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Food Harvested Through Hunting and Fishing in North America Could Be Reaching Over 200-Million People: Conservation Visions

Have you ever thought about how much food is produced from recreational hunting in this province? Wildlife biologist Shane Mahoney did and that's why he started Conservation Visions, a company compili...

Threatening Teens Arrested in Separate Corner Brook, St. John's Incidents

Two tough-talking teens, one on each side of the island were nabbed by the RNC yesterday. In Corner Brook a 17-year-old boy was arrested in the mid-afternoon for threatening to kill someone and also t...

Car Cuts Pole in Half in St. John's Crash

A vehicle crash has shut down a street just west of the downtown area in St. John's. Callers to the VOCM Newsroom say just before 11:00 a.m. this morning a car slammed into a light pole on McKay Stree...

Work Stopped Following Stephenville CNA Industrial Accident

Two "stop work" orders have been issued following an industrial accident at the new College of the North Atlantic building construction site in Stephenville. Occupational Health and Safety says there ...

With Teen Cannabis Usage Increasing, Parents Need to Have the Talk says Drug Free Kids Canada

Now that cannabis is both legal and more readily available, it's more important than ever that parents talk with their kids about smoking pot. According to statistics from Drug Free Kids Canada, teena...

Kenmount Road Reduced to One Lane Until 3:00 p.m. Today

Kenmount Road will be even more of a bottleneck today. Traffic DisruptionKenmount Road, from Polina Road to Peet Street9am to 3pm Thursday, Aug. 29Reduced to one shared lane to install a section of st...

Inspiring, Outgoing and Generous, Canada Remembers Larry Dohey

Condolences continue to pour in from all over the province, country and the world for Larry Dohey. The staff at VOCM and the Stingray Group is heartbroken over the loss of our colleague Larry Dohey. W...

St. John's Cracks Down on Re-Parking in Timed Areas

The city is cracking down on vehicles parked for hours on end in timed-parking zones. Signs indicating a two or four hour parking limit are an attempt to keep traffic moving for businesses, but some d...

Task Force on Seal Population Established, But More Work to Do says FFAW-Unifor

The federal minister of fisheries says the recent establishment of a task force to review science on seals shows that he is listening to concerns about the number of seals in our waters. However, the ...

Aug 29, 2019 A seal is caught in the act of gutting and consuming a codfish. (File photo)

Everything Not Nailed Down Ransacked from Brigus Home

A woman whose vacant home was cleaned out by crooks says she is out about $30,000 worth of contents. And the person arrested for the crime? A boy in his early teens. Pam Jenkins and her spouse are mov...