On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, lawmakers question the Department of Finance utilizing $33.6 million of Epstein related settlement funds without legislative approval.
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Hospital board approves contract extension for architect to monitor JFL parking lot construction
Stephanie Barnes released from prison after serving three years for theft conspiracy at the CCC
Judge appoints attorneys for O’Neal and Martinez; Whitaker sentencing delayed to provide testimony
VI Board of Elections picks Williams as chair, Boschulte as vice chair; Audain-Hassell is secretary
Removal of mahogany trees ends with damage to a residence, rekindling call to protect heritage trees
Senate legal counsel finds pay raises not legally binding if report wasn’t sent to Senate president
Just Right Trucking hired for garbage collection in neighborhoods; Bates Trucking keeps VIHA routes
Public Officials Compensation Commission clarifies no raises recommended for senators
Schneider Regional hit with its second ransomware attack for the year; FBI investigating source
Christiansted boardwalk named after Eduardo “Nandy” Martinez-Rosario Sr in 2010, yet no sign erected
DLCA includes STX rack rates in fuel survey for consumer transparency after talks with distributor
Mario Brooks nominated as police commissioner, emphasizes community policing as tool to fight crime
Fly the Whale airplane blows out tire while landing on St. Thomas; VIPA temporarily closes runway
Voters allege violation of law in ballot box dispute; Fawkes says outdated laws need amending
Supervisor’s office to conduct first general election, dip into annual budget due to $100K shortfall
Tragic weekend on STX: Governor’s security officer dies, two confirmed suicides, killing in F’sted
Charlemagnes arraigned on new charges of false claims connected to timesheets in woodpile fraud case
Venetia Harvey Velazquez, former public defender/prosecutor, appointed as Superior Court magistrate
Boat charters likely to be hit hardest by proposed amenity fee increases in the VI National Park
Office of Disaster Recovery responds to lawsuit filed in Superior Court by Hill International, Inc.
Global firm files lawsuit to block PFA/ODR from executing ‘improperly awarded’ $137 million contract
Artist Jan Mitchell Larsen dies unexpectedly, remembered for her contributions to community
PERB petitions court to enforce order against JFL to reinstate Facilities Director Denis Lynch II
Board of Elections places Ida Smith on ballot despite Supervisor Fawkes’ rejection of AG’s opinion
Attorney General Gordon Rhea: Ida Smith qualified to seek candidacy for delegate to Congress
Elections delays ballot approval pending legal advice on disputed delegate to Congress position
Daryl Griffith named WMA interim executive director following end of Roger Merritt Jr.’s contract
Port Hamilton refinery on St. Croix files complaint over $5 million scaffold dispute with contractor
St. Croix’s Ronald Charles, college teammate of Magic Johnson, remembered for his basketball skills
