Category Archives: Local News

The City of St. John's has essentially given itself permission to carry out overnight construction on a section of Elizabeth Avenue over the next month. That's despite the noise and higher costs that ...

A new RCMP detachment building was officially opened yesterday in Marystown. The $12 million dollar facility was built through a cost-shared agreement between the provincial (70 per cent) and federal ...

OceanGate's former operations director David Lochridge, who blew the whistle on safety concerns he had with operations at the company, outlined gaps and holes in the carbon fibre hull of the Titan, wh...

Three men are facing charges in connection with two separate home invasions in Stephenville last week. RCMP say the suspects were identified as 32-year-old Jacob King and 36-year-old Ashley Parsons of...

A man is facing charges after an elderly woman was attacked with bear spray in the west end of St. John's yesterday. The incident happened around lunchtime, resulting in the arrest of a 38-year-old ma...

Someone in Mount Pearl just woke up $100,000 richer. A ticket sold for last night's Lotto Max draw matched all six numbers on the TAG. The $80 million jackpot was split in half with two winning ticket...

A corrections officer in the provincial justice system is on administrative leave after being found guilty of assault. The 26-year-old woman, who has mental health issues, assaulted another woman in t...

RCMP are asking the public to keep an eye open for a car reported stolen from Marystown. Police are also looking for a man believed to be involved in the crime. It's believed the white 2014 four-door ...

Construction on the final phase of the Team Gushue Highway will begin in a couple of weeks. The provincial government has awarded the contract, valued at $30-million, to Bursey Excavating and Developm...

An extensive air and sea search was launched Monday for a Coast Guard crewmember reported missing. The Canadian Coast Guard says the crewmember was not on board the Vincent Massey when it docked at St...