On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, a research study tracking the health of coral reefs around the coast of St. John has been published, the findings indicate poor results. A man who engaged in a shoot-out with police officers on St. Thomas turns himself in to authorities. The Government Employees Retirement System begins pre-qualifying members for the start of the personal loan program. A man has been arrested for withdrawing more than half a million dollars from the government's Economic Stimulus Account. Listen to these stories and more.
WTJX NEWSFEED: April 10, 2024
![Photo Description: First author of the study, Cynthia Becker collecting seawater with a Niskin bottle on a St. John USVI reef. These water samples contain millions of microorganisms which the study showed can be used to diagnose reef health and disturbance. Becker is a recent graduate of the MIT-WHOI Joint Program.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f81801d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/15000x8437+0+0/resize/880x495!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2F5b%2Fbd06677943119fd307fd5a3f9009%2Fwatersampling16-9.jpg)
Photo Credit: Amy Apprill, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution