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30-year-old dad who ‘loved his kids very much’ dies in fall on Alaska island
September 16, 2025
Trump reveals US sank third Venezuelan drug-running boat
September 16, 2025
Haitians yearn for home as gangs welcome them and police warn it’s too dangerous
September 16, 2025
Former students abused by longtime California high school teacher awarded more than $13 million
September 16, 2025
Federal lawsuit says ‘false’ land claim blocked St. John solar project
September 16, 2025
Help cops find Dominican man wanted for mayhem on St. Croix
September 16, 2025
Mostly cloudy, breezy with occasional rain, high 93
September 16, 2025
CIB investigates shooting on Veteran’s Drive that left motorist injured
September 15, 2025
Bryan sees self-funded health insurance in government employees’ future
September 15, 2025
70-year-old elementary school teacher accused of sexually assaulting students
September 15, 2025
Searchers discover shipwreck of schooner that sank in Lake Michigan almost 140 years ago
September 15, 2025
Angler tries to save drowning companion after both fall off boat
September 15, 2025
Man drowns swimming after drifting boat on day out with family
September 15, 2025
Traffic stop on Weymouth Rhymer Highway yields gun, ammunition
September 15, 2025
Powerball player just misses $55 million jackpot, but still wins big in NC
September 15, 2025
Trump blames Biden in Nicaraguan worker’s beheading of boss
September 15, 2025
‘I’m furious, and I’m ashamed:’ UN humanitarian chief on crisis in Haiti
September 15, 2025
Caracas threatens Guyana and Trinidad amid growing tensions with U.S.
September 15, 2025
Invest 92-L forms in the central Atlantic
September 15, 2025
Venezuela says US navy raided a tuna boat in the Caribbean as tensions rise
September 14, 2025
Equatorial Guinea enforces yearlong internet outage for island that protested construction company
September 14, 2025
A strange gas-pumping defect is making $100,000 Corvettes go up in flames
September 14, 2025
U.S. added 911,000 fewer jobs in the year ended in March
September 14, 2025
The latest on an Atlantic disturbance expected to become a tropical depression
September 14, 2025
Street homelessness is up in Miami, despite state’s public sleeping ban
September 14, 2025
US F-35s seen landing in Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions
September 14, 2025
Trailer drops for Sydney Sweeney’s fighter biopic ‘Christy’
September 14, 2025
Scary tornado spotted in Utah
September 14, 2025
Mostly cloudy, breezy with a couple of showers this morning, high 91
September 14, 2025
17-year-old from Plantation dies in diving incident in Florida Keys
September 13, 2025
Ghana’s fantasy coffins are a colorful celebration of life and legacy
September 13, 2025
Man takes East End property, swindles 2 women out of $7,450, gets probation
September 13, 2025
Tropical wave arrives tomorrow; cloudy, rainy, high 92 today
September 13, 2025
Officer hacked 5,000 college email accounts, shared nude photos
September 12, 2025
She showed up with boyfriend. So other man pulled out a knife, Florida police say
September 12, 2025
Official says gangs killed dozens in small fishing village in Haiti’s latest massacre
September 12, 2025
Charlie Kirk killing: Suspect Tyler Robinson in custody
September 12, 2025
Hand soap recall expands to sanitizer, deodorant and more over sepsis concerns
September 12, 2025
Vessel struck by US military off Venezuela was heading back to shore, AP sources say
September 12, 2025
Partly sunny with a passing shower or two, high 92
September 12, 2025
How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs
September 11, 2025
Graphic video of Charlie Kirk’s death spreads fast, showing traditional media’s fading grip
September 11, 2025
Dominican activists decry extrajudicial killings after police fatally shoot 5 suspects
September 11, 2025
People killed in US boat strike were not Tren de Aragua, Venezuela minister says
September 11, 2025
JetBlue is adding flights at Fort Lauderdale airport. See destinations
September 11, 2025
Former piano teacher charged with more child sex crimes
September 11, 2025
Man recently freed from prison holds 2 women captive and rapes them
September 11, 2025
Badly decomposed body found in home for sale during walkthrough
September 11, 2025
Venezuela activates 284 ‘battle fronts’ amid rising tensions with Washington
September 11, 2025
Man last seen leaving hotel is found dead in river, Pennsylvania police say
September 11, 2025
Popular musician dies after being taken off life-support following crash
September 11, 2025
Her age — and maybe her name — are mysteries, but this girl could be North Korea’s next leader
September 11, 2025
Variable clouds with a stray shower, high 92
September 11, 2025
Kertis Tonge Jr. convicted of murder
September 10, 2025
Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah event
September 10, 2025
Home Depot employee accused of stealing $2,321.15 from the store
September 10, 2025
Love triangle ends with man shooting romantic rival over 12 times
September 10, 2025
77-year-old found in home full of feces dies, Utah officials say. Daughter charged
September 10, 2025
Poland downs drones in its airspace, becoming first NATO member to fire during Ukraine war
September 10, 2025
UN directs $9 million in emergency funds to Haiti amid worsening humanitarian crisis
September 10, 2025
Cuba hit by another total blackout as energy crisis worsens
September 10, 2025
Eight days later, questions linger about Venezuela boat strike
September 10, 2025
The adventures of Emil the moose keep a corner of Austria on its toes
September 10, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco has been detained and admitted into a clinic for mental health issues
September 10, 2025
Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show
September 10, 2025
Over 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials
September 10, 2025
Partly sunny, breezy with widely separated thunderstorms, high 92
September 10, 2025
Poland on high alert after Ukraine says Russian drones entered its airspace
September 9, 2025
Dying octopus tends to thousands of eggs that will never hatch at California aquarium
September 9, 2025
Man found dead in submerged car at boat ramp after hit-and-run
September 9, 2025
Lottery player almost throws away big winning ticket. ‘Did I just freaking win?’
September 9, 2025
FirstBank finances $13 million eco-luxury resort to boost tourism in the USVI
September 9, 2025
Miami Herald, New York Times seek to unseal records on Jeffrey Epstein’s estate
September 9, 2025
Miami pays tribute to Catholic shrine revered by Cuban exile community 
September 9, 2025
Divers find extraordinary Roman artifact from First Punic War off Italian coast
September 9, 2025
Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
September 9, 2025
Police say they rescued Caribbean Airlines pilot kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago
September 9, 2025
Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean
September 9, 2025
Times of sun and clouds with a passing morning shower or two, high 90
September 9, 2025
Family brawl ends in mother’s arrest for allegedly assaulting minor daughter
September 8, 2025
St. Croix man charged after firefighter ‘assaulted’ while battling blaze
September 8, 2025
Teacher indicted for sexual assault acts against 12-year-old female student
September 8, 2025
New Jersey teacher, 37, pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 2 students
September 8, 2025
Venezuela to boost troops to tackle drug trafficking as US strengthens military in Caribbean
September 8, 2025
‘No life left.’ Haitians find no home to return to as ‘Barbecue’ calls for peace
September 8, 2025
Chance sighting during tiger survey leads to first-of-their-kind photos in India
September 8, 2025
Electrical pole fire closes 2 St. Thomas elementary schools
September 8, 2025
Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club’s inaugural USVI Billfish Shootout results
September 8, 2025
VIDE speaks to ‘ongoing review of past incidents at Joseph Gomez Elementary School’
September 8, 2025
Breezy and overcast with a passing shower this morning, high 90
September 8, 2025
Rodent nest at Wendy’s among the worst restaurant inspections in Florida
September 7, 2025
Former Miami-Dade police officer guilty of molesting young girls, jury says
September 7, 2025
Cop turned off body camera, raped woman at traffic stop. She sues
September 7, 2025
FAA extends ban on U.S. commercial aircraft landing in parts of Haiti
September 7, 2025
Judge blocks Trump from stripping TPS from over 900,000 Haitians and Venezuelans
September 7, 2025
Frozen vegetables recalled in Florida and 5 other states after listeria is found
September 7, 2025
Venezuelan military aircraft fly near US warship in ‘provocative move,’ Pentagon says  
September 7, 2025
Mostly cloudy, a thunderstorm in spots, high 89, low 78
September 7, 2025
Was the deadly US attack on the Venezuelan vessel legal?
September 6, 2025
Ned is a perfectly nice snail, but a rare shell means a doomed love life
September 6, 2025
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30-year-old dad who ‘loved his kids very much’ dies in fall on Alaska island

ANCHORAGE — A Kodiak man died after falling while camping on nearby Long Island, Alaska State Troopers reported. Andrew James Pillans, 30, was reported missing while camping on the island…
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Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Trump reveals US sank third Venezuelan drug-running boat

CARACAS — President Trump revealed Tuesday morning that the US military sank a third alleged drug-running boat off the Venezuelan coast. “We knocked off, actually, three boats, not two, but you…
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Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haitians yearn for home as gangs welcome them and police warn it’s too dangerous

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Naika and Erica Lafleur stared at a pile of rubble where their house once stood in Haiti’s capital and began to cry. Their mother had instructed…
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Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News

Former students abused by longtime California high school teacher awarded more than $13 million

LOS ANGELES — Five women who said they were sexually assaulted by their high school teacher in the 1980s won a combined $13.6-million judgment Monday after a jury concluded that…
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Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
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Federal lawsuit says ‘false’ land claim blocked St. John solar project

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Sheldon Marsh filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Virgin Islands attorney David Bornn and developer Christian Loranger of VIElectron orchestrated a false land claim against historic Marsh…
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Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Help cops find Dominican man wanted for mayhem on St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help today to find a Golden Rock resident wanted for mayhem on St. Croix, the Virgin Islands police Department said. Alexander Mateo, 47, of the…
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Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment Will Be 8.7% In 2023; Highest Increase In 40 Years
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Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment Will Be 8.7% In 2023; Highest Increase In 40 Years

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security benefits…
Posted by John McCarthy October 13, 2022
Help Police Identify Burglars Who Broke Into Quarry Site Office And Were Caught On Video
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Help Police Identify Burglars Who Broke Into Quarry Site Office And Were Caught On Video

FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help to identify two suspects who broke into the office of Heavy Materials located at 5-A Mount Pellier Quarry Site in Frederiksted on Wednesday. A…
Posted by John McCarthy October 13, 2022
CBP Agents Detain Atlanta Fugitive At Cyril E. King Airport Monday
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CBP Agents Detain Atlanta Fugitive At Cyril E. King Airport Monday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A wanted fugitive was detained by federal agents at the St. Thomas airport Monday based on an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Georgia. Eason Sh’Roi Polk,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 13, 2022
Male Knocked Off Motorcycle On Veterans Drive Today
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Male Knocked Off Motorcycle On Veterans Drive Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after the driver of a motorcycle was knocked off of his vehicle near the St. Thomas waterfront area this evening, authorities said. The 911…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2022
Suspect In High-Speed Chase On Highway Evades Cops By Ditching Car, Going Bush
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Suspect In High-Speed Chase On Highway Evades Cops By Ditching Car, Going Bush

FREDERIKSTED — Police trying to capture a shooting suspect driving on the Melvin Evans Highway were thwarted when the suspect ditched his car and hid in the bushes, authorities said.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2022
Initiatives To Help Promote Children’s Libraries and Literacy
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Initiatives To Help Promote Children’s Libraries and Literacy

The Community of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) has recently been honored with an invitation to serve as an affiliate Center for the Book.  The Center for the Book was originally founded…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2022
1 Dead, 1 Injured After Auto Collision On Veterans Drive Late Friday
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1 Dead, 1 Injured After Auto Collision On Veterans Drive Late Friday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are investigating a vehicle collision that left one driver dead and one passenger injured late Friday. About 11:54 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2022
Police Credit Public’s Help in Quick Arrest of Man Wanted For Paradise Mills Murder
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Police Credit Public’s Help in Quick Arrest of Man Wanted For Paradise Mills Murder

FREDERIKSTED — Hours after circulating a wanted poster for a man wanted in connection with a homicide in Paradise Mills, police said tips from residents led to an arrest. Jahreem…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2022
St. Croix Man Arrested For Firing Gun Outside of Peter’s Rest Bar
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St. Croix Man Arrested For Firing Gun Outside of Peter’s Rest Bar

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who got drunk in a Peter's Rest bar then went outside and started firing a gun was arrested by order of the Superior Court,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 8, 2022
3 Women Arrested For 2021 Bar Brawl, Robbery of Female Victim
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3 Women Arrested For 2021 Bar Brawl, Robbery of Female Victim

CHRISTIANSTED — Three women were arrested in connection to a St. Croix bar brawl in which another woman was robbed and attacked nearly one year ago, authorities said. Jazmin Linares,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 7, 2022

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