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WTJX NEWSFEED: July 7, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published July 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM AST

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Legislation sponsored by Senator Marise James and brought by the Office of Veterans Affairs to create a women veterans coordinator for the territory has advanced to the Committee on Rules and Judiciary.
WAPA says rotational outages in the St. Thomas/St. John District has ended after repairs to Unit 27, but customers should expect scheduled overnight outages next week as crews complete projects aimed at improving grid reliability.
VIPD made several arrests in cases involving extraditions, alleged vehicle thefts, assaults, and domestic violence across St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John.
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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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