Category Archives: Local News

We now have an update on the Flanders vessel which has been on drydock for a little over a month. The Department of Transportation says repairs are still ongoing but the dockyard anticipates that the ...

The Conservation Corps Green Team in Cape Broyle is wrapping up a summer project that saw them cleaning up and beautifying the Immaculate Conception Cemetery in the town. Green Team members Christi Ay...

A former leader in the province's rugby community has died. Tom Jacobs passed away on August 4 at the age of 78. Jacobs was originally from Baie Verte, but moved to St. John's when he was a teenager i...

A home in New Harbour has been destroyed by fire. The blaze appears to have started with a truck parked in the driveway, which then spread to the nearby house. The side of the home was completely burn...

A woman from this province is the newest and youngest NBA player agent in Canada, and she's hoping to make a big difference in her new role. Stacey Leawood, 24, who is originally from Mount Pearl, now...

A video of what appears to be a large leatherback turtle off the province's coast is making waves online. The video, shared by Jeff Elliott, shows the turtle swimming off St. Anthony and has been view...

International borders are beginning to open up and travel is starting to pick up once again, but for one family here in the province the pandemic situation in their home country was too much to take t...

Back to school shopping can be an expensive time for families, and many will feel the financial strain to provide school supplies. That is why VOCM Cares is bringing back its "Block the Bus" campaign ...

Election day will be September 20 as Canadians head to the polls in the midst of a pandemic. Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Governor General Mary Simon and requested that she dissolv...

A mystery shipwreck, recently discovered in the Flemish Pass Basin through seismic work conducted for Equinor, remains a mystery. Neil Burgess of the Newfoundland and Labrador Shipwreck Preservation S...