SAN JUAN — An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 shook the southwest areas of Puerto Rico early this morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The seismic focus was located 6.2 miles (10 km) underground…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested on Christmas Day after police said he stole a mobile phone from a gas station earlier this month. Ala Zatar, 34, was arrested about 5 p.m.…
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) is notifying all U.S. Virgin Islands businesses that to participate in the Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Financial Incentive Program, they are required to complete the…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Veteran Reuters photographer Lucas Jackson started building his underwater photography skills in a New York City pool months before he was ready to dive into the ocean waters off Florida and St.…
MIAMI — A dentist who was allegedly shot by a U.S. Virgin Islands man in a ambush outside of her office in Hialeah last month has died. Ralph Benjamin, 39, and Hector Ledesma, 34, now face…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of Haiti was shot to death outside a Donoe area bar and restaurant early Christmas morning, authorities said. Francois Champagne, 29, of Jacmel, Haiti was shot and died outside the…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. has appointed Ishmael Smittie as the new warden for the Criminal Justice Complex on St. Thomas, effective December 9. Smittie has more than 32 years of correctional experience.…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The world’s largest airline American Airlines launched a pair of new winter flights to St. Thomas. American Airlines said the new service to St. Thomas started from Chicago (ORD) and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man charged with first-degree murder nearly a decade ago has been shot dead near the place where police said he shot a man to death in 2010. Kali “Calico”…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A homeless man was arrested on the eve of Christmas Eve on St. Thomas and charged with stealing a car and stealing tools from a business, authorities said. Matthew Brafford, 34, of…