMI -- As the territory continues its slow recovery from Hurricane Irma, forecasters are keeping an eye on two systems in the Atlantic Ocean that may become the next…

John McCarthy September 16, 2017

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National Hurricane Center Says That It Is Watching Two Tropical Waves Coming Off The Coast Of Africa That Could Develop Into Bigger Storms

[ad name="HTML-68"] MIAMI -- The National Hurricane Center said that it was watching two tropical waves as they came off the coast of Africa. The first tropical wave is located…

John McCarthy September 14, 2017

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CNN REPORT: Everyone In St. John Must Be Evacuated Sooner Rather Than Later … Florida Senator Says He Heard They Will Be Moved To VA Hospital In Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] CRUZ BAY -- An emergency response worker in St. John told CNN's Jake Tapper that everyone there should be evacuated from the island as there is "no sustainable…

John McCarthy September 13, 2017