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The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Tropical Storm Philippe, located east of the Lesser Antilles. While the tropical disturbance is not a well-developed storm, it may impact the USVI and Puerto Rico this weekend, bringing rain and gusty winds. 

People who see the Jeffrey Epstein human trafficking case in the Virgin Islands as a unique situation just aren’t looking, according to an expert on the subject.

Sept. 30 is the Worldwide Day of Play and the Children’s Museum of St. Croix will host a playful free event at Fort Frederick from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Quick thinking by police on St. Croix helped to capture a suspect believed to have shot two people Monday night in Kingshill. Detectives say they caught up with him at Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas the next day. 

A man was found shot to death in Campo Rico, St. Croix, Wednesday, the V.I. Police Department reported.

A St. Croix man is facing domestic violence charges after kidnapping his girlfriend, the V.I. Police Department reported Wednesday.

These forums aim to explore the profound role and impact of naturalized citizens voting in the United States Virgin Islands.

he Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (VIOC) member association, which represents the sport of sailing in the territory, will host the Coaching and Mentoring Women’s Sailing Course from Oct. 27 to 29, at the St. Thomas Yacht Club (STYC). Seven women each from St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John will participate.

The first phase has been completed in the installation of what will be a total of 200 new secure Helix-type moorings in bays throughout the USVI. All 200 moorings are anticipated to be ready for use by local and visiting boaters, both private/recreational and commercial, in the coming season.

The U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday reached a $75 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase over the bank’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a deal that has been hailed as groundbreaking for its use of the federal Victims Protection Act by a state attorney general. The agreement comes less than a month before they were to go to trial in a lawsuit that exposed embarrassing and lurid details on both sides.

The Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs, and Consumer Protection Tuesday forwarded a bill to Rules and Judiciary to honor a doctor and another to honor a police officer.

"Rise up! All you need is hope!” was the theme this year for the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix's 16th annual "National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims."

Crucian Joanne McDougal Patterson made national news on Atlanta News First TV station in early September. The psychiatric nurse practitioner created the first-ever psychiatric mobile home mental health clinic in Georgia. 

A small aircraft laden with nearly 35 kilograms of cocaine crash-landed on Anegada over the weekend, officials confirmed Tuesday.

A wanted St. Thomas man has been arrested on illegal gun charges, the V.I. Police Department reported Tuesday.

A man was found shot and injured on St. Croix Sunday in the area of Whim Shanty on Queen Mary Highway, the V.I. Police Department reported. 

The Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) is investigating an incident that allegedly involved shots being fired at a building and car in Christiansted, the V.I. Police Department reported Tuesday. 

One of the most exciting parts of the morning was that dolphins joined the racers on the swim portion of the race. When race director Theresa Harper asked newcomer Jonna Johnson after the event if she enjoyed her first triathlon on St. Croix, Johnson excitedly replied, "The race was nice...but I swam with dolphins! Where can you do that?!"

A $75 million settlement has been reached in its contentious lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase over the bank’s dealings with late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, the V.I. Justice Department announced Tuesday morning.

“WAPA line crews, operators and engineers collaborated and worked tirelessly around the clock throughout the past week in difficult and sometimes dangerous conditions to safely identify and restore electrical service..."