CHRISTIANSTED —The Juan F. Luis Hospital reported an “all-time high” number of COVID-19 hospitalizations yesterday, other government agencies announced closings territory-wide and at least one St. Thomas business closed briefly as the local Health Department investigated reports of a COVID outbreak in the wake of an upsurge in cases. “Today, our number of COVID-positive patients […]
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Territory’s 37th COVID-19 Victim Is 67-Year-Old Woman On St. Croix: VIDOH
SUNNY ISLE — The Health Department confirmed this weekend that a 67-year-old St. Croix woman is the latest victim of COVID-19 in the territory, bringing the death toll to 37 since the pandemic began. The seven-day test positivity rate is nearly five percent after another 60 people tested positive on St. Thomas, with 31 on […]
Mount Pleasant Man Shot Dead At Sunny Isle-Area Strip Club Just Before Midnight
CHRISTIANSTED — A shooting at a strip club near the Sunny Isle Shopping Center left one St. Croix man dead late last night. Denver Charlery, 34, of Estate Mount Pleasant was identified by next of kin as the shooting victim, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received multiple reports of […]
3 Teen Bystanders Shot Near Frederiksted Market As Warring Gang Factions Battle
FREDERIKSTED — Three teens were hospitalized after two men shot it out in the street near the former Legislature building late last night. The three teens injured were innocent bystanders positioned near the gun battle as shots rang out in the roadway between the Frederiksted Market and the Lagoon Street Complex about 11:59 p.m. Saturday, […]
St. Croix Hospital Names Hall After Tim Duncan’s Mom; NBA Champ Tours JFL
CHRISTIANSTED — The Juan F. Luis Hospital celebrated the life and contributions of former hospital worker Delysia Ione Duncan by naming “The Delysia Ione Duncan Hall” in her honor. The hospital also expressed “deep gratitude to Tim Duncan for his generous donation of a medical-grade oxygen generator.” Through her many years of service leading with […]
Radio Personality Stung By Lionfish Near Shoys Beach Taken By Ambulance To Hospital Recovering Well
GREEN CAY — A popular radio personality who was swimming in the Caribbean Sea on St. Croix got the health scare of his life — after being stung at least three times by a lionfish in open water — and as temporary paralysis began to set in, found it increasingly difficult to swim back to […]
‘Random’ Shooting On Queen Mary Highway Leaves 1 Man Dead, 1 Wounded: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A “reckless endangerment” incident led to one man being shot dead, another wounded on the Queen Mary Highway near Estate Whim early this morning, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a call of shots fired and someone calling for help on Queen Mary Highway, near Estate Whim about 1:19 a.m. today, […]
30-Year-Old St. Croix Driver Crashes Honda Sedan Into A Tree Near St. Croix Educational Complex
KINGSHILL — A St. Croix driver barreling down the Queen Mary Highway at a high rate of speed lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree early Sunday morning. The unnamed driver required treatment for his injuries at the hospital. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched Traffic Investigation Bureau officers to the Queen […]