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Man Charged Following Attempted Robbery of Corner Brook Cab Driver
A 29-year-old man has been charged in connection with with the attempted armed robbery of a cab driver in Corner Brook on the weekend. RCMP received a complaint last Saturday afternoon that a cab driv...
May 10, 2024
Radiothon Raises Over $97,000 Towards New Equipment for James Paton Memorial Hospital
Another radiothon in support of health care in central Newfoundland came just shy of the $100,000 mark. VOCM's Mother's Day Radiothon in Gander raised over $97,267 towards the purchase of new medical ...
May 10, 2024
Police Appeal to Public in Search for Missing 12-Year-Old Girl
Police are searching for a young girl missing from the St. John's area. Twelve-year-old Emmalee McCrindle was last seen along Kenmount Road around 6 p.m. on Tuesday. She is described as about five fee...
May 10, 2024
Hundreds Head Over Heels For Gymnastics Competition at PowerPlex
Gymnastics NL and Campia Gymnastics are hosting the Eastern Canadian Gymnastics Championships this weekend at the PowerPlex in St. John's. Roughly 800 excited athletes, coaches and judges from Ontario...
May 10, 2024
Sharp-Nosed Police Dog Catches Sneaker Thief Red-Footed
The Mounties in Labrador are crediting a K9 and his handling officer for nabbing a suspected shoe thief. Police responded to the theft from a store in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Wednesday. Upon arrival...
May 10, 2024 Police Service Dog, Phox.
Naloxone Overdose Kits Earmarked For NL High Schools, Junior High
Naloxone kits will now be distributed to all junior and senior high schools in Newfoundland and Labrador. The kits, which can be life-saving in the event of an overdose, will be available in first aid...
May 10, 2024
Cheesed-Off Man Lashes Out at RNC Officers During Arrest in Metro
Police say a "very irate" man attacked officers with a block of cheese during an incident in St. John's on Thursday night. The RNC was responding to a disturbance at a house in the center of the city ...
May 10, 2024
Rogues Counting on Fan Support to Help Stave Off Elimination
The Newfoundland Rogues are in must-win territory tonight at the Mary Brown's Centre in St. John's. The Rogues are down 2-0 in their best-of-five, first-round series with the Kitchener-Waterloo Titans...
May 10, 2024 Newfoundland Rogues owner Tony Kenny makes the plea for fan support during a news conference at Mary Brown's Centre on Thursday. (VOCM News)
Flanders Crew Out of Hospital; Beaumont Hamel Sent to Bell Island
Eight Bell Island ferry workers have been released from hospital following a fire aboard the Flanders on Thursday. It happened in the engine room around noon as the vessel was pulling away from the do...
May 10, 2024 Photo via X
Six Commercial Vehicles Hauled Off Road by Bay St. George RCMP
Six commercial vehicles were taken off the road this week as the result of a highway enforcement checkpoint on the ramp in Stephenville. RCMP say eight commercial vehicles were inspected, and forty-fi...
May 10, 2024
