Gov. John deJongh Jr. has issued a hiring freeze for all executive branch departments of the V.I. government to help cut spending in the shadow of a budgetary shortfall.   »

ST. THOMAS - Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School has hired a new principal who lists among his credentials a fake graduate degree from a notorious online degree business. »

ST. CROIX - Officials from the Lieutenant Governor's Office told the Senate Finance Committee at a meeting Wednesday that a District Court judge will decide this month whether to lift an injunction against releasing property tax bills with new assessed values. »

Driver license services will not be available on St. Croix today and Friday to accommodate a move from Patrick Sweeney Headquarters because of mold infestation in that building. »

ST. THOMAS - U.S. Third Circuit Court appellate panel this week denied former Innovative Communication Corp. owner Jeffrey Prosser's emergency motions to stay trustees from selling any more ICC-related assets. »

ST. THOMAS - Former Attorney General Iver Stridiron's decision to accept a criminal defendant as a client while holding a full-time position as legal counsel for the V.I. Waste Management Authority has sparked debate about the right of government attorneys to maintain private law practices. »

ST. THOMAS - Old Tutu residents turned out in force Wednesday to voice their anger that the long-discussed Leonardo Trotman Drive is slated to deposit highway traffic into their neighborhood. »

ST. THOMAS - Jermaine Paris, who is awaiting trail in the slaying of V.I. Police Officer Ariel Frett, was advised of his rights Wednesday in District Court on a new charge: committing a federal gun crime while out on bail in the murder case. »

ST. THOMAS - Police asked the public on Wednesday to help find a Bordeaux man and an Illinois woman who have not been seen by neighbors since leaving for a sightseeing trip almost a week ago. »