Category Archives: Local News

The RNC has charged Desmond Downey, currently on trial for manslaughter, with intimidating a witness. Fifty-six-year-old Downey is before the courts, charged in connection with the death of a 71-year-...

A man who police say tried to evade a checkpoint in Holyrood Tuesday night by veering off onto a side road was quickly stopped and found to have contraband tobacco and open liquor in his car. The 50-y...

The long-range weather forecast is looking good for the Santa Claus Parade in downtown St. John's this weekend. The man in the red suit descends on the capital city Sunday, and it looks as if Mother N...

We're into the last full week to get tickets on the VOCM Cares 50/50 draw. There's an added feature this year - a second and a third prize. The winner of the second prize gets to lease a CRV Hybrid fr...

A national report says the average price of a home in Canada is expected to fall by 3.7 per cent next year, but that's not the case in Newfoundland and Labrador. Re/Max says the average residential sa...

The 37 Canadian Brigade Group of the Canadian Army Reserve in this province will be holding a food drive at various sites throughout metro and in central tomorrow. Operation Replenish is part of an ef...

Police in Labrador are looking for help from the public after a series of commercial break-ins in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Somebody broke into the Northern Lights Limited store on Hamilton River Road S...

Energy giant Cenovus is donating $2.25 million to Memorial University and the Marine Institute for programs and scholarships. CEO Jon McKenzie made the announcement in St. John's yesterday morning, an...

A 32-year-old man has been charged for allegedly stealing from a store in Stephenville, mere days after he was picked up for a similar offence at another business. RCMP arrested Gregory MacPhee over t...

Marine Atlantic is hoping to have a replacement for the oldest ferry in its fleet ready to go by next summer. Earlier this year, the company issued an RFP looking for an existing vessel that they can ...