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On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Assistant Attorney General Nicholas Ostrem was pressed today by Judge Ernest Morris about his presentation of evidence in the first Medicaid fraud trial.   One week after winning a seat in the 37th Legislature of the Virgin Islands, a Superior Court magistrate judge ordered Senator-elect Jose “Besse” Gonzalez to pay just over $2,700 in a dispute over the sale of a v...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A federal judge has postponed David Whitaker's prison surrender date until July 2027 to accommodate medical treatment and surgery, while requiring periodic updates on his recovery before he begins serving his 22-month sentence.   Governor-elect Stacey Plaskett faces questions about whether individuals convicted of public corruption should be eligible for government...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: With all 52 inpatient beds occupied, the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital is working to reduce emergency room wait times while assuring residents that emergency medical services remain available around the clock and encouraging residents with non-emergency medical needs to consider alternative healthcare providers.   St. Croix is hosting the 55th International Sunfish...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: In a new federal court filing today, the Virgin Islands Government Hospitals and Health Facilities Corporation argues that a $6.3 million judgment involving leased medical equipment is legally invalid because the corporation was improperly served and the Michigan court lacked jurisdiction.   Virgin Islands Parole Board Chairman Denis Howell is encouraging victims an...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Four young Virgin Islands athletes are representing the territory at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, gaining international competitive experience in swimming and track and field.   A man on St. Thomas faces new criminal charges after police allege he assaulted an officer and resisted arrest during an Election Day confrontation near Ivanna Eudora Kean...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs says it is reviewing an incident involving one of its enforcement officers, after video of a confrontation at a Frenchtown business spread on social media.   Police have released new details about the weekend killing of an Ohio tourist, confirming he was one of four people in a vehicle that left a Subbase nightclub on...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed:  More than 12,000 Virgin Islanders have cast their ballots during early voting for tomorrow’s general election, surpassing participation in the last gubernatorial election four years ago, despite having fewer days to vote early. The Virgin Islands Police Department is investigating two fatal shootings that occurred hours apart from each other over the weekend on St....

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: During a Coastal Zone Management meeting on WAPA’s plans to install four emergency standby generators on St. John, CZM Commissioner Kurt Marsh raised concerns about significant “deficiencies” in the project’s plans and questioned why the Authority had not begun critical planning and permitting work months earlier. Schneider Regional Medical Center is being sued by a...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: "This is like almost a wayward administration going on here...you know, it's terrible Marcellina, terrible" — Senator Ray Fonseca's expresses his disappointment in hospital leadership as he speaks with WTJX's radio news reporter Marcellina Ventura-Douglas. As the Senate Chair of Health, Hospitals, and Human Services Fonseca is demanding accountability after the Juan...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Two financing companies are seeking to seize funds from Juan F. Luis Hospital's bank accounts and other assets to collect more than $6.4 million following a federal court judgment over unpaid medical equipment lease obligations.   A video circulating on social media showing the violent assault of a young man has prompted a hate-crime investigation by Virgin Islands...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The opening of the Dilsa Capdeville Head Start Center on St. Thomas marks the completion of a $42 million federally funded initiative to rebuild six early childhood education facilities across the Virgin Islands, while honoring Capdeville's more than six decades of advocacy for children and families.   Six women who accuse Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse are asking...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: With their federal criminal trial scheduled to begin November 2, Davidson and Sasha Charlemagne have been ordered to work with prosecutors to narrow outstanding evidentiary disputes involving exhibits the government intends to introduce.   Another fatal shooting on St. Croix over the weekend has brought the island's homicide count to 27 for the year, as police inves...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Continued power outages lasting more than 24 hours have prompted protest on St. Thomas, with demonstrators demanding that the government request federal intervention as WAPA struggles to restore reliable electricity service.   A potential plea agreement has emerged as a key development in a Virgin Islands Medicaid fraud case, with prosecutors considering calling one...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Senate Vice President Kenneth Gittens calls for the government to consider selling WAPA's power generation assets to a qualified private operator, arguing that repeated outages and rising costs have made the territory's electricity crisis economically unsustainable. This comes on the heels of WAPA’s Executive Director Karl Knight attributing the latest St. Thomas/St...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Police are investigating the territory’s 41st homicide of the year following the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Jahmarie Warden on St. Croix, while a man discovered near the scene was arrested on unrelated firearm and ammunition charges.   FEMA introduced a new online purchasing option allowing Virgin Islands residents to obtain quotes and purchase federal flood insu...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Governor Albert Bryan Jr. is proposing $250 million in new borrowing to address outstanding debts at the territory’s hospitals, WAPA, and Waste Management Authority.   Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, the insurer for Prestige Water Delivery, is seeking to avoid financial responsibility in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a water delivery truck crash that claimed...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A judgment awarding more than $240,000 to a former St. Thomas Social employee and her partner is now on hold after the company, headed by Brett “Mac” McClafferty, moved the lawsuit to federal bankruptcy court, prompting a Superior Court judge to suspend further proceedings.   After years of delays, the Virgin Islands Department of Justice has officially opened a mod...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A 2025 high-speed boat pursuit in the area of Savana Island, located a few miles off St. Thomas, resulted in the sentencing of Carlos Cruz Resto, 40, of Puerto Rico, to a little over seven years in federal prison, after authorities recovered approximately 65 kilograms of cocaine that was thrown from Resto's boat.   Calijah Brewley, 25, has been sentenced to 25 years...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: With early voting set to begin tomorrow, Supervisor of Elections Caroline Fawkes is correcting misinformation about ballot handling and reassuring voters that election workers are not permitted to make markings on ballots.   A federal judge has rejected a joint request by Brett “Mac” McClafferty and Banco Popular to temporarily suspend court proceedings while the pa...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Former police officer Aisha Sommersall was arrested after investigators say she stole a gold chain valued at $17,000 from Lavelle Campbell II when she arrested him in September 2024.   The Public Services Commission voted to approve WAPA’s emergency request to raise its Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause, or LEAC, by three cents per kilowatt-hour.   And Associate Ju...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Jordan "Dutty Heart" Jones' killer, Angelo Javier Carmona, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.   Police are searching for three masked individuals suspected of stealing approximately $8,500 worth of copper wire from a Haugland Virgin Islands construction storage yard in Sara Hill on St. Thomas.   Rupert Walters, 51, was arrested on St. John following allegatio...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Ahead of her November 3 federal trial, Sasha Charlemagne is disputing prosecutors' allegations involving the disaster recovery warehouse contract at the center of the case, arguing that her work arrangements and compensation were legitimate.   We speak with Tourism Commissioner Jennifer Matarangas-King following the Virgin Islands securing another place among destin...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Banco Popular, Brett “Mac” McClafferty, and Social Hospitality Group are negotiating a possible settlement in the federal lawsuit stemming from McClefferty’s  February arrest.   Senator Marvin Blyden canceled a planned hearing to consider subpoenas against the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority after a meeting with agency officials.   A St. Croix woman is faci...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with Senator Kurt Vialet, who says a caregiver support program could be added to government retirees' health plans as soon as January, and he's pressing UnitedHealthcare for details.   A federal judge has issued an order limiting what prosecutors can put before the jury during the upcoming Charlemagne fraud trial, ruling that certain evidence falls outside...

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Despite used needles, blood vials and other medical waste found overflowing behind the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital, the hospital maintains it follows “established procedures for collecting, securing, storing, and preparing medical waste for disposal.”   A generator fire has forced Divi Carina Bay Resort and Casino on St. Croix to close its hotel and move guests e...