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Protecting Your Privacy: How to Shield Your Photos from Grok’s AI Training

While Attorney General Gordon Rhea fights the legal battle in court, Virgin Islands residents can take immediate steps to protect their digital likenesses from being exploited by xAI’s "Grok" chatbot.…

John McCarthy January 23, 2026

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BREAKING: Bipartisan Coalition of 35 Attorneys General Urges xAI to Strengthen Safeguards Against Grok’s Generation of Nonconsensual Intimate Images and Child Sexual Abuse Material

By JOHN F. McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff PALO ALTO, California – January 23, 2026 – A bipartisan group of 35 state and territory attorneys general, coordinated in part by U.S.…

John McCarthy January 23, 2026

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Joshawn Ayala, Elijah Drew, 2 others hear charges against them in Superior Court

KINGSHILL — Superior Court Magistrate Judge Yolan C. Brow-Ross is scheduled to see four defendants in her courtroom in Estate Kingshill on St. Croix this morning: Elijah Drew has an advice-of-rights hearing after his…

John McCarthy January 23, 2026

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OP-ED: The $112,000 price of broken promises

By Virgin Islands Free Press Editorial Board In the bureaucracy of the U.S. Virgin Islands, numbers often lose their meaning. But this week, Attorney General Gordon Rhea provided one that…

John McCarthy January 20, 2026

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STX MORGUE UPDATE: AG Rhea promises April opening, cites $112K in transfer costs

KINGSHILL — Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea has issued a detailed response to Senator Kenneth L. Gittens, providing a roadmap for the restoration of forensic services on St. Croix and…

John McCarthy January 20, 2026

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Lafayette Artis Jr.’s hearing in Superior Court is this morning: docket report

KINGSHILL — Superior Court Magistrate Judge Yolan C. Brow-Ross is scheduled to see three defendants in her courtroom in Estate Kingshill on St. Croix this morning: Lafayette Artis Jr., 28, of St. Croix, has a…

John McCarthy January 20, 2026

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Russel Matthews, Hezekiah Decaille hear charges in Superior Court: docket report

KINGSHILL — Superior Court Magistrate Judge Yolan C. Brow-Ross was scheduled to see five defendants in her courtroom in Estate Kingshill on St. Croix this morning: Russel Matthews had an advice-of-rights hearing…

John McCarthy January 15, 2026

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Former peace officer arraigned on ‘assault’ charge after Christmas Eve shooting in St. John: docket report

KINGSHILL — Superior Court Magistrate Judge Yolan C. Brow-Ross is scheduled to see eight defendants in her courtroom in Estate Kingshill on St. Croix this morning: Yahya K. Daniel, 46, of Estate St.…

John McCarthy January 14, 2026

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Jessica Huoschke hears charge of trespass in Superior Court: docket report

KINGSHILL — Superior Court Magistrate Judge Yolan C. Brow-Ross is scheduled to see one defendant in her courtroom in Estate Kingshill on St. Croix this morning: Jessica Huoschke has an advice-of-rights hearing after…

John McCarthy January 13, 2026

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Malachi Thompson and Shalom Fenton hear charges – court docket

KINGSHILL — Superior Court Magistrate Judge Yolan C. Brow-Ross is scheduled to see two defendants in her courtroom in Estate Kingshill on St. Croix this morning: Malachi Thompson, 21, of St. Croix, is scheduled for…

John McCarthy January 9, 2026