Category Archives: Local News

A figure skating coach accused of sexual assault has denied the allegations but admits being alone with them might have been a mistake. Thirty-year-old Matthew Power faces 10 charges including sexual ...

RCMP say the body of a 59-year-old man, who had been fishing in Bonavista Bay, was recovered this week. RCMP were called around 5:30 Tuesday afternoon that a fishing boat, full of water, had washed up...

Bay Roberts RCMP are investigating after a pickup truck was stolen from a home in Heart's Content on Monday. The red 2018 Ford F-150 was stolen while it was parked at the wharf in the community. It wa...

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is urging the public to report any information they can about dangerous driving activities-such as street racing, as incidents increase during the summer months. Ea...

The provincial government says their fifth waterbomber will be repaired and brought back into service, it is now a question of where the work will be done. The waterbomber has been on the shelf since ...

The City of St. John's continues to tweak its 2018 paid parking strategy, trying to find that financial sweet spot. Council's Committee of the Whole has endorsed a reduction in commercial permit rates...

The President of Stingray Radio is in St. John's to make an appeal to the provincial government to consider the role of local media when considering where to spend its advertising dollars. Steve Jones...

The Department of Justice and Public Safety is investigating what led to an inmate breaking loose at the corrections centre in Stephenville last week. Thirty-one-year-old Tyler Bennett escaped from th...

Parts of the island are in for a scorcher today and tomorrow with heat warnings in effect for central, northeast, Terra Nova and parts of the west coast. The mercury will shoot up into the high twenti...

Reports of a rat infestation at Her Majesty's Penitentiary come as no surprise to local lawyer Erin Breen. An inmate recently spoke to CBC, outlining how bad the situation is inside The Pen. The conce...