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Alfredo Bruce Smith, 53, a former CAHS track and field coach and hall monitor who faced life in prison, was sentenced to 35 years in prison today in District Court by Chief Judge Robert Molloy after pleading guilty to all 20 counts charged against him in an indictment, including rape and production of child pornography.

Alfredo Bruce Smith gets 35 years in prison for raping boys, VIDE tight-lipped on investigation

Former CAHS track coach Alfredo Bruce Smith sentenced to 35 years in prison for raping boys, reports to school officials fall on deaf ears.

Shay Roberts, manager of the bookstore at the University of the Virgin Islands, Albert A. Sheen Campus, left, and other spectators use eclipse glasses to observe a total solar eclipse today outside the bookstore on campus.

Total solar eclipse still wows spectators in territory despite partial coverage

Virgin Islanders get tiny glimpse of total solar eclipse as path of totality crosses U.S. mainland.

Photo Description: First author of the study, Cynthia Becker collecting seawater with a Niskin bottle on a St. John USVI reef. These water samples contain millions of microorganisms which the study showed can be used to diagnose reef health and disturbance. Becker is a recent graduate of the MIT-WHOI Joint Program.

WTJX NEWSFEED: April 10, 2024

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, a research study tracking the health of coral reefs around the coast of St. John has been published, the findings indicate poor results. A man who engaged in a shoot-out with police officers on St. Thomas turns himself in to authorities.

WTJX NEWSFEED: April 9, 2024

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, the South Carolina Gamecocks win the 2024 NCAA women's championship title 87-75. Aliyah Boston provided commentary for ESPN’s coverage of the NCAA Women’s Basketball finals.

Kimarie Engerman, dean of the University of the Virgin Islands, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, left, speaks during a panel discussion today in the Evans Center, Suite 401, also known as the Little Theatre, at UVI’s Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. The moderator, U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Emile Henderson III, and panelists Aesha Duval, District Court librarian, and attorney Tanisha Bailey-Roka, Virgin Islands Supreme Court chief disciplinary counsel, are also pictured left to right.

Panelists reflect on 70-year legacy of landmark Supreme Court decision desegregating public schools

Panelists discuss Brown v. Board of Education in observance of the 70th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision ending segregation in public schools.

Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett speaks during a press conference today outside the United States Capitol.

Federal lawmakers, civil rights groups call on DOJ to denounce Supreme Court’s racist Insular Cases

Members of Congress, civil rights groups urge U.S. Department of Justice to disavow and cease its reliance on the Supreme Court’s racist Insular Cases.

Gordon Ackley, who will be resigning as chairman of the Republican Party in the Virgin Islands effective May 3, speaks during the party’s Commit to Caucus event January 27 at the Palms at Pelican Cove on St. Croix.

Gordon Ackley resigning as VIGOP chair to support aging father living outside the territory

Gordon Ackley to resign as chairman of the Republican Party in the Virgin Islands effective May 3 to support aging father living outside the territory.

Photo credit: viconsortium.com Aerial view of the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas.

Op-Ed: VIPA’s Airport Transformations for the Economic Future of the USVI

Op-Ed submitted by Virgin Islands Port Authority’s Executive Director Carlton Dowe.

Pictured: Solar micro-grid at the St. Croix Educational Complex

WTJX NEWSFEED: April 24, 2024

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, the Department of Education cuts the ribbon to a new micro-grid solar farm at the St. Croix Educational Complex. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. fires back at remarks made yesterday by Senator Donna Frett-Gregory during the 35th Legislature's Press Conference.

DJ Avalanche speaks after receiving keys to the Virgin Islands

WTJX NEWSFEED: April 23, 2024

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed, the 35th Legislature holds a press conference to address the Governor’s state of emergency announcement regarding the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority. The Virgin Islands Energy Office will soon receive $62.5 million in federal funding to develop solar programs in the territory.

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