St. John's News

BOUND: The Huskies will face St. John's in the ninth annual Maggie Dixon Classic at Madison Square Garden Jan. 4, it was announced Thursday.

A RARE person who hardly seemed to think of herself at all - that was how Bronwynne Richardson was described at her funeral in October 1973.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - One of the lawyers for a Newfoundland man convicted of drowning his twin daughters after a so-called Mr. Big sting says he expects his client will go free.

A passenger was taken off an international flight in St. John's early Thursday morning with a suspected case of malaria.

Six of eight people charged in connection with a cocaine trafficking sting in St. John's last spring had another count of fraud over $5,000 added to their charges Wednesday.

THE next drop-in session of the West Side Neighbourhood Watch takes place at the St John's Youth and Community Centre, Swanpool Walk, Worcester, on Friday, August 8 between 10am and 4pm.

Firefighters are trying to access the source of smoke coming from 7 Parade Street in St. John's - Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram Firefighters are trying to access the source of smoke coming from 7 Parade Street in St. John's - Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram Flames coming from the roof of 7 Parade St. in St. John's were quickly knocked down by ... (more)

A group of clergy is calling on the Inland Empire to welcome immigrant refugees and for political leaders to protect the refugees by allowing access to resources and protection under the law.

A woman who police say was driving drunk when she hit a parked car in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Monday evening is scheduled to have a bail hearing today Kelly Samson is led back to jail after a brief appearance in provincial court in St. John's Tuesday on allegations she hit a parked car while driving drunk on Logy Bay Road.

Fox was born in Winnipeg on July 28, 1958, and became famous for his cross-country Marathon of Hope in 1980.

Student-run credit union branch to open at St. John's Student-run credit union branch to open at St. John's Check out this story on sctimes.com: http://www.sctimes.com/story/business-quarry/2014/07/30/student-run-credit-union-branch-to-open-at-st-johns/13355287/ Collegeville Community Credit Union has received a grant from the Minnesota Credit ... (more)

The dean of Norwich's catholic cathedral is leaving at the end of August to take up a postilion in North Walsham.

Seven people have been arrested in Highgate and Kentish Town after a luxury designer shop in St John's Wood became the latest store to be targeted by smash-and-grab robbers.

In front of the Roman amphitheater in Arles, France, are St. John's students Ashlyn Troyer, Shannon Bockey, Samantha Wehri, Colleen Schulte, Haleigh DeWyer, Morgan Musser, Samantha Bonifas, Lucy Bonifas, Ethan Benavidez, Erin Williams and Justin Berelsman.

The late scientist Carl Sagan described a 1990 picture taken from six billion kilometres away by the unmanned Voyager 1 as a " pale blue dot ".

Sunday's Concours d'Elegance of America packed in the crowds - and mostly dodged the rain - for its fourth year at The Inn at St. John's in Plymouth Township.

The Canadian Cancer Society says it is dumbfounded that people have stolen items from a St. John's facility that cancer patients use when they come to town for treatment.

A woman suspected of swindling hundreds of thousands of dollars from St. Patrick's Parish in St. John's will go to trial this fall.

Four people charged with one armed robbery and suspected of committing two others in the St. John's area last weekend were back in provincial court Monday.

Newfoundland Hydro is investigating a power trip at its Holyrood generating station early this morning that caused about 15,000 customers in the St. John's-metro region to be without power.