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Teenager Reported Missing from Corner Brook
Police are looking for the public's help in locating a teenager reported missing from Corner Brook. RNC say 15-year-old Sophie Willis has shoulder-length blue hair. Anyone with information on the wher...
Oct 08, 2025 Sophie Willis (RNC)
Young Woman Missing from St. John's Area
The RNC is searching for a woman reported missing from the St. John's area. Police say 21-year-old Annalisa Manjokoto was reported missing on October 6th. She was last seen in the area of Memorial Uni...
Oct 08, 2025 Annalisa Manjokoto (RNC)
Arrest Warrant Issued for Newtown Man
RCMP in New-Wes-Valley have issued an arrest warrant for a man wanted on a number of charges. RCMP say 47-year-old Jamie Hoyles of Newtown is wanted on two counts of assault, three counts of criminal ...
Oct 08, 2025 Jamie Holyes (RCMP)
Charges Laid in Firearms Incident in Downtown
A 43-year-old man has been charged in connection with reports of multiple people outside a home on Bond Street who may have been carrying firearms. RNC contained the area just after arriving around 8:...
Oct 08, 2025 Bond Street (VOCM News)
Former President of Sport NL and Soccer Association Passes Away
A man who devoted much of his life to the betterment of the community has passed away. John McGrath, a lawyer, was a leader and builder in the sporting community serving as President of Sport NL, Pres...
Oct 08, 2025 Jim McGrath (via Carnell's Funeral Home)
Nova Scotia Search Involving Cadaver Dogs in Missing Children Case Fails to Detect Human Remains
RCMP say cadaver dogs brought in to search the area surrounding the Lansdowne Station home of Jack and Lilly Sullivan in Nova Scotia failed to detect any human remains. RCMP in Nova Scotia issued the ...
Oct 08, 2025 Lilly and Jack Sullivan (school pictures shared by Government of Nova Scotia)
UPDATE: Minister Working with Consular Officials for Swift and Safe Return of Three NL Activists Detained by Israeli Officials
The three Newfoundland activists taking part in the so-called Freedom Flotilla to Gaza have been detained by Israeli forces, according to Palestine Action YYT. Sadie Mees, Nikita Stapleton, and Devony...
Oct 08, 2025 (via Palestine Action YYT)
NL Hydro CEO says 'It Makes Sense' to Break Upper Churchill Contract Now Rather Than Wait
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro says it only makes sense to break the Upper Churchill contract now, rather than wait until 2041. Not only does money flow almost immediately, but NL Hydro can also give...
Oct 08, 2025 Photo via NL HOA
Closing Arguments Next Step in Robert Belbin Second-Degree Murder Trial
The jury in the second-degree murder trial for Robert Belbin has been advised not to make plans for the long Thanksgiving Day weekend. Supreme Court Justice Trina Simms laid out a timeline for the eig...
Oct 08, 2025 Robert Belbin entering the courtroom. (VOCM News/October 2025)
Residents Protest Foul Odors from Fish Farm Waste Disposal Facility
Bay St. George residents gathered this morning to protest the dumping of waste from recent salmon die-offs in Bay St. George South. Mowi confirmed that it had suffered two major die-offs in recent mon...
Oct 08, 2025 Via Sharon Piccott on Facebook
