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Episodes
December 9, 2025 • 25 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Our contributing reporter Isabelle Teare recaps the morning’s proceedings during a break as the federal corruption trial of former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and former OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal enters day five. Facing $31.3 million in unpaid vendor bills, new VIWMA Executive Director Hannibal “Mike” Ware warns lawmakers that the territory’s waste system is in collapse, urging adoption of ho...
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December 8, 2025 • 26 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety advanced legislation tightening oversight of synthetic THC products, proposing to close loopholes created by the 2018 Farm Bill and aligning local rules with new federal standards. A man and woman on St. Thomas were arrested and charged with third-degree assault domestic violence after police say an argument escalated into a stabbing and ...
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December 5, 2025 • 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Our contributing reporter Isabelle Teare recaps the morning’s proceedings of day three in the federal corruption trial of former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and former OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal. Lawmakers advanced a resolution honoring U.S. Senator Mike Crapo for his vigilance in securing the permanent rum cover-over rate increase. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is alerting resi...
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December 4, 2025 • 25 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The federal corruption trial of former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal continued today with testimony from Property and Procurement Commissioner Lisa Alejandro and key witness David Whitaker. Lawmakers held a bill in committee sponsored by Senator At-Large Angel Bolques Jr. requiring sign language interpreters at government broadcasts and official events. This weeken...
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December 3, 2025 • 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with our contributing reporter Isabelle Teare who recaps the first day of trial proceedings in the corruption case of former VIPD Commissioner Ray Martinez and former OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal. A St. Croix woman has been arrested on domestic violence and assault charges after allegedly spraying her aunt with roach spray, throwing a chair at her, and making threats during a family dispute. ...
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December 2, 2025 • 25 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A town hall meeting held by Senator Clifford Joseph, Sr. on St. Thomas drew strong pushback from gun owners who argued that a proposed firearm regulation amendment unfairly targets law-abiding residents instead of focusing on illegal weapons and long-standing enforcement failures. A federal judge has issued a pretrial ruling in the corruption case involving former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and...
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December 1, 2025 • 25 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: While the St. Thomas CZM Committee reviewed plans for new fire stations in Anna’s Retreat and Fortuna, community members raised concerns about how emergency coverage will continue during construction. Nightly closures begin tonight at Cyril E. King Airport as the Port Authority starts long-term runway rehabilitation work that will continue through 2026, including pavement testing and a full resurfaci...
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November 26, 2025 • 25 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Miss Universe Virgin Islands Brittany Robinson speaks for the first time about her national pageant experience, her rushed two-week preparation for Thailand, and the historic and often chaotic journey she faced as the first mother to represent the territory on the Miss Universe stage. VI Attorney General Gordon Rhea has joined 35 attorneys general nationwide in opposing a federal proposal that would ...
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November 25, 2025 • 23 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The St. Thomas–St. John Superior courthouse has been named in honor of Judge Verne A. Hodge, celebrating his decades of leadership, community impact, and foundational role in shaping the modern local court system. Police arrested a man on St. John after he allegedly attacked his former partner with a knife during a confrontation at her workplace, resulting in multiple assault and domestic violence ch...
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November 24, 2025 • 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with our Chief Reporter Tom Eader following a pretrial conference in the case against former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal. Prosecutors are also opposing a motion that would allow Martinez’s defense attorneys to present government witness David Whitaker’s old convictions at trial. A loaded firearm was found today during a random search at Charlotte Amalie H...
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November 21, 2025 • 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The U.S. Coast Guard and St. John Rescue responded to a grounded and partially submerged catamaran near Christmas Cove, St. Thomas. A Florida judge has denied former Senator Steven Payne Sr.’s request for a new trial in his sexual battery case, clearing the way for sentencing — now pushed to December 10. Defense attorneys for former VIPD Commissioner Ray Martinez are asking a federal judge to allow ...
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November 20, 2025 • 23 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A Republican-led push to censure Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett collapsed while the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon Rhea for unredacted Epstein case records. A property dispute on Lovango Cay has escalated to federal court; a neighboring property owner accuses Lovango Resort and Beach Club of repeated unauthorized use of a private pier and barge ramp....
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November 19, 2025 • 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Police have taken six students into custody related to a string of bomb threats targeting public schools as Police Commissioner Mario Brooks warns more arrests are likely. VIDE has since imposed a mandatory cell-phone ban at Lockhart K-8 after another threat was called in this morning. A federal judge has denied former Sports, Parks, and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White and businessman Benjamin ...
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November 18, 2025 • 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advance legislation sponsored by Senator Franklin Johnson to raise the territory’s minimum wage through a proposed phase schedule. Police on St. Thomas arrested an individual after she reportedly assaulted a woman and damaged property during separate incidents. A disagreement during a WAPA board meeting between management and the board of directors centered on where the line is drawn betwee...
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November 17, 2025 • 23 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: It was a golden weekend for the Virgin Islands as the Women Senior National Basketball Team captured gold at the FIBA Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championship in Guyana while 19-year-old fencer Kruz Schembri McCord earned two gold medals at the Epee Cadet-Junior World Cup in San José, Costa Rica. We spoke with the coach and players of the women's basketball team after they won their final game...
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November 14, 2025 • 23 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at The Palms at Pelican Cove on St. Croix after two masked men confronted guests and escaped with the victims car keys in a white Toyota Venza bearing license plate CIM-586. Students were dismissed early from the Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School on St. Thomas after yet another bomb threat was reported today. The Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Re...
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November 13, 2025 • 24 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: While lawmakers discussed VIDE’s new Electronic Device Policy, Education Assistant Commissioner Victor Somme III said cell phones were used to call in a string of bomb threats that have targeted schools on St. Thomas over the past week. A 25-year-old St. Croix man was arrested after police recovered a loaded 9mm firearm from his home while executing a warrant in connection to an October shooting inci...
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November 12, 2025 • 23 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Department of Tourism defends the decision to hold J’ouvert and Food Fair on the same day amid safety concerns raised by police. A 23-year-old St. Croix man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly firing a gun at a woman and her children during a domestic dispute at the Concordia Manor Apartments. Magistrate Judge Paula Norkaitis filed a motion seeking to dismiss a civil la...
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November 10, 2025 • 25 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Authorities responded to yet another bomb threat today at the Lockhart K–8 School and the Charlotte Amalie High School on St. Thomas. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. vows to seek maximum punishment for the person behind these threats once apprehended. The governor announced the release of $10 million in income tax refunds to help Virgin Islanders cope with the financial strain of the ongoing federal govern...
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November 7, 2025 • 23 mins
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Playgrounds throughout the territory are getting revamped as part of the Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation’s ongoing Playground Initiative. We speak with DSPR Commissioner Vincent Roberts about the progress so far. Lockhart K–8 School and Charlotte Amalie High School on St. Thomas went into lockdown this morning following a bomb threat. And the territory marks its 28th homicide of the year ...
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