ST. CROIX – An Estate Golden Rock man is lucky to be alive today after being shot once in the chest while lying in his bed, according to police. Police responded to an emergency call at 2:30 a.m. Sunday May 10 that a gunshot victi…
ST. CROIX -- A few people, among them two physicians, stationed themselves at the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center advocating for medical marijuana. They said it was ludicrous that the Virgin Islands legislative body has t…
ST. CROIX – A 25-year-old Estate Grove Place man pleaded guilty Thursday in District Court in Estate Golden Rock to one count of possession of prison contraband, U.S. Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe said. As part of his plea, Shevron Pe…
ST. CROIX -- Police arrested Jonathan Rivera of the Williams Delight Housing Community on Thursday night and charged him with assault in the first degree for allegedly shooting a man in his back, Kevin Jackson, VIPD's public infor…
ST. CROIX --- The Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center's (JFL) governing board met at the facility's 3rd floor classroom for its monthly board meeting on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m., where it was revealed that the hospital had rece…
ST. THOMAS – The Senate Committee on the Whole also unanimously passed five bills at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall in Charlotte Amalie Wednesday evening with all 15 senators voting in the affirmative. Only one of the six bi…
ST. THOMAS -- A French national was arrested on April 30 for allegedly attempting to smuggle 40 people into the territory via St. John -- including 39 Cubans and 1 St. Lucian, U.S. Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe has announced. Alain Re…
ST. CROIX – Agriculture Commissioner designee Carlos Robles said poultry, game bird and pet bird owners in the territory should closely monitor their animals in light of the confirmed infections of high pathogenic avian influenza …
ST. CROIX – The Virgin Islands observed Teacher Appreciation Day Tuesday and is observing National Teacher Appreciation Week from May 4 to 8. Leaders from across the territory came forward to pay appreciation to teachers this week…
ST. THOMAS – The annual queen conch season ends next month, according to Department of Planning and Natural Resources Commissioner designee Dawn Henry. Harvesting of queen conch is prohibited from June 1 to October 31, Henry said.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freshman Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett has introduced three pieces of legislation aimed at bettering the territory's economy through tourism, rum cover over revenues and incentivizing local jewelry and watch ma…
ST. THOMAS – A St. Croix senator said today’s broad daylight shooting of 34-year-old Shane Heyliger in one of the most heavily traveled areas of the downtown Charlotte Amalie waterfront area is evidence that “gun-toting criminals …
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