Category Archives: Local News

St. John's Pride is offering community support in the wake of the passing of a well known local drag performer. Johnathan Nichol of Marystown, performed under the name of Reign Michaels, a popular loc...

A lawsuit filed by the mother of a young woman who died in custody, is still in the discovery phase more than six years after her passing. Natasha Martin told VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly that her d...

Local musicians and others are sharing their tributes and memories on the passing of country music icon Kris Kristofferson at the age of 88. Kristofferson was known for penning Me and Bobby McGee, a b...

A 51-year-old man, who had escaped from Her Majesty's Penitentiary this morning, is back in lawful custody. Police were called to the Pen this morning around 9:40 a.m. after Todd Boland, who is before...

October is Foster Families Month, an occasion marked with an official proclamation-signing this morning in St. John's. Foster families are needed throughout the province, an important role that Execut...

A man is in the lockup after an incident with violence at a residence in the west end of St. John's yesterday. The 31-year-old faces charges of assault by choking, possession of a prohibited weapon (a...

The General Manager of the Dairy Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador believes there is an opportunity to develop secondary dairy products beyond milk and ice cream. Tom Osborne says there is a lot of...

An advocate for men's mental health is sounding the alarm about the prevalence of online gambling and the problems it poses to those living with addictions. Bill Jeffrey is the founder of the Lonely M...

Metro police are trying to get to the bottom of a robbery at a business on Elizabeth Avenue on the weekend. A person who was brandishing a weapon went inside the business just before midnight last nig...

This marks the first week of no more home heating oil deliveries for St. Brendan's. In September, North Atlantic made the decision to cease service to several rural communities, including St. Brendan'...