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On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advance legislation aimed at penalizing those who ignore marine advisories during hazardous weather conditions and end up requiring emergency rescue. St. Thomas/St. John district physician representative Dr. Frank Odlum has stepped down from the Government Hospital & Health Facilities Corporation Territorial Board.

Court sets separate June 2026 sentencing dates for former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and ex-OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal after December 11 corruption convictions.

Nellon L. Bowry has an extensive career in public finance. He is a former director of the Office of Management and Budget, serving in that capacity during the Schneider and Mapp administrations.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A homicide investigation is underway on St. Thomas after 32-year-old Desie Henry Jr., who was on trial in a kidnapping and torture case, was shot and killed this morning in the Paul M. Pearson Gardens housing community.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Students at Lew Muckle Elementary School received new library books today after the Altona Lagoon Book Club donated about $1,700 worth of reading materials to support literacy. Superior Court Judge Denise M. Francois ordered a mistrial in the kidnapping and torture trial against Troy Harrigan following the shooting death of his co-defendant Desie Henry Jr. on St. Thomas.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers respond to an Inspector General audit of the Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission which uncovered missing medallions, licensing failures, and weak oversight. We speak with Senator Avery Lewis about a potential committee hearing and Senator Angel Bolques about his proposal to modernize the agency’s administrative systems.

VI Board of Elections reviews attorney general opinion limiting its role in primaries and seeks clarity on dual candidacy as Secretary Florine Audain-Hassell resigns.

Ryan Branch sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in killing of homeless veteran Milton Gordon; shelter operator says sentence too lenient.

After years as an independent voice often critical of Democratic Party politics, Sarauw says party alignment will help her advocate more effectively in Washington.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Former Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White began serving his five-year federal prison sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution of Miami after being convicted of bribery and honest services wire fraud.