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Eight bills became law, including measures for homeownership funding, displaced LBJ Gardens residents, student immunizations and a women veterans coordinator; three bills were vetoed.
The St. Thomas CZM committee advanced a new Estate Nazareth soccer center, Ezra Fredericks Ballpark upgrades and added amenities at Crown Bay Marina.
VIPD says 22-year-old Thymothy Rodriguez was found with multiple gunshot wounds Wednesday night; no suspect or motive was announced in the initial report.
WAPA's current Feeder 9A phase reduces active work zones to one lane while crews build underground electrical infrastructure from the VIPA entrance past Crowley Shipping.
The special administrative and outpatient schedule ran through Friday, September 11; the newsroom alert has been retired, while emergency and inpatient care were never reduced.
Miguel Cotto is being held on $1 million bail after police arrested him on murder and assault charges; the allegations have not been proven in court.
A 140-room proposal for the former Pizza Hut and International Plaza properties received conceptual historic-preservation approval, but design and permitting work remain.
The three-year project targets staffing, after-hours response, referrals, follow-up and coordination between the territory's new dedicated 988 service and 911.
The revised Thursday closure period is no longer active. No continuing Norre Gade restriction was posted Friday morning.
Commissioners kept the electricity LEAC unchanged through December 31 while the utility's rate filing awaits a full review.
Human Services says Kingshill has an on-site water supply and will welcome students Wednesday, but it has not announced a reopening date for Frederiksted.
EPA inspections found oil stored on the ground and outside approved containment at both territorial landfills; St. Croix removal began August 12, with St. Thomas work planned for fall.
The St. Thomas records, fingerprint and firearms offices were expected to reopen Wednesday after Tuesday's move from the Criminal Justice Complex.
Five named storms and no hurricanes have formed so far; no development was expected during the next seven days Monday morning, although the season continues through November 30.
Operators arriving from the BVI or another foreign port must immediately report to Customs; three fiscal-year vessel seizures cited by CBP occurred in Puerto Rico, not the USVI.
A Virgin Islands birth certificate remains accepted, but applicants using that document to verify citizenship may now need identity proof plus a qualifying parent document or attestation.
VIPA accepted two federal grants, confirmed a $31.49 million construction contract and approved construction-phase support for the airport safety project.
The direct downtown route is scheduled to return November 1; passengers can still travel between Red Hook and Cruz Bay under the temporary off-season schedule.
Consumers should stop using affected scented products with qualifying PR01 date codes, photograph the labels for a refund and discard each bottle closed in household trash.
The Labor Day fixed-route suspension has ended, and Public Works says regular service is scheduled to return on St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John.
The October 17 run and walk begins at Mandela Circle and climbs nearly two miles to Paradise Point, raising funds for the territory's free youth-orchestra program.
Crucian educator and cultural steward Stephanie Chalana Brown places the territory's masquerading traditions within the wider American story for the nation's 250th anniversary.
BLS counted about 34,900 jobs in March under its quarterly employer-record program; average weekly wages reached $1,054, up 1.5% from a year earlier.
Retailers facing a penny shortage may use a clearly disclosed, symmetrical cash-rounding policy, but cannot routinely round every purchase up or refuse required payment options.