WTJX NEWSFEED

WTJX NEWSFEED

The WTJX News Feed is your local NPR News keeping you informed about the latest developments throughout the community. From local stories that impact your daily life to events shaping the Region, we’ve got you covered. Join us every weekday at 5pm for comprehensive news and exclusive interviews. Whether you’re at home, on your commute, or at work, ”The WTJX News Feed” keeps you connected to the stories that matter most.

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August 6, 2026 23 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Roughly 5,000 Virgin Islanders could lose food assistance under new federal SNAP work requirements, as the department of Human Services asks lawmakers for more local funding to keep up with administrative demands.    More than 5,500 customers on the western side of St. Croix on Feeder 8B will be without electricity from 10 p.m. until midnight as WAPA shuts off power to safely repair a...
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On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers approve a 99-year lease for a proposed $400 million resort on Water Island, despite public concerns and protest over public land, affordable housing, and protections for veterans.   A Florida man has been charged by federal authorities after investigators say he arrived on St. Croix with more than 10 kilograms of marijuana concealed in his luggage along with two AK-47 magazines. ...
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August 4, 2026 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Federal prosecutors are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to deny former OMB Director Jenifer O'Neal's latest request for release from prison while she appeals her federal public corruption convictions.   U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney granted the government's motion for forfeiture, requiring former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez to forfeit nearly $128,000 as part ...
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August 3, 2026 23 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: VIPD is asking residents and business owners to become partners in fighting crime by registering their security cameras with a new Community Connect program.       Virgin Islands university athletes earn international honors with a basketball silver medal, a track and field bronze medal, and qualification for the 2027 World University Games.    The U.S. Virgin Islands p...
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July 31, 2026 25 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: St. Croix Police Chief Uston Cornelius is addressing public concerns, saying the swift progress in the investigation into Officer Eustace Charles' killing was driven by evidence and community cooperation, not preferential treatment.   Election officials have relocated the voting center at the Central High School Modular Gymnasium, to the St. Joseph Church Hospitality Lounge as voters prepa...
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July 30, 2026 25 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Banco Popular asks a federal judge to dismiss Brett "Mac" McClafferty's lawsuit against them, arguing independent decisions by police, prosecutors and the courts—not the bank—led to his February arrest on felony fraud charges.   We speak with Attorney General Gordon Rhea, who says the Department of Justice will aggressively prosecute gun crimes under the territory's new firearm...
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July 29, 2026 23 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Yesterday, 30 acres were lost to a brush fire on St. Croix's South Shore Road. We speak with Fire and Emergency Medical Services Director Antonio Stevens for details.   ICE says it is not currently seeking proposals to build a secure housing facility on St. Thomas, after a federal procurement document sparked news reports of a possible new immigration detention center on the island.  ...
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July 28, 2026 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A new court filing alleges the Virgin Islands prison remains out of compliance with a federal consent decree, citing continued deficiencies in inmate safety, staffing, supervision, and access to legal resources.   The Virgin Islands has entered extreme drought conditions as emergency officials warn that prolonged dry weather is threatening farmers, increasing wildfire risk, and heightening...

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July 27, 2026 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Police have identified the man fatally shot at Moe’s Service Station on Friday as 23-year-old Joshawn Ayala, who was one of two cousins charged in 2022 with the murders of Stacie Schjang and Arnold Jarvis Jr.           Public hearings are underway this week as the Virgin Islands Port Authority considers a new FAA-compliant methodology for airport rates and charges...
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July 24, 2026 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Police are investigating a daytime shooting that left a man in critical condition, and a woman with non-life-threatening injuries this afternoon at Moe's Service Station on St. Croix.           The Florence Williams Public Library in Christiansted will reopen tomorrow after a temporary closure this week to address operational issues.           G...
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July 23, 2026 25 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Territorial Hospital System’s CEO Darlene Baptiste, says workforce reductions remain under review as senators demanded more details on an austerity plan designed to reduce payroll costs and improve the hospitals' financial stability.             After nine burglaries were reported in a single day, police are stepping up patrols and warning St. Croix resid...
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July 22, 2026 26 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Former Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O'Neal is asking the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to release her from federal custody while she challenges her public corruption convictions.             The Florence Williams Public Library on St. Croix is temporarily closed until further notice while DPNR works to address operational issues affecting the f...
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July 21, 2026 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers voted to postpone action on a revised horse racing agreement with Southland Gaming, sending the proposal to a Committee of the Whole for public testimony August 19 on St. Croix before taking a final vote during a legislative session planned for August 21.           Police are investigating the territory's 26th homicide for the year following the death of a 61-...
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July 20, 2026 25 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Governor Albert Bryan Jr. says the territory will appeal the decision of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, who suspended the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority from future federal funding programs, citing years of alleged financial mismanagement, weak fraud controls, and slow disaster recovery.            Residents living near the Charlott...
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July 17, 2026 25 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Bureau of Corrections has pledged to secure the condemned Alva A. Swan Correctional Annex after Senator Franklin Johnson raised concerns that the abandoned facility remained accessible and contained sensitive inmate records. Detectives are working to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the death of a four-year-old boy who died after suffering a gunshot wound on St. Croix. Attorney...
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July 16, 2026 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A routine question about a scholarship program during a budget hearing has sparked a back-and-forth between the Virgin Islands Board of Education and the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority: VIBE told lawmakers VIEDA didn’t provide a report needed to manage a territorial scholarship while VIEDA says it did provide the report, calling VIBE's comments inaccurate and unnecessary. B...
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July 15, 2026 23 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: As residents deal with the latest streak of water and power disruptions, Senator Ray Fonseca says he is introducing legislation that would allow the court to temporarily appoint an independent outside manager to run WAPA.   The Virgin Islands Supreme Court is undergoing a rapid and unprecedented change in leadership, as Chief Justice Rhys Hodge and two other justices retire from the bench ...
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July 14, 2026 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: After a piece of the deteriorating bridge near the old Addelita Cancryn School on St. Thomas fell and struck a passing vehicle, officials have sent mixed signals over whether the long-unused structure should be repaired or demolished.          Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital leadership says no layoffs have been approved or executed and that they have only begun workforce...
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July 13, 2026 23 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A robotic BGC-Argo float has been deployed in the waters south of St. Thomas, diving more than a mile below the surface and resurfacing every 10 days to collect data never before gathered in Virgin Islands waters.       After receiving reports of impending layoffs at the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center on St. Croix, Senate Vice President Kenneth Gittens is calling on leadershi...
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July 10, 2026 23 mins

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Virgin Islands Department of Health's EMS for Children Program has received a national award for its work preparing the Territory for emergencies involving children, after coordinating a first-of-its-kind full scale pediatric disaster simulated exercise involving numerous agencies.

          The Central Labor Council issued a statement that neither the Council nor i...

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