Category Archives: Local News

Earnings were up at Fortis in the fourth quarter of the year. Profit rose to $396-million, up from $381-million the same time last year. The St. John's-based electric and gas utility says the profit a...

Plans to develop a certified airport in Nain have passed another environmental hurdle. The provincial government has given the project the environmental green light. The Nunatsiavut Government is in t...

Passengers on a flight from New Jersey to Dublin made the most of their stay in Newfoundland almost 48 hours after their flight was diverted to YYT due to a medical issue on board. The United Airlines...

The mayor of the community where the container ship ran aground says everything came together as numerous agencies responded to a tense situation in stormy weather. All 20 crew members were airlifted ...

A rather unusual criminal situation unfolded at a hotel in the capital city yesterday, resulting in the arrest of a woman. Police were called around 11 a.m. by the occupants of a room they were rentin...

A man is in custody after a dramatic arrest in the west end of St. John's yesterday morning. The RNC were called at about 4:00 in the morning and arrived at a business to find a man still inside the b...

A Colinet family is Set for Life after scratching the grand prize on a ticket purchased as a birthday gift. Daniel Beason received the winning ticket in a birthday card from his granddaughter. Beason,...

A Memorial University folklore researcher is cataloguing and mapping stories about mysterious ghost ships in and around the island of Newfoundland - and she wants to hear from you. Karin Murray-Bergqu...

A United Airlines jet that was forced to land in St. John's en route to Dublin is going to have to wait a bit longer in the capital city. The flight from Newark, New Jersey, had to divert to St. John'...

It is a windy one right across the island today and in parts of Labrador, and that's having an impact on the transportation network. Some highways are not recommended for travel in some areas because ...