A man was arrested on May 31 after barricading himself inside a Newtown residence and refusing to surrender to police. New-Wes-Valley RCMP attended a residence on Main Street in Newtown early Sunday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into a prior report of assault. Police located the suspect, 65-year-old Jefforey Batten at the home, […]
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Roads are wet across the Avalon and for portions of central Newfoundland. There are areas of fog on the Avalon Peninsula. Along the west coast and in Labrador, roads are bare and dry. Marine Atlantic anticipates impacts to crossings scheduled for Friday due to forecasted weather conditions. All other ferries are on schedule. At the […]
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Last Friday the RNC received a report related to a vehicle passing a school bus while it was stopped with lights flashing on Bartlett Drive in Labrador City. The bus came to a stop in the area at approximately 8:40 a.m., and after the lights were engaged, a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, passed […]
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Nurse practitioner appointments are now available for residents on the Southwest Coast. Virtual or phone appointments will be offered at Nurse Douglas Stewart Medical Clinic in Ramea on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Melita Young/Grey River Medical Clinic in Grey River on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and the Francois Clinic, […]
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Former teacher and volleyball coach Markus Hicks is expected to plead guilty to some charges June 30 as lawyers work on finishing an agreed statement of facts in his sexual violence case.
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