Category Archives: Local News

An iconic artist from this province will have his name on an art gallery opening this afternoon in Holyrood. It's grand opening day for the Gerry Squires RCA Memorial Gallery, located in the Holyrood ...

The town of Portugal Cove-St. Philips is making a splash today with the official opening of its brand new splash pad. A celebration event, which takes place at Rainbow Gully Park this afternoon from 1...

For the second time this week, officials are reminding the public to be vigilant, following the sighting of a bear, this time in Grand Falls-Windsor. The RCMP say there have been sightings of a bear i...

RCMP are turning to the public in locating 37-year-old Leon William Francis. Police are concerned for his well-being and are asking the public to keep an eye out for him. Anyone with information is as...

A man who was nearly twice the legal alcohol limit has been arrested after a hit and run in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's. Police first started getting calls from at least three concerned citizens about ...

A Newfoundland musician got to live out a childhood dream this week by performing at the Quay's Pub in Temple Bar in Dublin, Ireland. Jackie Sullivan says she has been singing Irish music since she wa...

The organization which speaks for parents in the secondary school system does not think the cell phone restrictions will be an issue the next school year. Students faced a different world when they re...

The Realtors' Association says a tight metro-area market means that many homebuyers are changing their strategy. Executive Director Bill Stirling says the trend began during the pandemic - when the ma...

Premier John Hogan has broken his silence on the damning Auditor General Report into agency nurse contracts. Some, including the Registered Nurses Union, questioned what they called "silence" from the...

The annual Mundy Pond Regatta goes ahead today. The event, which was resurrected a few years ago to great neighborhood enthusiasm, will include games of chance, punt races and entertainment - not to m...