Category Archives: Local News

VOCM News has been named as a finalist for an Atlantic Journalism Award. The award is in the audio category for best radio newscast. The submission is from July 17th of last year and looks at two deve...

Crews across the province are fighting a number of forest fires at this hour. Dry conditions to start out the week have made the forest vulnerable to fires and have created a busy afternoon for firefi...

Police have made what they're calling the largest fentanyl seizure in the province's history. RNC have uncovered what they're calling a "one stop shop" for drugs. Included are more than 500 grams of f...

The province is giving nearly $150,000 to the Royal St. John's Regatta to upgrade the docks and to put off a concert ahead of race day at Quidi Vidi. The President of the Regatta, Ashley Peach, says t...

The federal government forced an end to the postal strike late last year but the two sides are no closer to a settlement, so our mail service could be headed for yet another disruption. In all the com...

Newfoundland and Labrador's music community is mourning the sudden passing of Mark Hiscock, co-founder of the iconic band Shanneyganock. Known for his mastery of the button accordion, Hiscock was a dr...

A man in Labrador City has been charged after he was seen driving dangerously multiple times over the course of several hours. Police first attempted to pull the vehicle over on Hudson Drive just befo...

Butlerville native Jacob Lewis wowed the judges on Canada's Got Talent once again last night, earning himself his second golden buzzer in the process. Lewis sang a rendition of Benson Boone's 'Beautif...

There has been a setback to improving and expanding high-speed connectivity and cell service in northern Labrador. The Nunatsiavut Government says Bell Canada has formally withdrawn from the Labrador ...

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is turning to the public for help after three firearms were stolen from a home in Torbay early Monday morning. They say two men broke into a a home on Torbay Road b...