CHRISTIANSTED — Police said an eight months pregnant former FEMA employee has been charged with child abuse after overdosing on heroin. Briana Norris, 26, of
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VIPD: Daniel ‘Dangles’ Peters Killed In Hail of Bullets Near Grove Place Ballpark Last Night
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man died in a hail of bullets near a baseball field in Grove Place last night. Daniel D. “Dan Dan” or
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WHO Removes Zika Virus Classification From Caribbean, Says ‘Little Risk’ Here Now
BRIDGETOWN – The World Health Organization (WHO) has removed its Zika virus country classification scheme from countries in the region. The scheme had categorized most
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Mapp Gives Non-Union, Exempt Employees 3 Percent Pay Hike Two Weeks b4 Election
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – At least 1,200 non-union classified and exempt employees of the Virgin Islands Government will receive three percent cost-of-living salary increases retroactive to
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VIPD Won’t Say If St. Croix Man Made Confession: Joseph Simmonds Arrested In Rape of Minor
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man has been accused in the rape of a female minor earlier in the week. Joseph Simmonds, 25, of New
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Jailbird Aubrey ‘Biggs’ Frett Charged In September Murder, Arrested For June Shooting
ARRESTED WHILE IN A CHARLOTTE AMALIE JAIL: AUBREY A. “BIGGS” FRETT ON ST. THOMAS CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man charged in a September murder
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VIWMA Says It Is Temporarily Not Accepting ‘Green Waste’ At Anguilla Landfill
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that it is no longer accepting green waste at the St. Croix Transfer Station and
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Millin Young Says WAPA’s Proposed Compensation Package ‘Barely Accounts For Inflation’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Janette Millin Young said that she was an eyewitness and “willing listener” to the “strong protests” that WAPA employees voiced at
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FEMA Gives An Additional $46 Million To Puerto Rico For PREPA, Debris Removal
SAN JUAN – FEMA has awarded nearly $46 million in additional grants to cover Hurricane María-related expenses. These awards bring the total amount of funds
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Police ICE, HSI Seize 2,325 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $30 Million Off Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), working jointly with the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF) partners, seized 2,325
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