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WTJX NEWSFEED: January 22, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published January 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM AST

Pictured: A paramedic administers oxygen to Pepper

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, VIFEMS crews save a family’s dog from a structural fire in the Pepper Tree Terrace area on St. Croix. Police apprehend 46-year-old Jimmy Davis who was wanted on charges of first-degree rape. We speak with Stephanie Chalana Brown, Director of Virgin Islands Cultural Education, following DOE launching an ancestry program with American Ancestors. 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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