The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary in St. John's has laid charges against two people in connection with a traffic death on Blackhead Road near Cape Spear on Oct. 3.

Newfoundland and Labrador health officials announced Friday that the swine flu vaccine is now available to the general public.

Someone broke into a government building on Bell Island early Friday morning and attempted to burn it down, but firefighters extinguished the blaze before it caused too much damage.

A jeweller who chased down a robber Thursday evening in St. John's says he may never be able to practise his craft again.

A teenager is facing an impaired driving charge after crashing into a ditch in St. John's Thursday night.

The 22-year-old female driver of a vehicle that went off Blackhead Road in October resulting in the death of a 23-year-old passenger has been charged with dangerous driving causing death.

One of the men suspected of robbing a jewelry store in downtown St. John’s Thursday afternoon will have a bail hearing Monday afternoon.

Many workers are falling through the cracks of government’s Community Enhancement Employment Program (CEEP), says Marshall Dean, MHA-elect for the Straits-White Bay North.

The Placentia/Whitbourne District of the RCMP is presently investigating a number of cabin break, enter and thefts that occurred in the Fair Haven area sometime between Sunday, Nov.

Atlantic Canada’s premiers emerged from a meeting Friday in Labrador divided over the proposed sale of New Brunswick’s 89-year-old public power utility company to Hydro-Quebec.

Health Officials are looking into the possibility 6 additional deaths could be attributed to H1N1. Seven deaths have already been linked to the virus, but Chief Medical Officer Dr. Faith Stratton says the additional cases are being reviewed by a group of medical scientists to assess the role H1N1 might have played in the additional deaths.

A seventeen year old man has been charged with impaired driving. Police say the young man was charged after his vehicle crashed into a ditch on Pitts Memorial Drive. He was the lone occupant and was not seriously hurt.

All residents of the province are now eligible or immunization against the H1N1 virus.

Government is now attributing more deaths in the province to H1N1, an additional six cases. That brings to 13 the number of people who have succumbed to the virus.

Police are investigating a suspicious fire on Bell Island. RCMP say someone broke into the Department of Transportation and Works Depot early this morning, spreading fuel over the floor and vehicles and sparking the blaze near the kitchen.

Eastern Health is extending hours in nine of its mass immunization clinics today in wake of the government's announcement that the H1N1 vaccine will be available to all members of the public.

Mass Immunization Clinics Open to General Public

Emily Ingram and Tracy Coish had a few things in common on Saturday. They were both dressed in white, and both women shared an experience with 12,000 other Canadians.

Councillor Bill Bailey shows off Clarenville's history by introducing Tidy Town judges to the Cable Monument on Cormack Drive.

Harry O'Gay was honoured to carry the Olympic Flame into Clarenville on Saturday. His 300-metre jog with the flame was made all the more special by having his entire family cheering him on.

GREAT FRIENDS

    Government officials heard firsthand just how important affordable childcare is to families in the central region, and were even presented with a model to follow to ensure this is possible.

   With the seventh H1N1-related death announced in the province just before The Beacon’s Monday deadline, the illness continues to play on the minds of people.

    Churence Rogers has spent the majority of his life in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, so his election to Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador’s board of directors has a personal interest to the Centreville-Wareham-Trinity mayor.

A researcher with the University of the Azores is in the Placentia and Cape Shore area recently to talk with residents of the area about their connection and perspective on the sea.

Education minister Darrin King says the absenteeism rate in schools was not as bad by the end of last week as it had been at the beginning.

Over $43,500 in federal money will assist the Isthmus Area Development Association in upgrades to the Long Cove marina.

Marking Remembrance Day

The 2558 Placentia Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps exceeded expectations when it came to collecting money for selling poppies.

Western Health announces the H1N1 immunization schedule for Senior High School students in Grade 10 – Grade 12 in the Western region.

For the following clinics scheduled for Saturday, November 21st, 2009, H1N1 vaccination is open to all members of the general public who have not yet received their vaccine.

A total of 17 incidents  were recorded during the previous 24 hour period.

For the following clinics scheduled Nov. 20, H1N1 vaccination will be limited to the following priority groups: individuals less than 65 years of age with a chronic medical illness such as diabetes, cardiac disease, blood disorders, or bowel disease.

A total of 12 incidents were recorded during the previous 24-

The future of the Atlantic Coastal Action Program, including the ACAP Humber Arm site based in Corner Brook, is merely treading water as it awaits word from the federal government to renew its commitment to the conservation and environmental network.

It’s been a year of questions and frustrations for Toni-Lynn Blackmore.

It may be on the books as the law, but Pat Hickey wants the court to make a decision on the appropriateness of him having to provide the City of Corner Brook with personal information about employees who work for his business.

Western Health is opening its H1N1 influenza A vaccination clinics to the general public today.

Mayors on both sides of the Gulf of St. Lawrence have known for years what Canada’s auditor general would see when a special examination of Marine Atlantic was done.

As the sun cracked the horizon over Conception Bay Saturday morning the Olympic torch was beginning its CBN relay in Carbonear.

The owner/operator of an oil delivery truck in Carbonear has expressed concerns about a new bylaw that will effectively prohibit oil delivery trucks from parking in residential areas of town.

A monument bearing the names of 10 soldiers from the Conception Bay North area who made the ultimate sacrifice in the First, Second and Korean wars was officially dedicated in Marysvale last week.

Brittany and Lesley Inder are following in their mother Susan's footsteps - closely. When Susan finished her business studies at the College of the North Atlantic in Grand Falls - Windsor in December, a friend told her about the college's new Medical Lab Assistant program.

In ancient Greece, the torch relay represented a summons to the Olympic Games, but this past weekend, the people of Grand Falls-Windsor and its surrounding communities were summoned to be part of the 45,000 km journey that will carry the Olympic flame across the country and allow 12,000 people the opportunity to help bring the flame to its destination in Vancouver to signal the start of the 2010 ...

Dave Coles was in Grand Falls-Windsor Saturday night to tell more than 200 retired AbitibiBowater employees they could see a major drop in their incomes.

The Salmon Festival, Grand Falls-Windsor's summer celebration, has lost money for the third straight year.

A close up view