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WTJX NEWSFEED: September 9, 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published September 10, 2024 at 8:37 AM AST

Pictured: Search dogs with their handlers and Ahmet Bedizel (center)

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, search dogs flown into St. Thomas from Central Florida located a body on the Magens Bay Eco Trail during a search for 61-year-old Kevin Highfield. A woman on St. Croix becomes the 23rd victim of homicide in the territory. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. pushes back against statements made by Senate Majority Leader Kenneth Gittens regarding the territory's financial management and the need for a line of credit. Listen to these stories and more.

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Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas is the Radio News Reporter for WTJX-FM, 93.1.She was born and raised on the island of St. Croix, where her grandfather founded the historic newspaper, The St. Croix Avis. Marcellina earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of the Virgin Islands, also working in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone while she attended school. After leaving Malone's office, Marcellina went on to serve as program director of Vivid Streaming before working for the Virgin Islands National Guard as a Family Assistance Center Specialist from 2017 to 2018, where she supported service members and their families following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer, but was soon tapped to switch to WTJX-FM to deliver local evening news through the WTJX NewsFeed, airing every weekday at 5:00 pm on 93.1 FM and available on demand, wherever you get your podcasts.  <br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682

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