Category Archives: Local News

The St. John's Regional Fire Department is urging the public to review some safety precautions over the busy Christmas season. Fire prevention officer Cara Pardy says chimneys should be inspected and ...

Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador is in the process of hiring someone to help smaller towns across the province appropriately keep track of their finances. President Amy Coady says there are so...

Hanukkah, the 8-day Festival of lights, began on Christmas Day and wraps up January 2 with a public tree lighting in St. John's sandwiched in between. Celebrating Hanukkah is a potent point of light, ...

The Chief of the RNC is reiterating the devastating impact impaired driving can have on a wide range of people well beyond the person who decides to drive while under the influence. Pat Roche has seen...

Road conditions have deteriorated on the Avalon Peninsula and in the Clarenville area with a few centimetres of snow this morning. The snow began before daybreak, but temperatures stayed cool enough t...

The health minister says the government is ahead of schedule in its plan to "rebuild" the health care system. John Hogan was referring to Health Accord NL, the plan that was released publicly in early...

A man suspected of breaching a court order is back in the arms of the law. RNC say the 32-year-old was reported last night at about 8:30 but immediately left the scene. They say quick work by the offi...

The past couple of years have not been great for skiing on the west coast with a lack of snow and an abundance of melt, but one idea being tossed around is divesting Marble Mountain to a community-run...

Metro police were kept busy Christmas night, breaking up disturbances within the household. A 28-year-old man has been charged with assault and resisting arrest after an incident around 7:30 in the we...

The people who run our health care system say they are making a significant effort to reduce the amount of downtime at emergency rooms, particularly in central Newfoundland. NL Health Services says em...