WTJX NEWSFEED

Thursday, August 14, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with St. Thomas swimmer Maximillian Wilson who earned a silver medal for the Virgin Islands in the 100-meter backstroke at the Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay. Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. proclaimed August 14 as Social Security Day, honoring the program’s 90-year anniversary. A settlement between the PSC and WAPA will leave the LEAC at 22.22¢ per kilowatt-hour until mid-2026. A St. Thomas man has been arrested after officers discovered him naked inside a home during a reported burglary. Listen to these stories and more.

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: VITEMA will distribute sandbags this week as the Virgin Islands faces a chance of tropical storm-force winds by Saturday. A St. Croix woman has been arrested and charged after a neighborhood dispute turned violent, leaving another woman with stab wounds, bite marks, and threatening messages sent afterward. Senator Ray Fonseca is pushing to fast-track a $150,000 plan to bring public water service from Raphune Hill to Edith Williams on St. Thomas. Listen to these stories and more.

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with Kruz Schembri who made history for the Virgin Islands by winning gold in Fencing at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games. Public schools reopen tomorrow across the territory, with some St. Croix campuses operating on adjusted schedules and one school delayed due to ongoing repairs and safety work. The Office of Conflict Council has been assigned to represent 23-year-old Vashti Gumbs of St. Thomas, who allegedly tried twice to cash fraudulent checks totaling more than $130,000 from the Territorial Public Defender’s account. Listen to these stories and more.

Monday, August 11, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A green sea turtle on St. Croix was rescued and released after divers and community members worked together to remove a fishing spear lodged in its neck. We speak with leadership from the St. John’s Episcopal Church regarding the eviction of The Collective Collaboration. We also speak with the Collective Collaboration's founder who disputes the Church's assertions. A 19-year-old St. Thomas man is in custody on multiple felony charges, accused of running a years-long online blackmail scheme that coerced a teenage girl. WAPA will reopen part of the Queen Mary Highway near UVI and the Educational Complex on August 13, before shifting road closures westward the following day for construction. Listen to these stories and more.

Friday, August 8, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Virgin Islands Department of Finance building has officially been renamed in honor of former Finance Commissioner Bernice Vanterpool Turnbull. A former Charlotte Amalie High School student identified only as “John Doe,” is urging a federal judge to reject the government’s bid to dismiss his sexual abuse lawsuit. Convicted government contractor Benjamin Hendricks has joined former Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White in seeking a new trial over their federal bribery and wire fraud convictions, while also facing a separate lawsuit for more than $30,000 in unpaid construction supplies. Three St. Thomas beaches — Lindqvist, Lindbergh Bay, and Vessup Bay — have failed water quality tests and are unsafe for swimming or fishing. Listen to these stories and more.

Thursday, August 7, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Virgin Islands leaders held an in-person proclamation ceremony at Government House on St. Thomas to honor Purple Heart recipients, officially recognizing August 7 as Purple Heart Day in the territory. The New York Times filed a legal request asking the Virgin Islands Superior Court to unseal confidential reports in Jeffrey Epstein’s probate case, arguing the public has a right to access the records under local law and the U.S. Constitution. The federal murder trial of Richardson Dangleben Jr., accused of killing VIPD Detective Delberth Phipps Jr., will be moved to St. Croix from St. Thomas. Former Sports, Parks, and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White is seeking a new trial after his bribery conviction. Listen to these stories and more.

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: WAPA contractor, Haugland Virgin Islands, accidentally ruptured a Waste Management sewer line on Hospital Lane in St. Thomas. Kaley Lund, convicted in the 2020 vehicular death of 25-year-old Marvin Barton, filed an appeal challenging her five-year sentence. The Department of Finance is alerting government employees of a temporary payroll glitch that may result in duplicate paycheck deposits. The Department of Public Works has announced a road closure on Wimmelskafts Gade (Back Street) in St. Thomas, beginning tomorrow. Listen to these stories and more.

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with Senator Kurt Vialet following members of the Committee on Education and Workforce Development completing walk throughs of public schools across the territory. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. signed an executive order expanding enterprise zones in Frederiksted and Charlotte Amalie and establishing new commercial zones in Charlotte Amalie and Cruz Bay. A woman was arrested following a domestic violence incident in St. Thomas. The Virgin Islands Police Department officially swore in St. Thomas/St. John district Chief Debra Hodge and St. Croix district Chief Uston Cornelius. Listen to these stories and more.