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WTJX NEWSFEED: February 13, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published February 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM AST

Pictured: Officials gather for the launch of the new prescription drug drop box at the Sugar Estate Post Office on St. Thomas.

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program has launched a new prescription drug drop box across the USVI in hopes of combating the opioid crisis. With the USDOJ revival of the death penalty, the government filed a motion to stay proceedings in the pending federal capital case of alleged cop killer Richardson Dangleben Jr. A heated debate over rules marks the start of 6th Constitutional Convention. 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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