Orion Township native at center of search for missing woman in Virgin IslandsOrion Township native at center of search for missing woman in Virgin IslandsDETROIT – A Michigan man is at the center of the search for a British woman who has gone missing the U.S. Virgin Island. Sarm Heslop went missing more than two weeks ago, but the investigation is at a standstill. Ryan Bane -- from Orion Township -- has reportedly refused to let investigators continue to search his boat after reporting his girlfriend missing while the two were sailing between islands. The FBI has joined the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) in the search. ‘Labels matter’ -- Michigan lawmakers push for stronger federal terrorism lawsMichigan is once again taking the lead on domestic terrorism across the country.

DETROIT – A Michigan man is at the center of the search for a British woman who has gone missing the U.S. Virgin Island. Sarm Heslop went missing more than two weeks ago, but the investigation is at a standstill. Ryan Bane -- from Orion Township -- has reportedly refused to let investigators continue to search his boat after reporting his girlfriend missing while the two were sailing between islands. The FBI has joined the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) in the search. FindSarm.comAn attorney for Bane released a statement that said Bane allowed investigators on his boat and handed over Heslop’s personal items.

Some strengthening is expected during the next 48 hours, and the system is forecast to become a tropical storm tonight or Wednesday. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for additional development and a tropical storm tonight or Wednesday. A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours. Models image updated at 10:09 AMLand HazardsKey messages for potential tropical cyclone nine can be found in the tropical cyclone discussion under awips header miatcdat4 and wmo header wtnt44 kNHC. Rainfall: the potential tropical cyclone will produce total rain accumulation of 3 to 6 inches with maximum amounts of 10 inches across the northern Leeward Islands, british and U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

(CNN) - The search in the Virgin Islands for missing American Lucy Schuhmann was expanded on Wednesday, police said. Officials expanded their search after receiving a tip called into Crimestoppers on Wednesday morning, said Karl Caesar, a spokesman for the Virgin Islands Police Department told CNN. The search area in St. John now includes a body of water near the pond where investigators searched on Monday. A multiagency search ensued, including resources from the Virgin Islands Police Department and St. John Rescue. The US Coast Guard, divers and snorkelers have helped look for the missing woman around the southern shoreline of the Virgin Island National Park, near where her rental vehicle was found, officials said.

Tropical Storm Karen is moving north, away from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Tropical Storm Karen drenched southcentral Puerto Rico, causing a river to wash away a bridge in Coamo and cutting off at least 15 families, the National Weather Service said. Even as Karen moves away from Puerto Rico, it'll bring heavy rainfall, strong thunderstorms and flooding threats through Wednesday, forecasters said. "On the forecast track, the center of Karen will continue to move farther away from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands today," the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. Puerto Rico Gov.

Lucy Schuhmann of Kentucky disappeared from a BNB in the Virgin Islands. ST JOHN, Virgin Islands - As three tropical systems gather in the Atlantic, the urgency is growing to find a Kentucky woman missing in the Virgin Islands. The multi-agency search, which includes resources from the Virgin Islands Police Department and St. John Rescue, will continue despite tropical storm warnings that have closed local marine ports, Kelly said. The storm will continue to impact the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico into Wednesday with heavy rains and potential flooding, an advisory from the agency released Monday night said. Facilities at the Virgin Islands National Park were closed Monday and Tuesday in anticipation of the storm and won't reopen until port and weather conditions permit, a statement from the agency said.

CNN Weather(CNN) - Tropical Storm Karen formed just east of the Windward Islands and has sustained winds of 40 mph. A tropical storm warning has been issued for Trinidad and Tobago, along with Grenada and its dependencies. A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the next 12 hours. A tropical storm watch will likely be required for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands later Sunday, and tropical storm warnings may be issued for other areas in the Windward Islands later this morning. Karen will then approach Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Tuesday as a tropical storm.

Discussion At 500 a.m. AST (0900 UTC), the center of newly formed Tropical Storm Karen was located near latitude 11.9 north, longitude 60.2 west. SatelliteWatches and Warnings Changes with this advisory: The government of Trinidad and Tobago has issued a tropical storm warning for Trinidad and Tobago. The Trinidad and Tobago meteorological service has issued a tropical storm warning for Grenada and its dependencies. Summary of watches and warnings in effect: A tropical storm warning is in effect for, * Trinidad and Tobago * Grenada and its dependencies A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the next 12 hours. Tropical storm warnings may be issued later today for other portions of The Windward Islands.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(CNN) - Hurricane Dorian spared Puerto Rico of its worst winds and rains on Wednesday, as it largely steered clear of the U.S. territory while it battered the British and Virgin Islands instead. But as for the storm itself, Puerto Rico had feared much more fallout. Schools and airports were closed across the territory, but Dorian's path went further east than anticipated. TRACK THE STORMFears that Dorian would strain Puerto Rico's fragile infrastructure, battered by 2017's deadly Hurricane Maria, were largely unrealized. CNN's Omar Jimenez reported from Puerto Rico.