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Fonseca, Plaskett seek emergency declaration for WAPA; Roach disagrees, Gittens wants audit results

Tom Eader

Del. Plaskett and Sen. Fonseca are calling for a federal emergency declaration, but the administration is pushing back; Sen. Gittens seeks update on WAPA audit.
JohnHope appeals disqualification, claims Elections should have given him defect notice instead

Tom Eader

JohnHope’s attorney argues election officials failed to provide statutory notice and denied aspirant an opportunity to cure signature defect before disqualification.
WTJX NEWSFEED: June 1, 2026

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: WAPA CEO Karl Knight says a fuel valve malfunction at the Randolph Harley Power Plant over the weekend triggered a cascade of equipment failures that left thousands without electricity. The latest WAPA outage has also intensified scrutiny of the utility's finances and operations, prompting renewed demands from senators for transparency, accountability, and potential federal assistance.

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5 ways to reduce everyday exposure to 'forever chemicals'

Mara Hoplamazian

Mara Hoplamazian has spent years reporting on 'forever chemicals,' or PFAS. Here's what they've learned about what may help limit everyday exposure to the contaminant.
Brendan Smialowski

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Trump appoints housing official as acting director of national intelligence

Danielle Kurtzleben

Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president's perceived enemies.

Justin Sullivan

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Doctors checked Biden just after Trump debate as Jill Biden feared he had a stroke

Luke Garrett, Scott Detrow

The Biden administration previously said doctors examined the president "days" following the debate, not in the moments after. The former first lady revealed more details in her new book.
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How Ebola kills -- and what it takes to stop it

Jonathan Lambert

It's a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out is often not fully available in a lower resource country like the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Ukraine rescuers pull dead from rubble after Russian strikes kill 22 people

An eight-year-old boy killed in a strike on an apartment block are among the dead, officials say.
Israel strikes southern Lebanon but partial truce with Hezbollah appears to hold

Israel continues its campaign in the south, though has not struck Beirut after a deal announced by the US.
British couple lose Iran jail sentence appeal, family says

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 during a global motorbike journey.
Two people shot dead amid Kenya protests against US Ebola quarantine centre plan

The US plan has sparked public anger and led to demonstrations near the site of the proposed treatment facility.

Public officials on Monday reacted to the ongoing power outage that began Friday in the St. Thomas/St. John District. (Left to right) Senator Ray Fonseca, Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach, and Senate Vice President Kenneth Gittens.

Fonseca, Plaskett seek emergency declaration for WAPA; Roach disagrees, Gittens wants audit results

Tom Eader

Del. Plaskett and Sen. Fonseca are calling for a federal emergency declaration, but the administration is pushing back; Sen. Gittens seeks update on WAPA audit.