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Malique Daniel holds his kitten Bobbi outside the remains of the apartment building that was destroyed in a predawn fire on Wednesday. Daniel initially believed both of his kittens had died in the blaze; Bobbi escaped, but his other kitten, Zobbi, did not survive.

Malique Daniel loses residence, pet, livelihood in fire near Blackbeard’s Castle on St. Thomas

A predawn fire destroyed apartments near Blackbeard’s Castle on St. Thomas. One tenant lost his home and livelihood, but later learned one of his two kittens survived.

Thomas Simon, of St. John, is pictured in a 2011 mugshot.

St. John man accepts plea deal after arrest in cocaine sting, altercation with suspected drug dealer

Thomas Simon pleads guilty after selling cocaine to undercover DEA agent on St. John and following an altercation with suspected drug dealer Shakoi Mactavious.

Attorney John-Baptiste cites Sept. 10 fire for delay in response to Hendricks’ sentence rescheduling

Benjamin Hendricks to be sentenced same day as co-defendant Calvert White; Attorney Darren John-Baptiste apologizes to court for being unreachable after office fire.

Pictured: An employee of the Department of Property & Procurement places a seat belt compliance sticker inside a government vehicle.

WTJX NEWSFEED: September 17, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Office of Highway Safety and the Department of Property & Procurement have launched an initiative requiring seat belt compliance stickers in more than 1,400 government vehicles to improve low seat belt usage rates and cut down on serious crashes.

Former Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White arrives at District Court on St. Thomas for his initial appearance and arraignment on January 10.

Calvert White’s sentencing for bribery conviction rescheduled to January 22, 2026

District Court judge reschedules Calvert White’s sentencing hearing following his bribery conviction to January 22, 2026.

A sign outside Walgreens on St. Thomas welcomes customers from the now-closed Kmart Pharmacy.

Kmart Pharmacy in Tutu Park Mall on St. Thomas closes, customers and staff transition to Walgreens

The pharmacy in the territory’s last Kmart has shut its doors. All customers have been transferred to Walgreens, where the Kmart Pharmacy staff will now be employed.

Pictured: A school bus drives along a flooded King Street in Christiansted town as the Department of Education waffled between keeping schools open or closed.

WTJX NEWSFEED: September 18, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Heavy rainfall from a tropical wave caused flooding, school and office closures, power outages, and service disruptions today. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. spoke with WTJX about ongoing blackouts in the STT/STJ district, sharing that Wartsila engineers are working to make repairs as WAPA pushes to propane conversion.

The Randolph Harley Power Plant on St. Thomas, pictured, lost generation that triggered a district-wide power outage Thursday, the second district-wide outage on St. Thomas and St. John in the past two weeks.

Gov. Bryan: Failed attempts to convert generators to propane on St. Thomas are triggering outages

Governor Albert Bryan Jr.: Failed attempts by the VI Water and Power Authority to convert Wärtsilä generators to propane on St. Thomas are triggering power outages.

The office of Darren John-Baptiste, the attorney for Darin Richardson, was destroyed in a pre-dawn fire on September 10.

Darin Richardson sentencing rescheduled to Jan. 30, 2026, after fire destroys his attorney’s office

Darin Richardson, the former VIHFA COO convicted of bank fraud and money laundering, will now be sentenced on Jan. 30, 2026, after a fire destroyed his attorney’s office.

Pictured: Students wait outside of the Lockhart K-8 School after being evacuated due to a threat called into the campus.

WTJX NEWSFEED: September 22, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Lockhart K-8 School on St. Thomas was evacuated today after a 911 call reported a possible weapon and bomb on campus.

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