SAN JUAN — The risk for life-threatening rip currents has elevated to moderate for northern Puerto Rico, Culebra, and St. Thomas, the National Weather Service said this morning. Elsewhere, stay alert for…
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Are You A Mosquito Magnet? It Could Be Your Smell
NEW YORK — A new study finds that some people really are “mosquito magnets” and it probably has to do with the way they smell. The researchers found that people who are…
Hair-Straightening Products Linked With Uterine Cancer Risk, Study Says
DURHAM — Hair-straightening products may significantly increase the risk of developing uterine cancer among those who use them frequently, a large study published on Monday suggests. “We estimated that 1.64% of women…
Wise To The Danger, Caribbean Keeps A Wary Eye On Invest 91L
SAN JUAN — After Hurricane Ian’s passage across Central Florida, people in the Caribbean are primed to monitor a new system several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands which could develop…
Tropical Wave With Small Chance To Grow Enters Eastern Caribbean: NHC
SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring a tropical wave for potential development, located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands. So far, this system has a low…
‘Heavy Rains’ Forecast For This Weekend; Tropical Depression Eleven Forms In Atlantic
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center has designated Tropical Depression Eleven just west of the Cabo Verde Islands as it slowly moves northward over the open Atlantic. This storm is forecast to…
Bryan Begins Solar Financing Program To Help USVI Transition Homes to Renewable Energy
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As part of his commitment to transitioning the U.S. Virgin Islands to renewable energy sources, Governor Albert Bryan and the Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) will begin taking applications tomorrow…
Hurricane Ian Strikes Tobacco Region of Cuba; Florida Braces For Cat 4 Damage
HAVANA — Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba today as a major hurricane, with nothing to stop it from intensifying into a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane before it hits Florida on Wednesday. Ian made…
Coast Guard Sets Port Condition Whiskey for Port of Jacksonville For Tropical Storm Ian
JACKSONVILLE — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Jacksonville (COTP) set port condition Whiskey at 8 p.m. Saturday for the Port of Jacksonville and Fernandina due to the earliest Tropical…
Hess Dodges U.S. Virgin Islands Asbestos Cases With Bankruptcy Filing, Creditors Say
HOUSTON — Creditors of a Hess subsidiary have asked a federal judge to lift the oil giant’s bankruptcy filing, claiming its true purpose was to shield the company from lawsuits in the…