The V.I. Attorney General’s Office is aware of the alleged assault of a transgender woman by four women on St. Croix on July 7, but is not giving any further information on how it plans to proceed.

The St. Thomas man charged with stealing $70,000 from a Banco Popular ATM two days before Hurricane Irma hit the territory in 2017 has been found guilty.

Investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ National Response Team have left the territory after completing their on-scene analysis of Royal Dane Mall following the July 4 fire that ravaged the building.

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While the V.I. Health Department is still “diligently” monitoring for mosquito-borne viruses like Zika, dengue and chikungunya, an official wants the public to know that the diseases are “not a concern” for the territory at the moment.

The V.I. Port Authority is installing two new air conditioning units at King Airport after months of hot temperatures inside.

The company contracted to operate slot machines at the territory’s racetracks has the right to intervene “at all stages” of a federal lawsuit filed by Southland Gaming against the Virgin Islands government, according to U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller.

A St. Croix man charged in the rape of a girl and trying to have her killed so she couldn’t testify is on trial in U.S. District Court.

On Thursday, U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands Gretchen Shappert will kick off a two-day training session for HUD Community Development and Block Grant — Disaster Recovery grantees, sub-grantees, contractors and law enforcement agencies.

ST. THOMAS — The trial of a man charged with stealing $70,000 from a Banco Popular ATM two days before Hurricane Irma hit the territory in 2017 began Monday, with video evidence of the robbery.

A man found guilty on multiple counts in a 2010 shooting on St. Croix has had a single count of reckless endangerment vacated and remanded to the V.I. Superior Court for a new trial, according to an opinion filed by the V.I. Supreme Court.

The medical examiner’s office is performing an autopsy on the body of 47-year-old Elizabeth Shaller, who was found dead in her car at Sunny Isle shopping plaza Saturday on St. Croix, according to V.I. Police.

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Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. returns to the territory today after meeting with officials of Cigna Health Insurance in West Palm Beach, Fla., according to a press release from Government House.

Four men were taken to St. Croix after being rescued in a joint effort by the U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Netherlands Navy.

V.I. property owners have until Aug. 14 to pay 2019 property tax bills.

ST. THOMAS — The merger of the V.I. Fire Service and the V.I. Health Department’s Emergency Medical Services Division that has been years in the making is moving forward, despite concerns from lawmakers and emergency medical technicians over the process and lack of detailed plans.

Three individuals charged with constructive possession of a firearm were improperly searched by police, and will have the evidence in their case suppressed, according to an opinion issued by V.I. Superior Court Judge Denise Francois.

Officials are planning a visit to Great St. James to assess environmental damage caused by illegal construction by the private island’s owner, multimillionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

ST. THOMAS — A kidnapping suspect who was handcuffed and placed in the back of a police cruiser managed to escape by reaching through the cruiser’s open window and opening the door, according to court records.

With the on-and-off fire at the St. Croix landfill now “under control,” operations have resumed — at least partially.

A judge has ruled that police improperly stopped a man for speeding on St. Croix, and evidence collected during the subsequent search of the man’s vehicle — including a loaded gun, drugs and cash — cannot be used against him.

According to the ACLU, the V.I. Bureau of Corrections is losing track of which goals have been achieved in a 25-year-old federal consent decree meant to improve conditions at the St. Thomas jail, and is “creating an impression of progress rather than actually progressing towards compliance.”

The V.I. Justice Department has been monitoring Jeffrey Epstein since 2008 when he became a registered sex offender, but local authorities have never received a criminal complaint that would prompt an investigation in the territory.

Former Sen. Jean Forde has been hired as a senior policy adviser for the 33rd Legislature.

Officials say the fire at the St. Croix landfill — which has been active on and off for weeks — is now out.

ST. THOMAS — Federal officials are expected to begin an investigation today into last week’s Royal Dane Mall fire in downtown Charlotte Amalie, raising suspicions of possible arson.

ST. THOMAS — Adjutant General nominee Col. Kodjo Knox-Limbacker is hoping to foster a “culture of dignity and respect” within the V.I. National Guard, an organization, which, for years, had reportedly taken a blind eye toward sexual misconduct.