MADISON, Wisconsin — On a June night in 2018, 17-year-old Chrystul Kizer put a .38-caliber pistol in her book bag and took an Uber from Milwaukee to Kenosha. She walked into Randall Volar’s home. She had met Volar on a sex trafficking website and for the past year he had been molesting her and selling […]
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U.S. Virgin Islands Under 14 Junior Tennis Team Posts Best International Results In 7 Years
SAN SALVADOR — The USVI U-14 boys finished in 6th place at the 2022 North Central America & Caribbean Pre-Qualifying World Junior Tennis U-14 tournament after losing to El Salvador on the last day of matches. This was the team’s second attempt against El Salvador during the International Tennis Federation (ITF)-sanctioned tournament. The only […]
Colombia Takes Steps Towards Recovering 200 Tons of Treasure From ‘Holy Grail’ of Shipwrecks
BOGATA — Colombia has taken a step toward recovering a long-lost Spanish wreck and its fabled riches, but it may be a rough ride as Spain and native Bolivians have also staked claims to the booty. Maritime experts consider the wreck of the San Jose to be the “holy grail” of Spanish colonial shipwrecks. Long the daydream […]
Coast Guard Vessel Rescues 2 Texas Boaters In Distress In Atlantic Ocean Waters Off Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — A Coast Guard Station San Juan crew and the crew of the research vessel Neil Armstrong assisted the distressed sailing vessel Windward in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday, about 35 nautical miles north of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Assisted were a man, 63, and a woman, 57, U.S. citizens, after the man, who was the […]
St. Croix Woman Alerted To Burglar At The Door By Video Doorbell In The Wee Hours, She Says
CHRISTIANSTED — When Mr. Wolf arrives at the door in Pulp Fiction, it’s a good thing. When Mr. Wolf arrives at the door in St. Croix … maybe not so much. A concerned St. Croix homeowner said she arrived home late Thursday night and minutes after she entered her residence, she got a notification from […]
New CEO Smith Says Brighter Future For WAPA Means Keeping The Power On For You And Me
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Andrew Smith, the new executive director and chief executive officer for the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, says he intends to bring a fresh perspective to the troubled utility, and is working with other WAPA leaders to rebuild customer trust and create a reliable, affordable power grid for the Virgin Islands. […]
U.S. Virgin Islands’ Olympic Skeleton Slider Celebrates Journey
BEIJING — Katie Tannenbaum came to the Olympics and finished last. It didn’t upset her whatsoever. Nor should it, considering her story: She overcome long odds to just to get to the Beijing Games. The California native competes in skeleton for the U.S. Virgin Islands, where she has lived since 2007. Her claim to racing […]
Police Investigating Shooting At Red Brick That Injures 1 Man, 1 Woman: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — Two people were listed in stable condition after being injured in a shooting at D. Hamilton Jackson Terrace late Wednesday night. Virgin Islands Police spokesman Glen Dratte said he did not immediately know the ages of the man and woman shot, but said that they were “standing outside Building 2 talking and two […]
Health Department Updates Senators On The Growing Number Of Homeless In The Territory
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Members of the Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services chaired by Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr. convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building. Lawmakers receive testimony on the status of the Virgin Islands Department of Health on behavioral health in the territory and the Federal funds earmarked for public health […]
Trinidad Says Venezuelan Migrant Infant Dies In Border Security Operation
PORT OF SPAIN — Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard said a Venezuelan migrant infant died in a security operation on Saturday when a vessel illegally crossed the maritime border, prompting the Caribbean nation to offer condolences. In a statement on Sunday night, the Coast Guard said one of its patrol ships ordered the vessel to […]