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Attorney Michael Joseph participates in a Board of Elections meeting on December 17, 2024.

Attorney Michael Joseph dies at 76, leaving legacy in courtroom and vacancy on Board of Elections

Tom Eader

Longtime St. Croix lawyer, author, and Board of Elections member Michael Joseph remembered for decades of legal advocacy and public service.

Yared Alfred, of the Virgin Islands Tennis Association, competes in the Davis Cup last week in Paraguay.

Virgin Islands tennis team ties for third among seven countries at Davis Cup tournament in Paraguay

Tom Eader

Virgin Islands tennis squad finishes second in its group and ties for third overall at Davis Cup Americas Group IV tournament in Paraguay.

Former Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Chief Operating Officer Darin Richardson, left, was released from federal custody Monday pending appeal, while former Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal entered the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Darin Richardson released from prison pending appeal; Jenifer O’Neal retains appellate counsel

Tom Eader

Ex-VIHFA COO Darin Richardson is released from prison pending appeal by the Third Circuit. Meanwhile, ex-OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal has retained appellate counsel.

Davidson and Sasha Charlemagne arrive for a hearing at District Court on St. Croix on May 15, 2025.

Prosecutors outline alleged $3.1 million disaster relief fraud scheme in Charlemagne trial brief

Tom Eader

Prosecutors outline allegations of $3.1 million disaster relief fraud against Davidson and Sasha Charlemagne as judge delays trial following prosecutor’s bereavement.

Luz Fulgence holds up a photograph of her eldest son, Alejandro “Alex” Torres III, 48, who was fatally shot by police on July 17, 2025.

Mother still seeking answers, access to body cam footage nearly a year after police fatally shot son

Tom Eader

Virgin Islands Police Department says internal investigation into Alejandro “Alex” Torres III’s death is nearing completion as his mother says she remains in the dark.

Attorney General Gordon Rhea, Governor Albert Bryan Jr., and Brett “Mac” McClafferty are pictured left to right.

DOJ declines Gov. Bryan’s request to consider opinion on Brett McClafferty’s ballot disqualification

Tom Eader

Virgin Islands Department of Justice declines to issue opinion after Governor Albert Bryan Jr. asks AG to consider Brett “Mac” McClafferty’s ballot dispute.

An illustration depicts the schooner Vigilant capturing a Spanish pirate vessel. The Baltimore-built schooner later served as a mail packet between St. Croix and St. Thomas and carried word of the July 3, 1848, emancipation proclamation from St. Croix to St. Thomas after Governor-General Peter von Scholten declared enslaved people in the Danish West Indies free.

St. John Celebration culminates on July 4, marking the day the Vigilant brought news of emancipation

Tom Eader

St. John Celebration parade falls on July 4, but does it commemorate Independence Day or Emancipation Day. Residents and historians reflect on what the date really means.

Brett “Mac” McClafferty drives away from the Elections System of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas on May 19.

Board of Elections upholds Brett McClafferty, Ida Smith disqualifications during contentious meeting

Tom Eader

Board members clash over evidence, authority, and procedure before split votes; two members briefly step away from table during debate.

Former Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal, right, and former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez at the swearing-in ceremony of a Bryan/Roach Cabinet member on February 14, 2024.

Judge denies O’Neal’s renewed request to remain free pending appeal, expected to surrender Wednesday

Tom Eader

District Court judge denies ex-OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal’s renewed motion to remain free pending appeal, noting her attorney conceded key issues during oral argument.

Tanya-Marie Singh, WTJX chief executive officer, left, and Keisha Richards, chief executive officer of the St. Thomas Federal Credit Union, pose for a photo with a ceremonial check commemorating the credit union’s $10,000 grant donation to WTJX.

St. Thomas Federal Credit Union donates $10K to WTJX, distributes $50K in grants to seven nonprofits

Tom Eader

A $10,000 grant from St. Thomas Federal Credit Union comes as the station adjusts to the loss of federal public broadcasting support.