Nine Injured In Collision + Blyden Faces Disciplinary Action

Good morning Virgin Islands. Here's your Tuesday roundup of headlines from across the region.

First, today's weather:

Humid with a few showers. High: 85 Low: 79.

Here are the top stories in US Virgin Islands today:

1. Nine people were injured and sent to the hospital after a Toyota Camry lost control and collided with a safari truck. Patch has the story. (US Virgin Islands Patch)
2. The Legislature’s Committee on Ethical Conduct announced that Senate Majority Leader Marvin Blyden “unreasonably exposed the citizens you are supposed to serve” to being exposed to COVID-19. They also confirmed that they have enough of a case to move forward with a formal disciplinary hearing. Suzanne Carlson has the full story. (Virgin Islands Daily News)
3. A ruptured water main cut off water to the entire Subbase area and into Charlotte Amalie. WAPA! (US Virgin Islands Patch)
4. A 37-year-old man on St. Croix is the latest victim of COVID-19, bringing the territory death toll to 75. (The Virgin Islands Consortium)

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US Virgin Islands Patch Notebook

• Are you watching the tropical storm creeping up towards the windward islands? Don't worry, NOAA is. "On this Monday evening, a tropical wave associated with a weak area of low pressure is located less than 200 miles east of the Windward Islands. While this system continues to produce showers and thunderstorms primarily east of its center, strong upper-level winds will likely prohibit further development on Tuesday. It has a low (10 percent) chance of formation during the next 48 hours and five days. Regardless of development, the system could produce locally heavy rainfall" (Facebook)
• Virgin Islands Department of Education: "On Oct. 11, we commemorate Indigenous Peoples' Day. Join us here on Facebook live at 4 p.m. on Tues., Oct. 12 for a special presentation about the indigenous people of the USVI." (Facebook)
• Virgin Islands Department of Education: "RICARDO RICHARDS ELEMENTARY CLASSES TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY OCT. 12 The Ricardo Richards Elementary School will conduct all classes virtually on Tues., Oct. 12 due to an ongoing water service interruption impacting the campus." (Facebook)

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— Ashleigh Baldwin

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