CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas resident has been charged with assault after allegedly coming home drunk and demanding less than $20 he gave a
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Man accused of strangling, beating woman in her own home
CHRISTIANSTED — A man was charged with assault and related charges after allegedly beating and strangling a woman following a heated argument, authorities said. Javier
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Public Works commissioner condemns act of vandalism at Eastern Cemetery in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — DPW employees discovered a defaced and desecrated gravesite at the Eastern Cemetery in Smith Bay on St. Thomas on Tuesday morning, the Public
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Man killed in Mandahl Bay beach shooting, police say
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One man was killed during a shooting Monday in the Mandahl Bay Beach area, the Police Department confirmed. According to VIPD, the
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Man wanted for St. Thomas strangulation-beating now in official custody
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man wanted for a brutal domestic violence assault is now behind bars in St. Thomas. Akeem Antonio Forbes, 35,
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Hurricane Milton could cost insurers $60B, raise reinsurance rates, RBC says
TAMPA — Hurricane Milton could result in a $60 billion loss for the global insurance industry, creating a surge in 2025 reinsurance prices which could
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Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in Florida tonight
MIAMI — Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall late tonight or early tomorrow morning along Florida’s west coast, near or just south of Tampa.
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Milton forces Bucs and Lightning to leave Florida early and other teams to alter games
TAMPA — The NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have left Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton to practice the rest of the week. The
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Florida makes last-minute preps before Hurricane Milton’s landfall
TAMPA — The sheriff of the county that includes Tampa, part of the most populous region in Milton’s bull’s-eye, said that those in mandatory evacuation
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Norre Gade sewer line repairs begin today in St. Thomas, VIWMA says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) advises the public on a collapsed 140-foot wastewater sewer line near the Norre Gade/Moravian School
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