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New reporting documents interrupted home-repair and homeownership cases, while federal records show that some previously authorized projects may continue and others still require approval.
The federal competition supports breast and cervical cancer screening, coordinated cancer-control plans and population-based registries; applications are due February 5, 2027.
An amended complaint challenges historical VIPD practices and parts of the territory's new gun law; the allegations remain unresolved and no court has ruled on their merits.
Emergency officials identified separate pre- and post-storm shelters, warned that responders may have to suspend calls in dangerous winds and said major utility-repair materials are limited.
Education officials reported sharply elevated early absenteeism, including rates of 53.8% at Alfredo Andrews Elementary and 32.6% at Yvonne E. Milliner-Bowsky Elementary.
Hand-counted audit totals matched the original results or differed by no more than one or two points, while pending candidate lawsuits could still require revised general-election ballots.
BSCM told senators it has spent or committed $15.72 million from two main funds while HVAC, roofing, plumbing, playground and electrical projects remain unfinished across the territory.
The Judiciary says C-Track data used by the territory's Supreme and Superior Courts was affected; the full local scope remains under investigation.
The Office of Legal Counsel now interprets a federal welfare-law condition as reaching every agency within a participating state or territory, reversing its narrower 1998 position.
The announced September 3–4 pickup window on St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John is over; DPW has not posted a new distribution schedule.
The university requested Probation or Warning status after a follow-up review, but it remains accredited under Show Cause while awaiting a November 19 hearing and later commission action.
USDA's fiscal 2027 tables raise the maximum monthly allotment for a four-person Virgin Islands household to $1,315 while setting the territory's excess-shelter deduction cap at $606.
Five Ford Mustang Mach-E police units are entering service across St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John in the government's first all-electric law-enforcement deployment.
A new GAO report places the territory's decade-long fiber project at roughly 46,000 planned locations, while federal records show the rollout is scheduled to reach full deployment by the end of 2027.
The new customer-service location is scheduled to open September 28 with bus access, parking and ADA-compliant facilities; WAPA says service will continue during the transition.
H.R. 8121 has been formally reported to the U.S. House and placed on its calendar, moving the proposal to honor St. Croix bandleader and craftsman Peter G. Thurland Sr. closer to floor consideration.
Angelo Javier Carmona pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and ammunition possession in the 2025 death of Jordan “Dutty Heart” Jones; sentencing is scheduled for October 13.
The federal proposal would expand gear options for qualifying U.S. Caribbean commercial fishermen; NOAA will accept public comments through October 13.
Service pressure is improving, but some West End customers may still see low or intermittent flow and the precautionary advisory remains active.
The territory's hotel association wants VIPA to compare the proposed airport public-private partnership with a lower-cost conceptual alternative before making a final decision.
Preliminary federal estimates put total nonfarm employment at 31,800 in July, while leisure and hospitality jobs were 20.9 percent below their year-earlier level.
The West Indian Company told its board that passenger-fee income rose by $1.8 million year over year and available cash remained above its annual debt-service requirement.
Human-services and housing representatives say as many as 5,000 Virgin Islanders may be affected, though the number who have not yet met the requirements remains unknown.
WAPA says customers should continue boiling tap water for one minute or use bottled water until water-quality monitoring supports an official all-clear.