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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 7, 2026

By Isabelle Teare

Published October 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM AST

Pictured: Senator Kurt Vialet at a Committee of the Whole hearing September 24, 2026 where lawmakers heard testimony concerning the government’s health insurance renewals for Fiscal Year 2027.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with Senator Kurt Vialet, who says a caregiver support program could be added to government retirees' health plans as soon as January, and he's pressing UnitedHealthcare for details.

A federal judge has issued an order limiting what prosecutors can put before the jury during the upcoming Charlemagne fraud trial, ruling that certain evidence falls outside the period covered by the fraud charges.

And police are searching for 14-year-old Jadiel Figueroa, who they say was last seen on September 15 on St. Croix.

Listen to these stories and more.

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Isabelle Teare

Isabelle Teare is the Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of WTJX. She also serves as a multi-media journalist for the System – writing print stories, reporting for the radio NewsFeed, and hosting <i>Trial Watch</i>, a live online program that covers high-profile cases in the territory. Isabelle is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she specialized in radio broadcast and audio storytelling. Born in Brooklyn but raised on St. Thomas since the age of seven, she attended and graduated from Antilles School before moving to Washington, D.C., where she earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in Justice and Peace Studies. Originally planning to pursue a career in law, Isabelle worked as a paralegal on St. Thomas for several years before deciding to follow her passion for storytelling.

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