Category Archives: Local News

The minister of transportation is casting doubt on assumptions that the old Grace Hospital site is being considered for construction of a new hospital to replace St. Clare's. The provincial government...

A light pole was cracked off on Carrick Drive in St. John's Saturday morning as the result of a single vehicle accident. Pictures from the scene show that a vehicle crashed into a snowbank and into th...

A local performer, who's put more than a few smiles on peoples' faces, is thanking the public for their support as he undergoes treatment for cancer. Dave Penny, who is well known for his humourous re...

Another blast of wintry weather is on the way for the Avalon Peninsula. But, unlike the storm earlier this week, this one will be in and out in half a day. The system from earlier in the week dumped a...

The Department of Transportation is looking for the public's input on which highway improvement work they'd like to see in the coming season and in the years ahead. The department is inviting suggesti...

The RNC is hoping the public will help in locating a couple wanted on charges of criminal harassment. Sixty-four-year-old Victor Vengeruk and 58-year-old Karen Youden of St. John's are both wanted by ...

The Safe Works Access Program says safe use of drugs is key with two warnings of bad drugs in the province being issued recently. One came from the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use ...

A 20-year-old Stephenville man was arrested for impaired driving following a crash before daylight this morning. RCMP were called to the scene around 5:30 a.m. this morning after a vehicle crashed int...

Cain's Quest, billed as the world's toughest and longest snowmobile endurance race, is a go for early March. Normally held every two years, organizers and countless volunteers have been working hard t...

Another storm system is bearing down on eastern portions of the island even as many areas are still digging out from the latest of winter's fury. This week's days-long storm resulted in a range of acc...