St. Croix: Partly sunny with a couple of morning showers and a high of 88
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will have a couple of morning showers; otherwise, it will be partly sunny with a high of 88, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be…
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2 intruders shoot homeowner in home invasion on St. John
CRUZ BAY — Police are investigating after a homeowner was shot by two intruders in St. John on Tuesday night, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to a reported burglary at…
Dismissed as fakes for a century, enigmatic Puerto Rican stones could rewrite history
SAN JUAN — For more than a century, the fist-sized rocks etched with enigmatic patterns were ignored by academics and shunned by cultural power brokers. Discovered in Puerto Rico in…
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Health urges MMR shot as measles spreads ‘like wildfire’ on US mainland
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health said it "is closely monitoring the rise in measles cases in the US along with the Center for Disease Control and…
St. Croix: Partly sunny with a couple of morning showers and a high of 88
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will have a couple of morning showers; otherwise, it will be partly sunny with a high of 88, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be…
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Southwest flight almost takes off from taxiway — rather than runway — at Florida airport
ORLANDO (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic…
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Muslim woman humiliated when mugshot without hijab shared. Tennessee county must now pay up
KNOXVILLE — A Tennessee county will pay a Muslim woman a settlement of $71,500 after forcing her to remove her hijab for a mugshot and publishing it online, attorneys said.…
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Trump administration reinstating nearly 25,000 fired federal workers
WASHINGTON (BBC) — President Donald Trump's administration is working to bring back nearly 25,000 fired federal workers after judges ruled their terminations were illegal, court documents show. Officials at 18…
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Canada outraged after 4 citizens executed by China over drug charges: ‘Inconsistent with basic human dignity’
BEIJING (NYP) — China executed four Canadian nationals over drug charges earlier this year, prompting strong rebukes from the Western country amidst an already rocky relationship. It is unclear exactly…
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Former Big Kmart greeter charged with assault after stick beating
FREDERIKSTED — A homeless person was charged with assault after allegedly beating a man over the head with a stick in Frederiksted town, authorities said. Glen Miller, 64, was arrested…
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Joshua Riibe detained in Puerto Rico after leaving Dominican Republic!
SAN JUAN — Joshua Riibe — the college student who was declared a person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki — was detained in Puerto Rico after…
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Raids shatter perception of Puerto Rico as a sanctuary for immigrants
SAN JUAN (AP) — Pastor Nilka Marrero will slam her hand on the table, raise her voice and, if needed, shake her parishioners while playing the role of a federal…
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Janitor who gave women STDs by peeing in water at office is sentenced
HOUSTON — A former janitor in Texas accused of intentionally spreading his sexually transmitted diseases to women working at a Houston doctor’s office has been sentenced to prison, court records…
Weekly briefing: Public health, tsunami preparedness, and policy updates
CHRISTIANSTED — During the weekly briefing from Government House on St. Croix, Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach, Department of Health officials, and VITEMA leadership addressed pressing public health concerns, emergency preparedness,…