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WTJX NEWSFEED: February 25, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published February 25, 2026 at 8:41 PM AST

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Chief District Judge Robert Molloy issued an emergency TRO this morning blocking enforcement of a key provision of the territory’s new intoxicating hemp law, following St. Thomas retailer Homegrown Bar and Grill filing a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality. Attorneys for Morris Anselmi and Kimberly McCollum must inform the court by Friday whether negotiations have resulted in a plea agreement in their federal loan fraud case; our senior reporter Tom Eader provides us with an update. An inmate at the Richard N. Callwood Correctional Facility on St. Thomas is facing new charges after allegedly threatening and spitting on a corrections officer during a confrontation inside the jail. 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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