Category Archives: Local News

Parts of the island are in for a heavy soaking with some tropical moisture on the doorstep of the weekend. Environment Canada has alerts out for a large chunk of the island, though there is some uncer...

A woman was arrested following a disturbance at a residence in Torbay late last night. The RNC were called out at about 11:30, and ended up arresting a 43-year-old on charges of assault with a weapon....

The provincial government has thrown its full support behind an effort to return remnants of the Ocean Ranger disaster to this province from Ottawa. The premier's parliamentary assistant, MHA Perry Tr...

Residents on the Burin Peninsula are asking for greater wildlife resources as they deal with a bold family of bears that has been causing problems for the people of Spanish Room. Lisa Slaney says the ...

This just might be an all-timer on the Outer Ring Road in terms of speed. The RNC clocked a young man zipping past everything in sight at 201 km/h at about 8:00 last night, well after dark. Officers p...

There's some turbulence within the ranks of the Newfoundland Rogues ahead of their season opener at Mary Brown's Centre next month. The team has revealed via social media that coach Jerry Williams, wh...

Qalipu First Nation band elections come to a close at the end of the week. Voting for a new chief and council opened last Friday and closes this Friday at 8:00 p.m. Three people are in the running for...

The provincial government's online payment system will be unavailable for several hours tonight. Officials say the downtime is necessary to complete required maintenance . The outage will occur from 9...

A taxi without a driver? Billionaire Elon Musk wants to unveil a new type of vehicle that could be just that, but a local tech blogger says the idea is being met with skepticism. Kevin Andrews says Mu...

An avid hiker is cautioning people not to rely on having cell phone reception if they run into trouble on the trails. Jack Hickey, who is also a retired member of St. John's Regional Fire Department, ...