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Residents are invited to bring in their rare, non-native animal species from birds to snakes for a free permit without penalty, to the Division of Fish & Wildlife.

On Thursday, May 26, 2022, 50-year-old Brett Kimelman was taken into custody at 6:53 p.m. by the Criminal Investigation Bureau.

On May 26, 2022, the 911 Emergency Call center received a call from a female victim who reported that she was sexually assaulted by her intimate male friend, Albert Edwards.

A public education campaign to help Virgin Islands residents live with the ongoing spread of Covid-19 will receive $1.5 million in funding because of action taken by the Public Finance Authority.

On Thursday, the Governing Board of the V.I. Water and Power Authority approved the purchase of electric vehicles.

The Virgin Islands Department of Health would like to inform the community that it has been working collaboratively with the VI Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) since February 2021 to compare wastewater testing results at the VIWMA wastewater facilities to DOH human surveillance data.

The VI Department of Health is warning the public that while there have been zero cases reported in the United States Virgin Islands, as of May 25, 2022, there have been 241 confirmed and six suspected cases of monkeypox reported in several countries.

According to United States Attorney Delia L. Smith, 21-year-old Rionel Allembert of St. Croix has been charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of a firearm within a school zone.

A Port Authority officer was caught with 12.6 kilos of cocaine at the Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix, officials said Friday.

52-year-old Judith Heath has been reported missing. She was last seen on May 25, 2022, in the Frenchman's Bay area, of St. Thomas.

According to an announcement made by V.I. Attorney General Denise George, a St. Thomas Superior Court jury found 39-year-old Devindra Jaglal guilty of second-degree assault and simple assault on May 26th after he imprisoned a woman against her will in 2020.

Tonight, the sevenminusseven art gallery's first curated exhibit in nearly two years, showcasing the talents of metal sculptor Mike Walsh in a new show called "Pieces," comes to a close.

Flying in from San Francisco, Google Diversity Specialist Laurie Bennett helped surprise Antilles School sixth-grader Gabrielle Baa with some exciting news: out of thousands of entries, Gabrielle’s was recently selected as the territorial winner of the annual Google for Doodle competition.

The comment period will end 30 days after the notice is posted. Please address comments to Austin F. Callwood, DPNR director.

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. issued a statement Thursday calling on Attorney General Denise George to open an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse made against At-Large Sen. Steven Payne by a young woman who alleged that Payne sexually assaulted her when she was a minor.

The $5 “Good Food Bucks” voucher can be used to make minimum purchases of $5 from participating vendors, selling plants, produce, and goods in the Farmer’s Market Pavilion.

During Wednesday’s hearing of the Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services, Nicole Craigwell-Syms, assistant commissioner of the V.I. Health Department, updated senators on COVID-19 in the territory saying it will always be with us in some form, like the flu.

Mansi Totwani flew home to St. Thomas this week, loaded down with awards and accolades she received at Princeton University and anxious to start work and the search for a graduate school where she can earn a medical degree.

Due to impassable road conditions, the race has been changed from the V.I. National Guard Road Race in Estate Bethlehem to the Donald's Challenge Road Race on Southside Road.

An Edibles Task Force has been formed to deal with the growing use of edible cannabis by the territory’s students, a V.I. Police Department representative said during Wednesday’s Senate Health Hospitals and Human Services Committee hearing.