Category Archives: Local News

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services has pinned down a date for the opening of the Urgent Care Centre in the east end of St. John's. The facility, which is one step below a full-blown emergency r...

Santa Claus is comin' to town tonight - and VOCM has got you covered ahead of his arrival. The list is double checked, the presents are wrapped, the sleigh is prepped, and the reindeer are itching to ...

A Christmas storm is going to hit the Avalon Peninsula first and then make its way across the province. A winter storm warning has been issued for the Avalon with heavy snow and high winds bearing dow...

There's no word yet on what led to a shelter-in-place order in the west end last evening. RNC descended on the area of James Place off Blackmarsh Road just after 6:30. Police had ordered residents to ...

The RNC have yet another intense operation underway in metro, the third or fourth in the past couple of days. People in the area of James Place off Topsail Road and Columbus Drive in the west end are ...

Saying it's focused on affordability, the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor is lowering the property tax rate next year. The 2026 budget, worth $25.4-million, is about $1.2-million more than the 2025 financ...

The Independent member for Humber-Bay of Islands is back home from Africa after delivering nearly 250-thousand meals to hungry children and seniors in Uganda. Eddie Joyce and his family make the trip ...

The Trans Canada Highway is once again open to traffic in both directions following a collision just west of Clarenville early this afternoon. There's no immediate word on the nature of the crash or w...

MADD Canada is urging those out enjoying the holiday season not to drink and drive. Patricia Hynes-Coates says she's not telling people not to enjoy themselves, but if you drink or imbibe, stay put or...

The RNC have arrested and charged two men in connection with the death of a man on Empire Avenue this week. The man's body was discovered in a home Sunday evening and police seized a car believed to b...