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WTJX NEWSFEED: March 10, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published March 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM AST

Pictured: Handguns plus four shotguns collected during VIPD’s gun buyback initiative.

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: VIPD collected 27 firearms, including four shotguns, this weekend during its Cash-For-Guns initiative on St. Croix. The territory's humane societies are anticipating a resolution to its funding issues following months of uncertainty with government funding delays. Authorities on St. Thomas are investigating the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Matthew Gumbs. 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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