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Officials Asking People to Avoid Bay D'Espoir Highway Due to Martin Lake Fire
The provincial government is asking people to limit travel along the Bay d'Espoir Highway in central Newfoundland due to the ongoing wildfire situation. The Martin Lake blaze has been burning now for ...
Aug 11, 2025 A map of the Martin Lake area (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Vehicle Fire Slows Lunch Hour Traffic in Corner Brook
First responders made quick work of a vehicle fire during the busy lunch hour in Corner Brook. Firefighters were first called to Main Street just before noon to find a former ambulance fully engulfed....
Aug 11, 2025 (Photo via Facebook)
UPDATE: Paddy's Pond Industrial Area Evacuated Due to Fire, TCH Reopens
An evacuation order has been issued for the Paddy's Pond Industrial area including Akita Equipment and surrounding buildings, and float plane hangars. The Trans Canada Highway has reopened to traffic,...
Aug 11, 2025 (Photo via Facebook)
First-Degree Murder Case Reaches Preliminary Inquiry Stage
The preliminary inquiry has begun for three people charged with first-degree murder in Conception Bay North. Thirty-four-year-old Terry Cole, 41-year-old Matthew Kavanagh and 28-year-old Stephanie Nof...
Aug 11, 2025
Officials Warn About Misinformation, Urge Fire Evacuees and Others to Follow Official Channels
Forestry Minister Lisa Dempster is urging people to follow official channels when it comes to accurate updates on the current fire situation. Dempster remarked on the misinformation being spread throu...
Aug 11, 2025 Kingston fire near Perry's Cove. (Photo courtesy Eugene Howell)
Amelia Earhart Statue Recovered
The statue of Amelia Earhart, stolen from Harbour Grace back in April, has been located and is in police custody. Mayor Don Coombs provided the long-awaited update on VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly th...
Aug 11, 2025 Amelia Earhart statue outside the Harbour Grace RCMP detachment (RCMP)
Crews Fighting Fire with Fire in Conception Bay North
Officials are fighting fire with fire to try to prevent the conflagration in Conception Bay North from spreading south toward Victoria and Carbonear. Thousands of residents from Salmon Cove to Gull Is...
Aug 11, 2025
YYT On Wheels with Canada Games in Town
It is a busy couple of weeks for the metro region in general, but what's known as Crossover Day might just be one of the most intense ever for the airport. That's the period when the first wave of Can...
Aug 11, 2025
Twillingate RCMP Investigating Two Separate Fires
RCMP in Twillingate are investigating after two fires were lit in the community early Friday morning. Police were first called to a fire at a local garage on Main Street at around 3 a.m., where firefi...
Aug 11, 2025 Damage to the church and the garage in Bayview and Twillingate, August, 2025 (Submitted)
Team NL Lands First Medal at Canada Summer Games
Team NL earned a spot on the podium on day one of the 2025 Canada Summer Games. Swimmer Gavin Baggs earned the province's first medal after placing second in the Men's 400m Freestyle Para competition....
Aug 11, 2025 (Team NL/Facebook)
