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Search Underway For Missing 62-Year-Old Man
The RNC is asking for the public's help in locating a man reported missing from the Corner Brook area. 62-year-old Cecil Hedderson was last seen in the west coast city on June 25. He had previously li...
Jul 10, 2019
Police Seek Footage Of Brazen Business Break-In
The RNC is seeking the public's help in their investigation into a dramatic smash and grab in the city's east end over the weekend. Someone drove a vehicle into the front of the Shopper's Drug Mart on...
Jul 09, 2019
Driver Loses Vehicle, Licence After Blowing Three Times The Legal Limit
A man from North West River, Labrador blew more than three times the legal limit when police pulled him over on the highway Saturday night. RCMP received a tip about a possible impaired driver heading...
Jul 09, 2019
MUN Using All-Terrain Wheelchairs To Grant Freedom To Explore
Memorial University is using all terrain wheelchairs to help those with mobility issues travel off the beaten path. It's called the GRIT Freedom Chair. Dr. TA Loeffler with Memorial's Department of Hu...
Jul 09, 2019 Dr. TA Loeffler demonstrates the GRIT Freedom Chair.
Police Investigating Possible Impairment in Fatal Head-On Collision
RCMP have identified a man and woman from Lewisporte as the victims of a crash on the Trans-Canada, yesterday morning. Police were called to the scene of a vehicle engulfed in flame, around 4 a.m. jus...
Jul 09, 2019
One Year Since Kenmount Terrace Fire, Memory Remains Fresh For Residents
Tomorrow marks one year since fire threatened the heavily-populated Kenmount Terrace subdivision in St. John's. Warm temperatures, a lack of rain, and high winds combined to fan the flames of a fire t...
Jul 09, 2019 (Photo by Jeff Smyth.)
Potential Firestarter Caught In The Act On Metro Walking Trail
Is someone trying to start forest fires in the capital city's east end? That's what one man is wondering after noticing some suspicious activity on a walking trail near Hebron Way on the weekend. One ...
Jul 09, 2019
Local Drag Company Bringing World Class Eleganza To St. John’s Stage
Drag excellence will be walking the stage in St. John's next Saturday. Renowned drag queen Aja will be performing along with local queens like Sherry Hibiscus, Penny Dreadful, and drag king Johnny Dia...
Jul 09, 2019
Early Morning Crash On Pitts Caused By Impaired Driving, Says RNC
A crash on Pitts Memorial Drive this morning was caused by an impaired driver, according to police. RNC were on the scene of the single vehicle crash just after 1:00 a.m. today. a 25-year-old woman ha...
Jul 08, 2019
Child Rescued From Cliff In Bellevue Beach Park
Several fire departments helped out in a dramatic cliff-side rescue in Bellevue Beach Park on Sunday. A pumper truck from the Norman's Cove-Long Cove Volunteer Fire Department was joined be members of...
Jul 08, 2019 Stock image, courtesy the Norman's Cove-Long Cove Volunteer Fire Department.
