Tourism officials say the 2026–27 Crucian Christmas Festival will run from Dec. 26 through Jan. 2, with competitions and community events beginning earlier in December. Festival Village will feature nightly entertainment before a …
Federal approval would allow qualifying investments across 18 census tracts on St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John to receive tax advantages, potentially drawing new capital into housing, businesses, redevelopment and other project…
Just 18 teaching days into the school year, 601 students have already missed at least five days, while chronic absenteeism has reached 53.8% at Alfredo Andrews Elementary. Lawmakers are weighing stricter enforcement, including aut…
…was 15 when Jordan “Dutty Heart” Jones was fatally shot on the Christiansted Boardwalk, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and possession of ammunition days before trial. The remaining charges will be dismissed; sentencing i…
NWS San Juan expects showers and thunderstorms to increase across the USVI as early as Sunday morning, with 1 to 3 inches of rain possible through Monday. Urban flooding, lightning, gusty winds and hazardous seas are the primary c…
Virgin Islands Energy Office says 120 battery sites across St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John discharged about 1.5 MW during a 30-minute test, reducing demand on WAPA’s Randolph Harley and Richmond plants while demonstrating direc…
…finds high-speed 5G available to 56.9% of the USVI population and just 12.9% on St. John, compared with 97.1% in Puerto Rico, even as carriers continue fiber and wireless upgrades not fully reflected in the federal data.
…mandatory Fall 2026 orientation begins Aug. 11 for new and transfer students on St. Croix and St. Thomas, with residential check-in, academic and financial aid guidance, campus tours, convocation ceremonies and student activities …
Stacey Plaskett and Milton Potter captured 4,493 votes, defeating Tregenza Roach and Novelle Francis Jr. by 1,439 votes after a high-turnout campaign centered on WAPA, healthcare, recovery delays, corruption, crime and the cost of…
…at the territory’s two main airports, with depleted ponds, stressed vegetation and limited cistern water as forecasts point to hotter, drier weather through early fall ahead.
Bryan called Charles’ death a devastating loss to the government family as VIPD and the FBI investigate the fatal shooting; the officer served on Lt. Gov. Tregenza Roach’s security detail, and it was unclear whether Sunday’s campa…
…projects will require planned outages, traffic detours, trenching, dust and noise, as crews work to finish the Feeder 13 bypass before schools reopen and prepare for additional feeder upgrades on St. Thomas and St. Croix.
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