Thursday, September 18, 2025

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Heavy rainfall from a tropical wave caused flooding, school and office closures, power outages, and service disruptions today. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. spoke with WTJX about ongoing blackouts in the STT/STJ district, sharing that Wartsila engineers are working to make repairs as WAPA pushes to propane conversion. Lawmakers reviewed sharp increases in government health insurance costs, warnings about rising premiums, chronic illness impacting employees and retirees, as they debated the possibility of moving toward a self-funded model. Police on St. Croix arrested a man in connection with a domestic violence incident. Listen to these stories and more.