St. John's News

A 26-year old who robbed a pizza delivery man and a gas station in St. John's was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison Wednesday.

Van Wert's ACME baseball team only outhit St. John's 7-6, but they added earning seven walks and two hit batters to grab a 12-1, five-inning victory over the Blue Jays Monday at Stadium Park.

Warminster Town Council will investigate whether funding would be available to accommodate a day care facility either at Dewey House or at St John's Hall when Woodmead Residential Home closes.

Coun. Gerry Colbert recently asked city staff to look into the feasibility of keeping the drill hall for community groups to use during sporting events or for recreational purposes rather than see it demolished.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Tenor David Pomeroy's star is still rising on the international opera stage but he traces an already acclaimed career back to Saturday mornings at his grandfather's house in St. John's, N.L. "He would sit at the piano and I would sing 'I Dream of Jeannie ' and these old songs," said Pomeroy.

City council approved an application Monday by Killam Properties to construct a six-storey apartment building at 485 Topsail Rd. - directly across from Lawton's Drugs.

The Giant Walking Bus event is organised by road safety charity Brake and included pupils from five Wirral primary schools - Dawpool, Woodchurch Road, Oxton St Saviour's, St John's Catholic Juniors and Cathcart Street.

The industry group Noia has a new online interactive map viewer on its website for oil and gas activities in Atlantic Canada.

Wood carving, mosaic making and all things creative will be at the heart of attractions planned for this year's Tynwald Day celebrations.

Elections Newfoundland and Labrador says time is quickly running out to apply to vote by special ballot in the Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair byelection.

A Labrador man is facing five charges Monday, including murder, after a woman was found dead in Sheshatshui, Labrador, Friday.

A A 400 MILLION expansion to Worcester could be on the way - with a whole new village almost the size of St John's being lined up for fields south of the city.

Emergency personnel are currently at the scene of a collision at the intersection of Wicklow Street and Prince Philip Drive in St. John's.

The fully refitted High Royds Memorial Chapel opened its doors to Mothers' Union members as it gets ready for its big open day next month.

The Hindenburg may have crashed on May 6, 1937, but MUN archeology graduate student Lisa Daly has spent the last year gathering pictures and memories of its travels over Newfoundland.

As each service draws to a close, pastor Kevin DeHope offers the floor to anyone in St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church who wants to make an announcement.

According to a spokesman for the St. John's Regional Fire Department, there were no serious injuries as a result of the single-vehicle accident at Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers Sgt. Jim Smith, left, and Const. Stephanie Carter, right, converse with one another at the scene of Sunday's serious single motor vehicle accident on the Outer Ring Road which occurred just before 11:30 a.m.... The RNC is continuing their investigation into a fatal motor vehicle accident in the eastbound ... (more)

At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, RNC members attended an accident on Anspach Street involving a vehicle and a bicycle.

Additionally, the man was charged with failing the breathalyzer, having open liquor in the vehicle, having no insurance, no driver's licence, operating an unregistered vehicle and failing to transfer ownership.