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Man Denies Assault

February 3, 2012 Justice, Local
Man Denies Assault

Feb. 3, 2012 | A well-known figure in the St. John’s sports community says he didn’t assault anyone. Tony Raymond Nippard says he was simply trying to figure out who was following his young daughter. Nippard is charged with assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. View/Comment

Police Make Arrest After Stabbing

February 3, 2012 Justice, Local
Police Make Arrest After Stabbing

Feb. 3, 2012 | Police took a man into custody Friday after a woman was stabbed on Torbay Road in St. John’s on Thursday. The man faces charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports. View/Comment

Duo Charged With Robbing Taxi Driver

January 29, 2012 Justice, Local
Duo Charged With Robbing Taxi Driver

Jan. 29, 2012 | A man and woman appeared in court Saturday to face charges of robbery and assault. That’s after a taxi driver in St. John’s was stabbed in the leg and robbed at knifepoint last Wednesday. View/Comment

Jury Selected for Crockwell Trial

January 27, 2012 Justice, Local
Jury Selected for Crockwell Trial

Jan. 27, 2012 | Jury selection for the Leo Crockwell trial wrapped up Friday morning. Opening arguments will begin next week. View/Comment

Man Found Not Guilty of Armed Robbery

January 27, 2012 Justice, Local
Man Found Not Guilty of Armed Robbery

Jan. 27, 2012 | DNA from a lone hair found in a jacket was not enough to convict a St. John’s man charged with two armed robberies. There was applause in the court after Frederick Leonard Wade was found not guilty. View/Comment

Armed Robbery Victim Tells Story

January 27, 2012 Justice, Local
Armed Robbery Victim Tells Story

Jan. 27, 2012 | A store owner in C.B.S. is lucky to be alive after a dangerous encounter with an armed robber. It happened at a corner store on the Foxtrap Access Road. NTV’s Pam Parsons reports. View/Comment

Police Seize $750,000 in Drugs

January 26, 2012 Justice, Local
Police Seize $750,000 in Drugs

Jan. 26, 2012 | Police have made a significant drug bust in St. John’s, seizing more than three quarters of a million dollars in drugs, mostly cocaine. Two people have been arrested. View/Comment

Waterford Patient Arrested

January 24, 2012 Justice, Local
Waterford Patient Arrested

Jan. 24, 2012 | Some serious questions are being raised about a 25-year-old mental patient who was able to walk away from the Waterford Hospital and, according to police, go on his own mini crime spree. View/Comment

Drug Dealing Prison Guard Gets 16 Months

January 23, 2012 Justice, Local
Drug Dealing Prison Guard Gets 16 Months

Jan. 23, 2012 | Disgraced former prison guard Edward Taylor was sentenced to 16 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary. View/Comment

Accused Appears in Court on Manslaughter Charge

January 23, 2012 Justice, Local
Accused Appears in Court on Manslaughter Charge

Jan. 23, 2012 | Ivan Curtis King appeared in provincial court in Gander Monday morning to be charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of Winston Hunt in Trinity, Bonavista Bay. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports. View/Comment

Gambo Man to Appear in Court on Manslaughter Charge

January 22, 2012 Justice, Local
Gambo Man to Appear in Court on Manslaughter Charge

Jan. 22, 2012 | Ivan Curtis King, 57, of Gambo will appear in provincial court Monday in Gander on a charge of manslaughter. He was arrested Friday evening after Winston Hunt was found dead in Trinity last weekend. View/Comment

City Audit Finds $100,000 and Counting

January 19, 2012 Business, Justice, Local, Politics
City Audit Finds $100,000 and Counting

Jan. 19, 2012 | St. John’s Mayor Dennis O’Keefe says the amount of questionable spending uncovered at the City Depot is expected to climb even higher. So far, the number has hit $100,000. View/Comment

Leo Crockwell Pleads Not Guilty

January 19, 2012 Justice, Local
Leo Crockwell Pleads Not Guilty

Jan. 19, 2012 | Leo Crockwell has pleaded not guilty to eight charges in connection with the Bay Bulls standoff in 2010. View/Comment

Police Release Crime Statistics

January 18, 2012 Justice, Local
Police Release Crime Statistics

Jan. 18, 2012 | The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has released its crime statistics from 2011. The numbers are down for certain crimes, but rising for others. NTV’s Dave Squires reports. View/Comment

Police Seek Armed Robbers

January 17, 2012 Justice, Local
Police Seek Armed Robbers

Jan. 17, 2012 | Police have released disturbing video of an armed robbery that was captured on the surveillance cameras at the Irving station in Manuels. The RNC is hoping the video will lead them to those responsible for the crime. View/Comment

RCMP Release Homicide Victim’s Identity

January 16, 2012 Justice, Local
RCMP Release Homicide Victim’s Identity

Jan. 16, 2012 | The RCMP in central are continuing their investigation into the death of 58 year-old Winston Hunt from Trinity this weekend. So far there are very few details emerging. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports. View/Comment

Police Launch Homicide Investigation in Trinity

January 15, 2012 Justice, Local
Police Launch Homicide Investigation in Trinity

Jan. 15, 2012 | Police found a man dead inside a Trinity home at 11:30 Friday night. His identity has not been released, but the death is the subject of a homicide investigation. View/Comment

Lawyer Charged With Impaired Driving

January 13, 2012 Justice, Local
Lawyer Charged With Impaired Driving

Jan. 13, 2012 | A high-profile St. John’s lawyer has been charged with impaired driving. Jeff Brace was charged after an incident on Aug. 20, 2011. View/Comment

Search Continues for More Poppy Thieves

January 11, 2012 Justice, Local
Search Continues for More Poppy Thieves

Jan. 11, 2012 | Police released surveillance video Wednesday of two men they believe were working together to steal poppy cans. View/Comment

Police Officer Hit During Traffic Stop

January 11, 2012 Justice, Local
Police Officer Hit During Traffic Stop

Jan. 11, 2012 | It started as a routine traffic stop, but then went horribly wrong. A police officer was hit when the driver tried to make a getaway. View/Comment

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Crime & Justice

Man Denies Assault

February 3, 2012

Man Denies Assault

Feb. 3, 2012 | A well-known figure in the St. John’s sports community says he didn’t assault anyone. Tony Raymond Nippard says he was simply trying to figure out who was following his young daughter. Nippard is charged with assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. View/Comment

Police Make Arrest After Stabbing

February 3, 2012

Police Make Arrest After Stabbing

Feb. 3, 2012 | Police took a man into custody Friday after a woman was stabbed on Torbay Road in St. John’s on Thursday. The man faces charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports. View/Comment

Duo Charged With Robbing Taxi Driver

January 29, 2012

Duo Charged With Robbing Taxi Driver

Jan. 29, 2012 | A man and woman appeared in court Saturday to face charges of robbery and assault. That’s after a taxi driver in St. John’s was stabbed in the leg and robbed at knifepoint last Wednesday. View/Comment

Local News

Man Denies Assault

February 3, 2012

Man Denies Assault

Feb. 3, 2012 | A well-known figure in the St. John’s sports community says he didn’t assault anyone. Tony Raymond Nippard says he was simply trying to figure out who was following his young daughter. Nippard is charged with assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. View/Comment

MHA Wants Government Help for Mill Workers

February 3, 2012

MHA Wants Government Help for Mill Workers

Feb. 3, 2012 | Liberal MHA Eddie Joyce is calling on the province to step in and help workers laid off from the Corner Brook mill. NTV’s Don Bradshaw reports. View/Comment

Legion Sets Record Straight

February 3, 2012

Legion Sets Record Straight

Feb. 3, 2012 | Branch 40 of the Royal Canadian Legion is trying to set the record straight on the uproar over a sign honouring a deceased soldier. The legion president says the family was not asked to remove the sign, only to return it to its original location. View/Comment

Health News

Get Ready for Feb-u-hairy

January 29, 2012

Get Ready for Feb-u-hairy

Jan. 29, 2012 | A group of medical students at Memorial University will forgo shaving their legs next month to support cervical screening tests. Feb-u-hairy is the sister event of Movember. View/Comment

Minister Says No to Larger Medical Choppers

January 24, 2012

Minister Says No to Larger Medical Choppers

Jan. 24, 2012 | The province will not change its plans for medical transport helicopters, says Health Minister Susan Sullivan. The Association of Allied Health Professionals is disappointed with the minister’s decision. View/Comment

Alzheimer Patient Moved to Proper Facility

January 23, 2012

Alzheimer Patient Moved to Proper Facility

Jan. 23, 2102 | Families on the Burin Peninsula have been complaining about their loved ones being restrained for lack of proper Alzheimer care. On Monday, one woman was finally transferred to an appropriate facility. NTV’s Ross Tilley reports. View/Comment

Politics

Government Growth Must Stop: Premier

January 31, 2012

Government Growth Must Stop: Premier

Jan. 31, 2012 | In a pre-budget speech Tuesday, Premier Kathy Dunderdale said the province will endure two years of deficits. That means the government will have to curb spending and stop growing. NTV’s Michael Connors reports. View/Comment

Cleary Endorses Mulcair

January 27, 2012

Cleary Endorses Mulcair

Jan. 27, 2012 | Two NDP leadership hopefuls were campaigning in St. John’s this week, but it was Quebec MP Thomas Mulcair who picked up an endorsement from St. John’s South-Mount Pearl MP Ryan Cleary. NTV’s Heather Gillis reports. View/Comment

Muskrat Falls Deal Delayed Again

January 27, 2012

Muskrat Falls Deal Delayed Again

Jan. 27, 2012 | The final contracts for the Muskrat Falls project have been delayed yet again. Nalcor and Emera have extended the deadline beyond Jan. 31, and the opposition parties say the Public Utilities Board should get an extension, too. But Premier Kathy Dunderdale won’t budge on that issue. View/Comment

Entertainment News

Fundraiser for Haiti Relief

January 15, 2012

Fundraiser for Haiti Relief

Jan. 15, 2012 | A fundraiser was held in St. John’s Saturday night to send a team of medical professionals to Haiti. View/Comment

Tom Petty Coming to N.L.

December 9, 2011

Tom Petty Coming to N.L.

Dec. 9, 2011 | OZ-FM announced Friday morning that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will be performing in Newfoundland, likely next June. Details will be released Monday morning on the Dawn Patrol. View/Comment

Torbay Christmas Parade Lights Up the Night

December 4, 2011

Torbay Christmas Parade Lights Up the Night

Dec. 4, 2011 | While lots of towns hold Christmas parades this time of year, Torbay adds a special twist by doing it at night with floats that light up the streets. View/Comment

Sports

Cataracts Fans Outraged by Herder Decision

January 31, 2012

Cataracts Fans Outraged by Herder Decision

Jan. 31, 2012 | Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador says its decision is final: the Herder championship will be played in St. John’s and Corner Brook, regardless of which teams make it to the final. As NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports, fans in Grand Falls-Windsor are outraged. View/Comment

Snowboarders Ready to Ride

January 30, 2012

Snowboarders Ready to Ride

Jan. 30, 2012 | Young snowboarders in western Newfoundland are gearing up for the competition of a lifetime in Nova Scotia. NTV’s Jodi Cooke caught up with them at Marble Mountain. View/Comment

Waiting for a Herder Decision

January 30, 2012

Waiting for a Herder Decision

Jan. 30, 2012 | Senior hockey fans are still on the edges of their seats, waiting for a decision from Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador on where the Herder finals will be played. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports. View/Comment