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May Snow is Good for the Eyes
But it won't be welcomed by campers this holiday weekend.
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Holiday Checkpoints Underway
No impaired drivers were caughte yesterday afternoon heading out of the capital city.
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Farmed Salmon Show up in River
25 farmed salmon, many of which were over 10 pounds, were removed from the Garnish River last week.
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Overnight Police Blotter
A number of incidents reported, including an alleged assault against a nurse in hospital.
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Gros Morne`s UNESCO Designation Could be Jeopardized
CPAWS says designation could be affected by a proposal for oil development near the world-famous national park.
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Deer Lake on Flood Watch
Officials will assess whether or not opening flood gates has had any effect on lowering water levels.
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Syringe Stabber Loses Appeal
A Supreme Court Justice found Darrell Benjamin Phelan guilty after his former girlfriend said he stabbed her with a syringe full of his Hepatitis-C infected blood.
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Health Minister Responds to CICPO Court Ruling
The Court of Appeal ruled that government had placed impractical barriers in the way of the Council of Independent Community Pharmacy Owners leaving the provincial prescription drug program.
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Crown Prosecutor Leaving Province
Liberal MHA Andrew Parsons says a lawyer from the Crown's office is leaving his post in this province to go and work in Alberta directly due to this year's budget cuts.
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Trepassey Gas Issue Solved
Trepassey residents should be able to continue to fill up their vehicles without having to leave town.
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Bergy Bits an Offshore Challenge
The general manager of ice and environmental operations at Provincial Aerospace said the biggest problems for offshore ice management come in relatively small packages.
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Erin's Pub Reopening May 31
Owner Chris Andrews says flooding damage to the pub was more extensive than first thought.
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Arts Council Awards Tonight
The ceremony will take place at the DF Cook Recital Hall at Memorial University.
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Safety Awareness Growing
Christina Marshall with Safety Services Newfoundland and Labrador says the safety culture in the province is growing.
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Foul Weather for Victoria Day Weekend
Clarenville and Gander could see 10 cm of snow tomorrow and tomorrow night with northeasterly winds, while parts of central, the west coast, and the southwest coast are in for 5-10 cm.
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Man Apologizes for Court Outburst
21-year-old Justin Wiseman is accused of holding up a deli on Springdale Street, and then barricading himseld inside a house with a sawed-off shotgun.
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Man Steals Dirt Bike and Flees from Police
A stolen dirt bike in Bristol's Hope has been recovered after police arrested a 25-year-old man.
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Earthquake in Central Canada
It was 5.1 on the Richter Scale
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Concerns Over Escaped Farmed Salmon
25 farmed fish, some of them weighing over 10 pounds each, were recently caught in the Garnish River, on the Burin Peninsula.
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Man Accused of Murder Tries to Escape Custody
While in custody at the Waterford Hospital for a psychiatric assessment in March, Kenneth Green allegedly conspired to escape.
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Town Prepared for Possible Flooding
Deer Lake Power will be opening flood gates to ease rising water levels, the highest seen in 30 years.
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Change of Heart for Gas Stations in Trepassey
VOCM News has learned one of the gas stations will be starting up again after the owner held discussions with the gas company.
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More Charges for Boalag
Sofyan Boalag has pleaded not guilty to all offences.
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Jones Taking on New Critic Roles
Jones was elected as MP for Labrador on Monday.
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NDP Leader Reacts to House Closing
Lorraine Michael says the house sat just 22 days in the spring session, starting with the Speech from the Throne.
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Big Drop in Gas Prices in NL
This province saw the largest year over year decreases in gasoline prices in the country at 9.3 per cent.
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Water Restored in Corner Brook
A water main break last night resulted in a complete water outage for one neighbourhood.
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Woman Facing Drug Charges
She was released to appear in court at a later date.
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Minister Responds to CNA Cuts Letter
The Canadian Federation of Students has prepared a position paper on cuts to the College of the North Atlantic.
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X-Ray Temporarily Closing in Buchans
Central Health says diagnostic imaging will be shut down for a 6-8 week period, starting May 27.
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West Coast Man Charged
The man was allegedly communicating with someone he was forbidden to contact.
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RNC Chase Down Man on ATV
The 21-year-old driver is facing a number of charges under the highway traffic act, and he was also found to be impaired and breaching a court order.
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Crackdown on 'Trouble Drivers'
The RNC took a number of drivers off the road yesterday who owed thousands in fines.
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Busy Highways Expected for Long Weekend
RCMP are encouraging drivers to adjust their vehicle speed to the road conditions.
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Two EVTs Receive Master Certification
There are currently only 72 Master EVT Certified Technicians in Canada.
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House Adjourned
Pointing to the "disastrous" budget, Opposition parties agree this was not a good session for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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MHA Looks for Answers on Cuts to Eastern Health
Tom Osborne was looking for the number of positions that would be cut and the effect it would have on services.
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DFO says Marine Centre not Necessary
Wade Spurrell, DFO's Director General for Canadian Coast Guard Operations, says with advancing technology, we don't need as many such centres.
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Premier to Call Provincial Byelection Soon
By law, Kathy Dunderdale has 60 days from the date of resignation to call the byelection, and then a maximum of 90 days for the vote to be held.
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Service for Gordon Seabright
The former provincial court judge passed away this week at the age of 79.
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Young Journalist to be Laid to Rest
The funeral takes place at 2 p.m.
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Update on St. John's TB Diagnosis
Dr. David Allison says the risk to students identified as close contacts continues to be very low.
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Video of B&E Released
Three hooded men are seen in the video going behind the counter of Breakwater Pharmacy on Portugal Cove Road.
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Canada Post has Solution to Shea Heights Problem
John Caines says they've been trying to get residents of Shea Heights and the Goulds to use their post office box numbers for over a year.
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Escaped Salmon Recovered
Minister Derrick Dalley says the farmed salmon were located in Garnish River.
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Home Lottery Sold Out
All 1605 prizes will be awarded on May 30th.
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Two Sent to Hospital in Roll Over
A single vehicle accident occurred on route 70 just north of the Tilton Barrens last night.
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Reminders for Wilderness Safety this Weekend
Sgt. Barry Pitcher with Holyrood RCMP says make sure cell phones are charged.
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Grech and Pinsent to Return to Court in August
The two are accused of a stabbing in central Newfoundland.
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Missing Boy Found Safe
The 15-year old boy from Nain went missing yesterday.
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