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Midnight Chase: Man Faces Impaired Driving, Resisting Arrest Charge
A man who badly wanted to avoid police was finally caught after several attempts to disable his vehicle. The RNC first flashed the lights on him on Mundy Pond Road at about midnight, but the 43-year-o...
Jun 14, 2025
Missiles Over Israel: Conflict With Iran Escalates
Conflict in the Middle East has escalated with Israel intercepting missiles fired over them from Iran today. Sirens are warning tonight across Jerusalem. Israel first attacked Iran, but Iran has said ...
Jun 13, 2025 Zachi Evenor / CC
Cleanup of Toxic Fish Sauce Plant Could be Completed by End of Summer says Mayor
The town of St. Mary's on the southern Avalon is finally making headway in cleaning up what it calls a disaster zone. An attempt to produce fish sauce in the old fish plant did not end well with vats ...
Jun 13, 2025 (St. Mary's Mayor Steve Ryan.)
Demolition of Old Escasoni Building Underway says Councillor
The city councillor for Ward 1 is providing an update on the demolition of the old Hoyles-Escasoni building on Portugal Cove Road in St. John's. Area residents have been frustrated by the dilapidated ...
Jun 13, 2025 (Google Streetview)
Government Update Coming on Replacement of HMP
The provincial government will provide an update on the replacement for Her Majesty's Penitentiary on Monday. Parts of Her Majesty's Penitentiary date to the 1860s, and calls for the facility's replac...
Jun 13, 2025
Battle of the Badges for The Gathering Place
Members of the province's uniformed services - including military, sheriffs officers, corrections, police, fire and paramedics, are squaring off on the basketball court this weekend for the Battle of ...
Jun 13, 2025 L-R - Patrick Smith, Sheriff's Dept; Wayne Evans, tournament organizer; Nick Power, St. John's Reginal Fire Department (VOCM News)
Paradise Homeowner and Neighbours Help to Knock Down Fire in Attic
A house on Paradise Road was damaged by fire this afternoon, but all occupants got out safely. The road was blocked off near Pleasantview Avenue as firefighters from St. John's Regional fought the bla...
Jun 13, 2025
Memorial Softball Tournament and Fundraiser Collect $10,000 for Counselling Service
A softball tournament in memory of a young man who took his own life earlier this year is being held this weekend in St. John's and a local counselling service is seeing the benefit of the funds raise...
Jun 13, 2025 Glen Spurgeon and his grandson Cole (VOCM News)
MHA Calls for Immediate Clean-Up of Months-Old Spill Site
The MHA for Placentia West-Bellevue is calling for immediate action to clean up the site where some 700 litres of diesel fuel spilled from a transport truck back in February. PC MHA Jeff Dwyer says it...
Jun 13, 2025 Some of the mess in Swift Current, before and after (Nancy Barrington via Facebook)
Defence Unable to Reach Accused Facing Manslaughter Charge
A St. John's man facing a Supreme Court jury trial for manslaughter was a no-show on a separate charge in provincial court this morning. Fifty-four-year-old Des Downey was first charged two years ago ...
Jun 13, 2025
