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ShotSpotter Alert Leads to Discovery of 43rd Homicide Victim in USVI
21 December 2024ST. THOMAS — The V.I. Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Bureau is investigating a fatal shooting that took ...
Woodpile Scandal: New Charges Threaten Defendants with Over 100 Years in Combined Sentences
21 December 2024Darin Richardson and Sasha and Davidson Charlemagne — defendants in what has come to be known as the woodpile scandal ...
Man Arrested for Alleged Stabbing of Roommate at Oswald Harris Court
21 December 2024ST. THOMAS – A man who allegedly stabbed his roommate following a brief exchange of words is now facing felony assault...
70 kilos of pot found at Port Purcell
19 December 2024Marijuana weighing 71.84 kilograms was found last week during a routine inspection of a container at the Port Purcell po...
Work starts on Beef Island vending zone
19 December 2024Construction is under way on a new vending zone as part of the Beach Management Project at Long Bay, Beef Island, govern...
Bill to Dismantle Illegal Gambling Advances, Aims to Recover $100 Million Leaving the Terr...
19 December 2024Further action is expected to be taken on a bill set to strengthen enforcement of illegal gambling when the full body of...
Power Crisis State of Emergency and Elected AG Bill Defeated in Final Legislative Session
19 December 2024A power crisis at the Water and Power Authority prompted Governor Albert Byran Jr. to declare a local state of emergency...
Fonseca’s Attempt to Redraw Historic District Boundaries Rejected Over Allegations of Se...
19 December 2024An attempt by Senator Ray Fonseca to exclude several properties in Charlotte Amalie from the jurisdiction of the Charlot...
Triple murder in Monkey River, suspect captured
18 December 2024Photo: (l-r) Eliana Garbutt, Elvis Garbutt, Sr., and Eliss Garbutt, deceased A gunman ambushed a family of five—killin...