Category Archives: Local News

High winds are being blamed for power outages in a number of areas of the province. Numerous regions have been affected as a result, including the Lawn, Lord's Cove and Point May area of the Burin Pen...

Sophia Slaney of Conception Bay South has received quite the early Christmas gift. She bought the winning ticket for the VOCM Cares 50/50 draw which comes with a prize of over $120,000. Slaney got the...

The unemployment rate fell 0.4 percentage points nationally to 6.5 per cent in November, following a 0.2 per cent decline in October. The unemployment rate had previously trended up through most of 20...

Opposition justice critic Pam Parsons calls recent abrupt changes to the provincial court system an erosion in access to justice that requires greater transparency. The justice minister yesterday anno...

A 42-year-old man is facing numerous weapons-related charges after he was found hiding inside a home on Campbell Avenue early this morning. Police were called about a break-in at the home around 1:55 ...

Crews are in the final stages of doing repairs and upgrades to several sections of Pitts Memorial Drive - projects which seem to have been on the go forever in one sense or another. Work on the Clover...

Premier Tony Wakeham has a 41 per cent approval rating just one month into his mandate according to the latest numbers released by the Angus Reid Institute. The online survey was conducted from Novemb...

RCMP are turning to the public for information after a utility trailer was stolen from the Rod and Gun Club in Lewisporte last month. Police were called about the incident just after 2 p.m. on Novembe...

Four people, arrested and charged with breaking into a house in Happy Valley-Goose Bay were still inside when police arrived at the scene. RCMP were called to a home on Mesher Street shortly after mid...

More snow came down last night on the west coast and another 5-10 cm is expected today - maybe not great news for everyone but certainly for one of the region's tourism draws. Sales of season passes a...