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Downtown Disturbances Lead to Three Arrests Overnight
There was a ruckus downtown in the wee hours which began inside a bar and spilled out onto the street. Police on patrol came upon the disturbance involving several men at about 1:00. The subsequent in...
May 23, 2026 (VOCM News)
El Niño Expected to Bring Average Hurricane Season This Year
It is expected to be an average hurricane season in terms of the number of storms, but officials are urging people to be prepared should a significant system head their way. Hurricane season officiall...
May 23, 2026 Bob Robichaud (VOCM News)
Man Arrested After Throwing Rock at Vehicle on Topsail Road
Police had an unusual situation on their hands early last night as a man threw a rock at a vehicle which was stopped in traffic. The incident, which resulted in damage to the windshield, unfolded on T...
May 23, 2026 (RNC)
Local Astronomers Hope for Clear Skies for Signal Hill Stargazing Event
There will be plenty of stargazing going on this weekend as it is Astronomy Day. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, St. John's Centre and MUN's Johnson Geo Centre have teamed up to put off the ...
May 23, 2026 The Johnson GEO Centre (Memorial University of NL)
Major Mining Firms Compete in Atlantic Mine Rescue Event
Mining companies and emergency responders are attending the Atlantic Mine Rescue Competition and Symposium at the Glacier in Mount Pearl today. The event comes at a time when China has just experience...
May 23, 2026 (via Atlantic Mine Rescue Symposium and Competition)
Public Utilities Board Announces Further Drop in Fuel and Heating Costs
There was another drop in the price of gas overnight. The two cent decrease follows an 8-cent reduction the night before. That puts the price at just under $2.00 per litre on the Avalon Peninsula. Die...
May 23, 2026 (VOCM News)
WWII Vet Passes Away at 102
A centenarian and one of the province's last surviving WWII veterans has passed away. Johnny Pauls of Spaniard's Bay was 102. A long-time member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Pauls was born in Roncont...
May 22, 2026 (via Slade's Funeral Home)
Man Fined and Prohibited from Hunting for Five Years for Shooting Firearm from Highway
A hunter accused of shooting a moose from a highway was recently convicted of the offence. The incident occurred last September near the golf club just west of Grand Falls-Windsor. Joseph Blackmore of...
May 22, 2026 Scene on the TCH near the golf club in GF-W (Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture)
Trio Charged with Stunting on Northern Peninsula: Bikes Seized and Licences Suspended
Three people had their machines seized and their licences suspended following reports of dangerous and aggressive driving on the Northern Peninsula last week. RCMP in Deer Lake were called about some ...
May 22, 2026
Taxpayers Federation Calling for Stricter Rules Around Government Event Spending
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is asking the provincial government to introduce stricter rules on event spending after learning former Premier Andrew Furey's Churchill Falls MOU announcement cost t...
May 22, 2026 Devin Drover (VOCM News)
