The Carbonear Volunteer Fire Department has been presented with a $12,000 donation from Max and Carol Powell. The funds received will be used to purchase equipment for the new crew cab truck. The donation was presented to Fire Chief Trevor Crawford by their grandson and firefighter Max Powell.

An area of low pressure will move across Newfoundland tonight and will bring snow, freezing rain, and rain to the Island. The Avalon and southeast coast will likely only see rain from this event, with about 15 to 30 mm anticipated. Central areas will start to see snow overnight, and as temperatures rise, the snow will transition to freezing rain. Snowfall amounts of about 2 cm are expected. Western areas of the Island will see about 2 cm of snow overnight, with the possibilit

The RCMP is investigating the cause of a fire at a vacant residence on Gilmour Place in Carbonear overnight. The cause of the fire has not been determined. The Carbonear Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire, and no injuries were reported, though the damage to the home was extensive. Anyone with surveillance or dash camera footage recorded during the early morning hours on Wednesday in the area of Gilmour Place, Carbonear, or anyone with information about this

The RCMP in Natuashish arrested a 33-year-old man on Monday after a pair of break, enter and thefts. On Monday, police were called to a report of a break, enter and theft at a commercial building on Pokue Street. During the early morning hours of January 1, the suspect gained entry inside more than one office, caused damage to the property and left with multiple laptop computers. The same day, there was a second break-and-enter at the nearby post office. Nicholas Rich was arr

The City of Corner Brook is publicly addressing some concerns from the public regarding a water main break which took place over the holidays. On December 24th, a leak was detected on Park Street and Commercial Street. In order to mitigate the risk of flooding in the area, the water flow was throttled back, and work was slated for repair on December 27th. Efforts were made to contact property owners for the addresses, which were unsuccessful, with the exception of one. A repa