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WTJX NEWSFEED: August 7, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
Published August 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM AST
Photo: Director of Veterans Affairs, Patrick Farrell, reads the Purple Heart Day proclamation while the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Purple Heart recipients and family representatives look on. Pictured from left to right: Laraine Niles represented her brother Lewellyn Smith from St. Thomas who died in action during his tour in Vietnam, Romeo Henderson from St. Croix, Kathryn Delugo-Jensen representing her son Lemuel Houston Jr. from St. Thomas, Orlando Brown from St. Thomas, Dennis McIntosh from St. Croix, and Roy Stephens from St. Thomas.
Photo Credit: Office of Veterans Affairs
Photo: Director of Veterans Affairs, Patrick Farrell, reads the Purple Heart Day proclamation while the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Purple Heart recipients and family representatives look on. Pictured from left to right: Laraine Niles represented her brother Lewellyn Smith from St. Thomas who died in action during his tour in Vietnam, Romeo Henderson from St. Croix, Kathryn Delugo-Jensen representing her son Lemuel Houston Jr. from St. Thomas, Orlando Brown from St. Thomas, Dennis McIntosh from St. Croix, and Roy Stephens from St. Thomas.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Virgin Islands leaders held an in-person proclamation ceremony at Government House on St. Thomas to honor Purple Heart recipients, officially recognizing August 7 as Purple Heart Day in the territory. The New York Times filed a legal request asking the Virgin Islands Superior Court to unseal confidential reports in Jeffrey Epstein’s probate case, arguing the public has a right to access the records under local law and the U.S. Constitution. The federal murder trial of Richardson Dangleben Jr., accused of killing VIPD Detective Delberth Phipps Jr., will be moved to St. Croix from St. Thomas. Former Sports, Parks, and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White is seeking a new trial after his bribery conviction. 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.&nbsp;She was born and raised on the island of St. Croix, where her grandfather founded&nbsp;the&nbsp;historic&nbsp;newspaper, The&nbsp;St. Croix Avis.&nbsp;Marcellina earned her&nbsp;bachelor’s degree in criminal justice&nbsp;from the University of the Virgin Islands,&nbsp;also&nbsp;working in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone while she attended school.&nbsp;After leaving Malone's office,&nbsp;Marcellina&nbsp;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.&nbsp;She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer, but was soon&nbsp;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&nbsp;podcasts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682
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