Recent News

A new wildfire is rapidly growing at Thomas Pond near Paddy’s Pond. The province has issued an evacuation order for businesses in the industrial area across from Akita. The RCMP say the Trans-Canada Highway is currently closed between the cloverleaf (Pitts Memorial Drive/Outer Ring Road) and Exit 39 (Foxtrap Access Road), as emergency crews respond […]

A 20-year-old man was arrested overnight after RNC officers responded to a report of persons with weapons in the centre city area of St. John’s wearing masks. Police located the suspects, one of whom had a loaded handgun, as well as illegal drugs. The accused was arrested and charged with firearm related offences including careless […]

It will be a busy day tomorrow in St. John’s with two cruise ships arriving in port. The Insignia with 702 passengers is scheduled to arrive at 8:00 a.m. and depart at 4:00 p.m. Le Champlain, with 184 passengers, is scheduled to arrive in the port at noon and will depart at 5:00 p.m. The […]

Across Newfoundland today, it will be mostly sunny. There will be haze lingering around from the forest fires. Temperatures for most areas will be near 30 once again today. Winds on the northern Avalon Peninsula are expected to be southwest 30 gusting to 50 km/h, which is not good news for firefighting efforts. A mix […]

Evacuees in Conception Bay North remain in Carbonear as a state of emergency was declared this week on the Bay de Verde Peninsula north of Bristol’s Hope and Whiteway. Premier John Hogan announced Sunday that some equipment from Quebec and Ontario has been delayed, but a high-capacity helicopter is coming from Manitoba. NTV’s Bailey Howard […]

Crime Stoppers is offering a higher reward for information that leads to the arrest of anyone starting an illegal fire. NTV’s Marykate O’Neill reports.