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WTJX NEWSFEED: August 19, 2026

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published August 19, 2026 at 5:40 PM AST

Pictured: Jeziah Azir Richardson walks into the Juanita Gardine Pre-K-8 auditorium during a May ceremony celebrating his promotion from pre-kindergarten to kindergarten.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Roland Richardson III, the father of 4-year-old Jeziah Richardson, has pleaded not guilty to felony charges filed after investigators concluded the child's death resulted from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Judge Evan Rikhye has denied the Government of the Virgin Islands' motion to dismiss the Justice Department's lawsuit over the territory’s firearms licensing practices.

Public Works says planning is underway to demolish the Addelita Cancryn pedestrian bridge following public concern over the deteriorating structure.

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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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