CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Firefighters worked to contain a fire at the Bovoni Landfill this morning, Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services said. “All VIFEMS crews and off-duty personnel have swiftly mobilized and are actively…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A fire at Bovoni Landfill belched clouds of acrid smoke and forced the closing of at least one school on St. Thomas this morning, officials said. The Virgin Islands Department of Education…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A former Charlotte Amalie High School track coach pleaded guilty in federal court to 20 counts of child rape. Alfredo Bruce Smith, 53, of St. Thomas, made that plea before U.S. District Court…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man is in jail on St. Thomas on charges of assault after a woman told police a man strangled her. Rasheen St. Juste, 45, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault-domestic…
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic announced Monday that he has suspended issuing visas to Haitians, and he threatened to shut down land, air and sea traffic between the two neighbors…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are sifting through leads to find the shooter of a 25-year-pld man at a St. Thomas housing project on Tuesday afternoon. Kiante Christopher was positively identified by a family member as…
NEW YORK — Aliyah Boston wrapped up her rookie season being named Associated Press Rookie of the Year. The St. Thomas native was the No. 1 pick of the Indiana Fever and helped the team…
NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re thinking of checking out the new memoir by Elton John’s lyricist to learn more about the Rocket Man, you’re out of luck. This is Bernie Taupin’s song to sing. “Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton…
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) — The Dominican Republic will seal its border with Haiti in its northern Dajabon province if a conflict over access to water from a shared river is not resolved in the coming…
SAN JUAN (AP) — Hurricane Lee whipped up waves of more than 15 feet (5 meters) today as the Category 3 storm cranked through open waters just north of the Caribbean region. The storm is…