AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoGrid Reliability: WAPA is scheduling back-to-back overnight blackouts for St. Thomas–St. John on July 13 and 14 (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.), with multiple feeders affected, while St. Croix continues to see multi-day power fluctuations. Court Watch: St. Thomas Superior Court filed felony assault-with-a-deadly-weapon and first-degree unlawful sexual contact charges in separate cases, as prosecutors move forward with advice-of-rights hearings. Public Safety: A St. Thomas woman was arrested after allegedly using her car to strike an ex-boyfriend at Bellows International, and another woman faces child abuse and reckless endangerment charges tied to an online summer school dispute that escalated into violence. Local Crime Tech Angle: Police say surveillance footage links a St. Thomas man to a stolen pickup truck incident involving minors, adding more charges after a prior “hooded heist” case. Ocean Science: UVI’s VICAR program partnered with NOAA and the University of Miami to deploy a biogeochemical Argo ocean float south of St. Thomas to collect offshore water-column data for up to five years. Agriculture & Land Access: A national analysis highlights how farmland is being reshaped by land-use change and ownership transitions, with rental control concentrated among older non-operating landlords.
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