Category Archives: Local News

A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with a crash in Portugal Cove South last summer that claimed the life of an 18-year-old woman. RCMP say Riley White was the driver of a vehicle that le...

A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for sexual offences has been sent back to Ontario after his arrest in Clarenville. RCMP say 61-year-old Jeff Laing, who was wanted in Ontario, was arrested at a h...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is pledging greater funding for security and the Canadian military at what he calls a hinge moment in history. Citing threats from "a more dangerous and divided world" that ...

Fire bans on the northeast Avalon are starting to be lifted. The bans were first put in place on May 30th due to hot and dry conditions. Earlier today, the St. John's Regional Fire Department lifted t...

The City of St. John's is actively monitoring traffic at the intersection of Columbus Drive and Mundy Pond Road to see if a dedicated left turn signal is required at all four stops. The intersection c...

A 68-year-old man passed away on the weekend as the result of an ATV crash near Pouch Cove. RNC were called around 1:20 yesterday afternoon to the scene of the crash which is believed to have occurred...

Jerry Earle is reflecting on one full decade of being at the helm of NAPE. Earle first took over as the president of NAPE back in June of 2015, defeating long-time president Carol Furlong in an electi...

More than $2.8 million was raised this weekend during the Janeway Children's Miracle Network Telethon. The event is the Janeway Foundation's biggest fundraising campaign of the year. Foundation Presid...

The Department of Energy says the province's iron ore industry is well positioned to weather 50 per cent tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imports into the United States. Minister Steve Crocker sa...

The mayor of Corner Brook agrees with a caller to VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly that the transportation system for persons who have mobility challenges is atrocious. But, he says it will soon improve...