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A Reporter's Eye View of Suicide
The loss of one of our own reporters this week has led to a conversation about mental health in society. For a journalist, when you report on a story, you are always aware that to some extent you can ...
Aug 22, 2018
Remembering VOCM Reporter, Producer Meech Kean
This week, we mourn for one of our own. Meech Kean, who joined our team at VOCM News three years ago, died suddenly this weekend. He was 27 years old. Meech was primarily our legislative reporter but ...
Aug 21, 2018
RNC Officer Accused of Breaching Emergency Protection Order
Originally posted on July 31, 2018 | 12:20 p.m. RNC Chief Joe Boland says there was no violence during an incident that led to the arrest of RNC Cst. Steve Curnew of the Criminal Investigation Divisio...
Jul 31, 2018
A Cry for Help: Inmates Tell of Red Flags Leading to Deaths at Clarenville Correctional
Inmates and those close to inmates at the Clarenville Correctional Centre have been reaching out in recent weeks following the deaths of two young women at the facility. VOCM News has received informa...
Jun 05, 2018
Stray Dog Back on the Streets as a Cop
A local neighbourhood stray hit the big time after being spotted at the city's Humane Services by an RCMP Sergeant. Luke, a Labrador retriever cross, who started his life wandering in a St. John's nei...
Mar 22, 2018
Extensive Search Fails to Produce Evidence in Cortney Lake Homicide
Despite a massive effort, an extensive search of the old Smallwood Farm property near Bellevue Beach has failed to turn up evidence related to the Cortney Lake homicide. Search efforts clewing up now ...
Dec 02, 2017
New Information In Lake Homicide Leads to Massive Search Near Bellevue Beach
The RNC say new information is what has led to a massive new search near the Bellevue Beach area today. Some 50 or so searchers are scouring the Smallwood Farms property in connection with the ongoing...
Dec 01, 2017
RNC says Smith Currently Sole Suspect in Cortney Lake Homicide
The RNC have confirmed that Philip Smith is the only suspect at this time in the homicide of Cortney Lake, a young Mount Pearl woman, who was last seen getting into his pickup on June 7. Inspector Tom...
Nov 14, 2017
Philip Smith, Former Boyfriend of Cortney Lake, Found Dead
The RNC has concluded an intensive search effort in the Bellevue Beach area today in the wake of the passing of Philip Smith, an ex-boyfriend of Cortney Lake, a young woman who went missing from Mount...
Nov 01, 2017
Cortney Lake Disappearance Now Considered Homicide: RNC
The RNC say the case surrounding the disappearance of Cortney Lake is now being investigated as a homicide, and they have identified people of interest. New images captured on a dash cam show Lake get...
Oct 30, 2017
