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Actor Gene Hackman and Wife Found Dead
Legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife have been found dead at their home in New Mexico. Police were called for a wellness check at the couple's Santa Fe home yesterday afternoon where Hackman, wif...
Feb 27, 2025 Hackman as detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in The French Connection (1971)
Humane Services Offered Advice to RNC in Removal of Aggressive Dog from Mount Pearl Home
The City of Mount Pearl had to call in the RNC to help them deal with an aggressive dog at a home in the city this week-with Humane Services in neighbouring St. John's offering advice to police. The a...
Feb 27, 2025 Police officers respond to Whitley Drive residence in Mount Pearl following vicious dog attack (VOCM News)
AG Releasing Report on Government Spending This Morning
Auditor General Denise Hanrahan will release her latest audit report on government spending this morning. The AG's report on the province's 2024 financial statements to the House of Assembly will be d...
Feb 27, 2025
Price of Gas Down This Week
It costs less to fill up on gas this morning. Gas on the island drops by a cent and a half per litre. The price of diesel and furnace oil is up by about a cent. In Labrador West, the price of gas drop...
Feb 27, 2025
Three People Escape House Fire in CBS, Home Extensively Damaged
Three people managed to escape with minor injuries, but a home on Cherry Lane in CBS was extensively damaged as a result of a fire early this afternoon. Emergency responders got the call around 1:45 t...
Feb 26, 2025
Heavy Water Build-up Slowing Evening Commute
Drivers will have to slow down on the supper commute as roads on the Avalon and in eastern and southern Newfoundland are waterlogged. Heavy rain combined with snowmelt and clogged drainage systems are...
Feb 26, 2025
Premier Furey Assures Quebec Premier of Stability in Upper Churchill Agreement
Premier Andrew Furey spoke with Quebec Premier Francois Legault today to assure him that the Memorandum of Understanding signed on the Upper Churchill will not be affected by a change in leadership. T...
Feb 26, 2025 Premier Legault, then-Premier Furey and former Energy Minister Andrew Parsons when the Upper Churchil MOU was first announced (VOCM News)
Swimmer Chris Weeks Sets New AUS Records in Freestyle Events for MUN
A swimmer with Memorial University has broken another AUS record, this time in both the 50 m Freestyle and the 100 m Freestyle. Chris Weeks of Mount Pearl broke the record at the AUS Championship Meet...
Feb 26, 2025 Photo via MUN
Increased Police Presence at Pearce Junior High in Burin
RCMP confirm there is an increased police presence at Pearce Junior High in Burin in relation to "online threats" that were made at the beginning of the month. Police were informed of the threats last...
Feb 26, 2025 The new RCMP Burin Peninsula detachment in Marystown.
ECMA Awards Unveil 2025 Nominees in St. John's
Newfoundland and Labrador has strong representation among the ECMA nominations released today. The number of award nominees from this province totals 54. The full list was announced this morning at th...
Feb 26, 2025
