Dartmouth News

High winds from Hurricane Igor topple trees in St. John's in 2010. The Canadian Hurricane Centre said Friday that regardless of the number of hurricanes forecast for 2013, expected to be an "active" season, it responds to four or five tropical cyclone events each year.

Nova Scotia RCMP have arrested a 26-year-old Kentville man and charged him with possession of child pornography and trying to lure a child for a sexual purpose over the internet.

As more details are released on the new funding system for Nova Scotia's libraries, Dwight Higgins becomes more satisfied library boards and municipalities will benefit from equal funding across the province and new grant formulas.

Michelle Allaby spent Thursday night carrying a stack of paper door-to-door in her Dartmouth, N.S., neighbourhood.

A 39-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his common-law wife in Rothesay on Wednesday.

Golf Town, a retailer specializing in sports supplies, officially opens up its first store in Newfoundland today at its St.

A man accused of chaining up a teen and sexually assaulting him last fall is expected to enter guilty pleas in a Bridgewater, N.S., courtroom this morning.

Terry Stuart of Deloitte speaks during the State of the Economy Conference on Wednesday at the Westin Hotel in Halifax.

Silver Elvis a living statue from Australia is just one of many artists performing at this year's Busker Festival on the Halifax waterfront from July 31 to Aug.

The province is paying tribute to the men and women who risk their lives every day to keep Nova Scotians healthy and safe by renaming a section of Highway 111 the Highway of Heroes, Premier Darrell Dexter announced Wednesday.

Brady Richard has a rare form of brain cancer and is waiting to be treated at a centre in Houston, Texas.

Roy Galloway says he's called the Workers Compensation Board several times to complain about roofers not wearing safety gear as they build the new subdivision below.

The chief justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court is demanding to know why 95 people or 40 per cent of prospective jurors were not in court Tuesday for the start of a five-day trial.

Angela Hartlin is seen at home in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Hartlin has lived with skin picking disease, formally known as dermatillomania, since her early teens.

Able Seaman Carol Anne Deyoung was charged with disobeying a lawful command and absence without leave after she felt a lump in her breast and called in sick.

People of all ages use the Green Gyms in Dartmouth, but the Wyse Road location has now been dismantled.

David James Leblanc appeared in Dartmouth, N.S., court Thursday morning to face child pornography charges.

If you have any information regarding these crimes, or any other crime, call Crime Stoppers at 705-942-7867 or 1-800-222-8477 , submit an e-tip from the Crime Stoppers' website at www.saultcrimestoppers.com or text keyword SSM with your tip to 274637.

Halifax Regional Council will debate the merits of financing a spay and neuter clinic for feral cats and low income cat owners on Tuesday.

A player from the Dartmouth Whalers collides with a member of the Cole Harbour Red Wings, right, in peewee "A" action in Halifax on Thursday Feb.