St. Croix residentsd throughout Wednesday gathered near the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's Sunny Isle Annex office in protest of the semiautonomous entity's impending base rate hike, which is set to increase the power …
ST. THOMAS -- Senators heard testimony from three government-owned entities on Tuesday, including the University of the Virgin Islands, Property and Procurement and Public Works, as part of the Legislature's series of budget heari…
ST. CROIX -- Due to ongoing Water and Power Authority water issues, Elena Christian Junior High School, John H. Woodson Junior High School and the Central High School are being dismissed early today, according to a Department of E…
Update: Governor Kenneth Mapp has declared a State of Emergency and extended curfew hours from 5:00 a.m. this morning to 5:00 p.m. today. All details here. ST. CROIX -- The 11:00 p.m. National Hurricane Center Tropical Storm Erika…
After years of delay, WAPA can resume composite-pole work on National Park lands in St. John after FEMA and NPS reached an agreement, with the board approving up to $2.49 million for green poles and extending the Trident contract …
…circuit repaired and new standby generators now in the territory, WAPA says St. John is gaining added power redundancy while work continues on the Great Bay transmission line, with completion now targeted before year-end.
…districtwide blackout hit St. Thomas and St. John Wednesday evening. WAPA restored several feeders before reporting all customers affected again early Thursday, citing lost generation at Randolph Harley Power Plant and giving no r…
Queen Street undergrounding will continue into late January after WAPA approved a 90-day, no-cost extension, citing preservation reviews, slow hand digging around existing utilities and delayed switchgear that is not expected to a…
…water inventory rose from 31 to 38 percent over the weekend as WAPA increased production, but residents in higher-elevation West End communities may still face low pressure or intermittent service. The boil-water advisory remains …
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