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Number of Forest Fires in NL Triple Total Reported in 2024
We're only about halfway into the forest fire season but already Newfoundland and Labrador has about triple the number of fires over last year. There were 51 forest fires in all of 2024 but there have...
Jul 18, 2025 The fire in Badger in mid-June (Grand Falls-Windsor Fire Chief/Facebook)
Man Charged Following Stabbing at Bonavista Home
A man is in custody after a stabbing at a home in Bonavista. RCMP rushed to a home Wednesday night around 7:00 but the victim declined treatment. Officers arrested 52-year-old Jerry Pearce, who was kn...
Jul 18, 2025
Single Parent Association Reminding Applicants to Ensure Registration is Fully Complete
The Single Parent Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SPANL) is reminding families to ensure their client portal registrations are fully completed and all required documents are uploaded. More t...
Jul 18, 2025
Avalon T'Railway Council Highlights Risk of Using ATVs on Dry Terrain
It's a tinderbox out there with a high forest fire index and a province-wide ban on burning in place. And an outdoor enthusiast has some advice for people with off-road machines. Parts of the Avalon P...
Jul 18, 2025 Rick Noseworthy
Erratic Driver Nabbed on Outer Ring Road
It took a while, but a man who sped off when RNC flashed the lights on him in downtown St. John's yesterday is in custody. Officers patrolling the downtown noticed a vehicle being driven erratically b...
Jul 18, 2025
North Atlantic, Government See Bright Future Ahead for Bull Arm
North Atlantic says the Bull Arm fabrication site is going to be a component of its green energy hub in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland-based company is expanding from all angles, having r...
Jul 18, 2025 Ted Lomond (North Atlantic)
Man Facing Slew of Charges After Incident in Centre City
A man will appear in court today on serious charges following an incident in centre city yesterday morning. The 30-year-old has been charged with forcible confinement, assault causing bodily harm, utt...
Jul 18, 2025
Road Reopens to Local Traffic After Forest Fire Near Small Point
The highway on the north shore of Conception Bay has reopened but police are asking that it be used for local traffic only. Route 70 at Small Point was closed yesterday afternoon because of a forest f...
Jul 18, 2025 (Submitted)
Little Change in Fuel Prices Today
There isn't much change in the price of fuel today. Gasoline goes up by just over a cent per litre but everything else moved by just fractions of a penny. The next scheduled change by the Public Utili...
Jul 18, 2025 (VOCM News file photo)
Slam Dunk to Slammer: Man Arrested for Throwing Basketballs at Traffic
A dodgy-looking man ran afoul of the law after throwing a basketball at traffic in the east end of St. John's yesterday morning. The bizarre incident happened at about 9:00. The 28-year-old was charge...
Jul 18, 2025
