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Drugs, Guns and Cash Seized from Airport Heights Home
One arrest has been made and charges are pending after a quantity of drugs, firearms and cash was seized from a home in Airport Heights Thursday. RNC and The RCMP's Emergency Response Team were involv...
Jul 04, 2025 The RCMP's Tactical Armoured Vehicle (TAV) (VOCM News)
Police Seek Public's Help in Attempted Armed Robbery Investigation
RCMP need help from the public in solving a recent attempted armed robbery at Da Shed Pub in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. A masked man entered the bar around 11:30 Thursday evening holding what appeared to...
Jul 04, 2025 Surveillance images of suspect in attempted armed robbery at Da Shed pub (RCMP)
Bear Sighting in Bay Roberts
A bear has been spotted in Bay Roberts and a trap has been set. Bear sightings used to be rare on the Avalon Peninsula, but in recent years they have become more common. Bears have been reported recen...
Jul 04, 2025
30th Annual Run the Rock Fundraiser Kicks off in Support of Make-A-Wish Canada
One of the more unique fundraising events launched this morning on the southwest coast. Runners, comprised mostly of alumnae from HMCS St. John's, are doing the 900-km across the island relay style to...
Jul 04, 2025 (File photo, via Make-A-Wish Canada)
Mount Pearl Man Charged with Attempted Murder, 72-year-old Man Sent to Hospital
A Mount Pearl man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in the city last night. Forty-nine-year-old Colin English is also facing two counts of aggravated assault, three counts of ass...
Jul 04, 2025
Man Facing Second-Degree Murder and Weapons Charges Fails in Attempt to Have Some Charges Thrown Out
A man charged with a slew of serious gun offences, as well as second-degree murder, tried but failed to have some of the counts thrown out this morning. Robert Belbin's lawyer had filed a so-called Jo...
Jul 04, 2025 Belbin with defence lawyer Jason Edwards (VOCM News)
Kelligrews Soiree Kicks off in CBS this Weekend
Summer kicks into high gear in Conception Bay South this weekend with the Kelligrews Soiree. The official kick-off is tomorrow morning from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the CBS Arena with the Home Hardware Pa...
Jul 04, 2025 (Via Conception Bay South Kelligrews Soiree on Facebook.)
RNC Searching for Missing St. John's Man
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is looking for a 47-year-old man reported missing from St. John's. There are no details as to when Jamie William Roebothan was last seen. However, he is described a...
Jul 04, 2025
Kilbride Residents at Odds with City About Reason for Wells Going Dry
A handful of homes in Kilbride are in a tough spot this summer - their wells have gone dry, and most believe the installation of underground piping two years ago is the reason. Ward 5 Councillor Carl ...
Jul 04, 2025
RNC Search St. John's Home and Arrest Wanted Man
The RNC arrested a wanted man as the result of a search of a St. John's home last night. Police went to the home where 32-year-old Michael Legge was believed to be staying just before midnight. Legge ...
Jul 04, 2025 Michael Legge (RNC)
