Live from Court: Father on trial for fatal 2012 train crash
Windsor Star court reporter Sarah Sacheli is covering the first day of Andrew Williams’ criminal negligence trial. Williams is facing seven offences related to the death of his two young daughters and...
View ArticleAlert motorist follows drunk driver, removes keys until cops arrive
A Leamington man was arrested for impaired driving after an alert motorist followed the driver and removed his keys until police arrived. Ontario Provincial Police said they were contacted around 8:20...
View ArticleMedical community working to honour slain doctor
The Ontario Medical Association is working on ways to honour the memory of Elana Fric-Shamji, a Windsor-Essex born doctor tragically killed last week. OMA president Dr. Virginia Walley issued a...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Dec. 5, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Monday. Check out the gallery. Swimmers and coaches practise in the FINA pool located at WFCU Centre Dec. 5, 2016. Windsor,...
View ArticleStriking Essex County Library workers to vote on board's final offer
Striking Essex County library workers will vote Dec. 13 on what the library board of directors calls its “best and final offer.” Mediated talks between the board and CUPE Local 2974 representatives on...
View ArticleOPP say Colchester South woman's sudden death was not foul play
A woman whose body was found inside a Colchester South home died of natural causes, according to Essex County OPP. Provincial police received a call around 10 a.m. Sunday after the woman was found...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Dec. 6, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Tuesday. Check out the gallery. Lawyer Harvey Strosberg is photographed at his offices in Windsor on Dec. 6, 2016. Canadian...
View ArticleLive From Court: Father on trial for fatal 2012 train crash
Sarah Sacheli is Tweeting from the trial of Andrew Williams, who is charged in connection with a fatal 2012 collision between a vehicle and train in Lakeshore. Adjourned for the day. Williamson...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Dec. 7, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Wednesday. Check out the gallery. Dr. Domenico Aversa is promoting a new shark bag dental health initiative for kids. The program...
View ArticleLive From Court: Father on trial for fatal 2012 train crash
Sarah Sacheli is Tweeting from the trial of Andrew Williams, who is charged in connection with a fatal 2012 collision between a vehicle and train in Lakeshore.
View ArticleOPP looking for fatal hit-and-run driver after man falls on 401 from...
Police investigating a fatal hit-and-run say the man found dead Tuesday on Highway 401 was struck by a vehicle after falling from an overpass. Essex County OPP said a 44-year-old Windsor man was killed...
View ArticlePolice dealing with multiple collisions on slippery roads
Police across Windsor and Essex County were busy dealing with multiple collisions following a light snowfall that created treacherous driving conditions Thursday afternoon. There was a single-vehicle...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Dec. 8, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Thursday. Check out the gallery. Mayor Drew Dilkens, left, and deputy solicitor Wira Vendrasco discuss details of a successful...
View ArticleAlert LaSalle police officers saves family from burning home
The swift actions of a LaSalle police officer are being credited for saving a family from their burning home early Friday morning. LaSalle fire Deputy Chief Ed Thiessen said a police officer was on...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Dec. 9, 2016
Pavel Sankovich, from Belarus, breaks the surface during the 50m backstroke final at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) at the WFCU Centre in Windsor on Dec. 9, 2016. American Leah Smith,...
View ArticleUpdated: Winter storm coming with up to 20 centimetres of snow expected
Get your snow shovels out. Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning, advising of a possible total of 10 to 20 centimetres of snow from Saturday evening to early Monday morning. The warning is for...
View ArticleKnobby's Kids: Free ice time and equipment makes playing Canada's game...
Knobby’s Kids can keep skating. St. Clair College alumni gave $5,000 Saturday to Knobby’s Kids at Lanspeary Park. The program named for the late Robert “Knobby” Knudsen gives children and teens from...
View ArticleKingsville fire chief accused of sex offences involving a minor
Shock and dismay are rippling through the Kingsville community after the arrest of longtime fire Chief Bob Kissner on allegations of sexual offences involving a minor. Kissner, 60, was arrested by...
View ArticleWindsor Weekend in Pictures: Dec. 10-11, 2016
Windsor Star photographers had you covered this weekend. Check out the gallery. Const. Rebecca Tarabay, left, helps Deputy Chief Rick Derus as he donates goods to the Stuff A Cruiser event at Real...
View ArticleWinter wallop: Windsor breaks snowfall record
The region’s first big snow fall of the season was one for the record books. According to Environment Canada, 28.4 centimetres of snow fell across the region on Sunday — smashing the record for Dec....
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