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St. Thomas Faces Rotating Outages Due to Unit 15 Malfunctions, Diesel Shortage
St. Thomas residents can expect continued rotating power outages through Friday evening as the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority grapples with repairs to Unit 15 and a low diesel supply. The latest outage hit Thursday afternoon after malfunctions were discovered in Unit 15. According to WAPA spokeswoman Shanell Petersen,...
Lightning Strike Causes District-Wide Power Outage
A lightning strike caused a district-wide power outage for St. Thomas and St. John Wednesday, the V.I. Water and Power Authority announced. WAPA plant personnel are working diligently to restore service. Initital delays in restoring power did occur due to weather conditions, the authority announced. Keeping our community informed is...
Yacht Haven Grande Hosts Annual Boating Expo
Mother’s Day weekend at Yacht Haven Grande saw the return of the Virgin Islands Boating Expo, now into its second year in the Virgin Islands. Thirty vessels ranging from power boats to luxury yachts were on display at St. Thomas’ premiere marina. Organizers said the boats berthed at...
Softball Game Preview: Langdon Hits the Road
The Langdon Cardinals will hit the road to start this year's campaign against the Thompson Tommies. first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Thompson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Central Cass, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Thompson was ranked tenth). Thompson had just enough and edged Central Cass out 1-0. Winning may never get old, but Thompson sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Amber Alert: Jhonmar Colon-Rogers Found
Jhonmar Colon-Rogers has been found and is safe. Jhonmar Colon-Rogers, 16, was last seen on Saturday in the vicinity of #148-292 Annas Retreat, St. Thomas, wearing blue short pants, white Crocs, and a navy blue jacket, the V.I. Police Department reported. Colon-Rogers is 5’10” and 110 lbs. He has a...
Softball Game Preview: Thompson on Home-Turf
The Thompson Tommies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Langdon Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Thompson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 15.5 runs per game this season. Thompson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one...
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