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Rhode Island University Shooting: 2 Students Dead, 9 Injured, Suspect in Custody
A person of interest is now in custody after two students were killed and nine were injured in a shooting at a university in Rhode Island. Authorities say it happened in the engineering building at Br...
Dec 14, 2025 (Rhode Island State Police on Facebook)
Donations Needed as Demand for Youth Housing Soars
The holiday season is a time of warmth and celebration for many, but for young people in our community facing food insecurity, mental health challenges, and housing instability, it can be one of the m...
Dec 14, 2025
Soccer Association Reveals New Hall of Fame Class
Four athletes and three builders will join the ranks of the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Hall of Fame. The athletes to be inducted are Jay Babstock, John Douglas, Ray Molloy and Susan Myrden while...
Dec 14, 2025 Holy Cross Women's and Men's Teams, 2025
NL Ranks First for Housing Affordability in New Report
A new report on housing shows that Newfoundland and Labrador is in the middle of the pack overall but leads in one category. The assessment by the University of Ottawa's Missing Middle Initiative grad...
Dec 14, 2025 St. John's downtown rowhouses (via City of St. John's)
St. John's Woman Charged After False 911 Gun Call
A woman faces a slew of charges after somebody, supposedly with a gun on them, was causing a disturbance in a residential neighbourhood in the west end of St. John's. After an investigation, RNC offic...
Dec 14, 2025
Man Arrested After Damage at Health Sciences Complex
Police have arrested a man after somebody damaged property at the Health Sciences Complex. The incident happened just after midnight. RNC say a smoke detector at the hospital was damaged. A 26-year-ol...
Dec 14, 2025 Health Sciences Centre
Heavy Snow, High Winds Target Central and West; Rain for the East
There's some heavy weather on the way for much of the island - snow in central, south and west but rain in the east. Central Newfoundland and the west coast are in for 20-35 cm of snow compounded by h...
Dec 14, 2025 (VOCM News)
Get Rewarded for Saving Energy with New Program
The company which sells most of the electricity the island consumes is going to do a pilot project to reduce usage during peak times. Newfoundland power is partnering with Mysa, a St. John's-based the...
Dec 14, 2025
Labrador Marine Donates Nearly $18K in Food to NL Pantries
The company which provides a crucial service to parts of Labrador and the island has donated to food banks and pantries throughout the province. Labrador Marine operates the ferry between the Northern...
Dec 14, 2025
Widespread Snow, Wind to Lash Much of Island Starting Sunday Night
There's some heavy weather on the way for a chunk of the island Sunday night and Monday with most areas to be blanketed in snow. The system will begin as snow on the Avalon and Burin Peninsulas, but t...
Dec 13, 2025 (VOCM News)
