Monday, June 23, 2025

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Following three separate shootings over the weekend, Senate Vice President Kenneth L. Gittens is calling for urgent action and proposing a redeployment strategy to shift more peace officers into community-based policing roles under VIPD. The Bovoni Landfill on St. Thomas was reopened this afternoon after closing in the early morning hours due to a fire. VIDOJ Criminal Division Chief Amie M. Simpson explains that despite 32-year-old Kaley L. Lund’s new charge carrying a bail amount of $5,500, she is unlikely to be released due to the bench warrant issued in her manslaughter case. The Virgin Islands is set to receive over $2 million in federal funding for vital capital improvement projects across the territory. Listen to these stories and more.