Live From Court: Sentencing continues for Matthew Brush
Reporter Sarah Sacheli is tweeting live from the sentencing hearing for Matthew Brush, who has pleaded guilty to killing Cassandra Kaake.
View ArticleFlood victims have until Jan. 31 to apply for provincial financial assistance
The deadline is approaching for those looking to apply for provincial financial assistance for last fall’s flood. The Ontario government is reminding residents in Windsor, Tecumseh and Lakeshore that...
View ArticleLeamington and Kingsville enjoying investment boom in 2016, look forward to...
Kingsville and Leamington are “punching well above their weight,” the towns’ mayors told the local business community at their annual breakfast on Wednesday. The message of optimism from Kingsville...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Jan. 25, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Wednesday. Check out the gallery. Leamington Mayor John Paterson, left, and Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos pose for a photo at the...
View ArticleLaSalle mother sentenced to two years in jail for smuggling guns
In what the Crown described as a “terribly tragic case,” a LaSalle mother was sentenced to two years less a day on Thursday for attempting to smuggle loaded handguns into Canada. “The bottom line is...
View ArticleLive From Court: Father on trial for fatal 2012 train crash
Windsor Star reporter Sarah Sacheli is covering the trial of Andrew Williams. Williams is facing charges in connection with a fatal 2012 collision between a vehicle and train in Lakeshore.
View ArticleWindsor In Pictures: January 26, 2017
Members of the pubic provide swab samples to see if they are a match for five-month-old Madalayna Ducharme who urgently needs a bone marrow transplant. A ‘get-swabbed’ event was held at the St. Clair...
View ArticleKaake killer addresses court
Claiming “the blood on my hands will never wash off,” Cassandra Kaake’s killer faced grieving families and the victim’s friends in a Windsor courtroom Friday, but he couldn’t explain his actions. “Me,...
View ArticleWindsor and Essex County's Medical Officer of Health vacating post
Dr. Gary Kirk, Windsor and Essex County’s Medical Officer of Health, will be leaving the health unit in June after five years in the role. “Working at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has been a...
View ArticleAward-winning local novelist Lemire returns home
Award-winning and best-selling graphic novelist Jeff Lemire came home Saturday for an appearance at the Windsor Public Library where he discussed his work and recent high-profile collaboration with...
View ArticleWindsor Weekend in Pictures: Jan. 28-29, 2017
Windsor Star photographer Dax Melmer had you covered this weekend. Check out the gallery. Christopher Lyons, right, leads the Laugh Out Loud event presented by Seasons Retirement Communities in support...
View ArticleSword-wielding Amherstburg man stopped with stun gun
A raging Amherstburg man armed with two swords was brought down by a stun gun over the weekend. Amherstburg police responded to a residence on Kemp Street shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday for reports...
View ArticleWindsor's first memory clinic coming to help with dementia diagnosis and care
Windsor is getting its first memory clinic for diagnosing and caring for people living with dementia but it won’t be like a walk-in clinic. Memory clinics that are already operating in Harrow,...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Jan. 30, 2017
Windsor Star photographers covered the city and county Monday. Check out the gallery. Family and friends react to the sentencing of Matthew Brush for the murder of Cassandra Kaake outside of Superior...
View ArticleLive Blog: Kingsville Budget Deliberations
Sarah Sacheli is in Kingsville today covering the town’s 2017 budget deliberations. Follow her tweets live below.
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Jan. 31, 2017
Windsor Star photographers had you covered Tuesday. Check out the gallery. University of Windsor psychology professor Charlene Senn is shown in her office on campus on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. A man...
View ArticleLeamington garage fire causes $75K in damage
Damage is estimated at $75,000 following a vehicle and garage fire in Leamington overnight. Leamington fire crews responded to the fire on Jane Street shortly before 2 a.m. The fire was quickly...
View ArticleYoung LaSalle actor gets big break
LaSalle’s Carson Reaume has always wanted to be a star, and now the 13-year-old aspiring actor is anticipating his biggest break yet: a role in the Christian feature film The Shack. In the movie (due...
View Article3,589 students in Grades 11, 12 face suspension over vaccine records
Final notices have been sent out to 3,589 students in Grades 11 and 12, warning they’ll be suspended from school starting Feb. 28 unless they prove they’ve had all their required vaccinations. The...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Feb. 1, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Wednesday. Check out the gallery. WESPY award organizer Dominic Papa, centre, poses with Bruce Dickie, left, president of Unifor...
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