Man freaks when he realizes he’s been stabbed in the back in St. John
CRUZ BAY — A man had to come to grips with his own mortality quickly when he realized that he had been stabbed in the back multiple times by an attacker in St. John. Rupert…
Puerto Rico, New York and Hawaii top influenza outbreak list
SAN JUAN — Based on updated data published by the Walgreens Respiratory Illness Index, vacationers visiting a few favorite locations this winter should get their annual flu shot before traveling. The Index recently ranked New York, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii at…
US intercepts oil tanker off Venezuelan coast
CARACAS (Reuters) — The United States has intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Saturday, a move that comes just days after U.S.…
Partly sunny and breezy with a passing shower or two, high 86
Northeast winds are steering showers towards our region, the National Weather Service said. A fading long-period northeasterly swell will continue to promote Small Craft Advisory and High Risk of Rip Current conditions today and tonight,…
US seized another ship in the Caribbean
The U.S. Coast Guard interdicted a sanctioned vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters of the Caribbean Sea today, according to U.S. officials. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed the seizure in a post…
Dominican judge orders prison for 7 accused in $250 million government corruption scheme
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A judge has sentenced seven former government officials to more than a year of preventive prison as authorities investigate a $250 million corruption case involving the Dominican Republic ’s health insurance agency. At…
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
NEW YORK (AP) — At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after…
Help cops find 193-pound suspect wanted for assault on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are asking for your assistance to find a woman wanted on St. Thomas. Kaydie “K.E.” James George, 19, is wanted in connection to an assault, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.…
Trinidad and Tobago to open its airports to US military as tensions with Venezuela escalate
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago said that it would allow the U.S. military to access its airports in coming weeks as tensions build between the United States and Venezuela. The announcement comes…
Trump nominates Lt. Gen. Donovan to lead Southern Command
WASHINGTON — President Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan to be the next leader of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on Friday, a week after Adm. Alvin Holsey formally retired from the post two years ahead…