Friday, August 8, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Virgin Islands Department of Finance building has officially been renamed in honor of former Finance Commissioner Bernice Vanterpool Turnbull. A former Charlotte Amalie High School student identified only as “John Doe,” is urging a federal judge to reject the government’s bid to dismiss his sexual abuse lawsuit. Convicted government contractor Benjamin Hendricks has joined former Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White in seeking a new trial over their federal bribery and wire fraud convictions, while also facing a separate lawsuit for more than $30,000 in unpaid construction supplies. Three St. Thomas beaches — Lindqvist, Lindbergh Bay, and Vessup Bay — have failed water quality tests and are unsafe for swimming or fishing. Listen to these stories and more.