…weeks until the 2025 hurricane season begins, lawmakers criticize WAPA’s slow vegetation management response, warning that overgrown brush around power lines poses serious risks amid limited crews, training delays, and private lot…
WAPA CEO Karl Knight admits that inadequate vegetation maintenance and a shortage of linemen on St. Thomas significantly slowed post-Ernesto power restoration efforts, costing the Authority time and money
Attorneys for plaintiffs in a lawsuit against WAPA argue for lifting the stay on discovery, citing the need for critical documents and information to proceed with the trial, following the retirement of Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller
…working to restore service to all feeders as weather permits,” WAPA says. On St. Thomas, sporadic overnight outages persisted into Wednesday morning. “Line crews were able to assess damage earlier this morning and continue to work…
…V.I. Legislature announced its own press conference to address the WAPA crisis. Governor Bryan took bold action on Monday, announcing that he would pay WAPA's debt of $11 million owed to several vendors, and take other important a…