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Fire destroys Portugal Cove home Friday night
Fire completely destroyed a house in Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s Friday night. Firefighters responded to the blaze just before 11 p.m. but when they arrived on scene at Hilltop Lane in Portugal Cove, the house was fully engulfed in flames and ...
Freak accident sees high-speed driverless car jump snow bank, crash into garage
In a freak accident reminiscent of a scene from an action movie, a driverless car shot high-speed down a St. John’s residential street, jumped a snow bank, slammed into a nearby garage and landed on its side. Unbelievably, there were no ...
Early morning St. John's house fire damages home, displaces owner
An early Tuesday morning house fire has displaced one person and caused extensive damage to the home’s basement. St. John’s Regional fire department acting platoon chief Gerry O’Neill told the Telegram that they received the call ...
Two pedestrians struck by vehicles in St. John's Sunday night
One man was taken to hospital with a leg injury Sunday after he was struck by a pickup on Blackmarsh Road. The collision happened at about 9 p.m. and left the man lying in a snow bank on the side of the road. St. John’s Regional fire ...
Multiple hit-and-run sends woman to hospital, damages three vehicles New Year's morning
One man is in custody following a New Year's morning multiple hit-and-run in which a vehicle struck a pedestrian and a taxi, crashed into a tree and damaged a parked car. Witnesses told the Telegram the driver then fled the scene on ...
House destroyed by fire in Manuels Saturday night
Fire destroyed a home on Easons Road in the Manuels area of Conception Bay South Saturday night. CBS fire chief John Heffernan said they responded to the area just after 8 p.m. following multiple calls to 911 reporting the fire. When firefighters ...
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Paradise Monday night
A vehicle-pedestrian collision in Paradise sent one man to hospital Monday night. The man was apparently struck by a westbound SUV near the entrance to McDonald’s on Topsail Road at about 8:30 p.m. St. John’s Regional fire ...
Overnight snowmobile accident in Goulds sends man to hospital
A snowmobile accident in the Goulds sent one man to hospital early Thursday morning. The incident happened a distance away from the Robert E. Howlett highway just before midnight Wednesday and it appears the victim was brought back to the highway ...
Man rescued from St. John's harbour early Saturday morning
A man was rescued early Saturday morning after he was spotted in St. John’s harbour. Firefighters were called to the area of the Oceanex pier at about 3 a.m. and found the man in the water. The male was placed in an Eastern Health ...
VIDEO: Massive blaze engulfs large two-storey home in Portugal Cove Friday night
A massive fire completely engulfed and destroyed a large two-storey sprawling home in Portugal Cove Friday night. Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s fire chief Fred Hollett said the fire was so advanced when firefighters arrived at about 11 p.m., ...