Family asks for support for Highway 3 hit-and-run victim
Details about the condition of a female driver who was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash last month are being shared by her family — who are asking for the public's prayers and support as she...
View ArticleOPP name man killed in farming accident at Windsor-Essex Therapeutic Riding...
Police have released the identity of the man who died in an accident at the Windsor-Essex Therapeutic Riding Association on Thursday. Read More
View ArticleCrime Stoppers offer reward for tips on illegal guns in Windsor-Essex
Make no mistake: There are illegal firearms in our city and region, as evidenced by police investigating multiple incidents of apparently random gunfire this year — including earlier this week. Read More
View ArticleStudent group raises $10,000 for Habitat for Humanity
A student-run organization called Local Leaders has raised $10,000 for Habitat for Humanity. “At the beginning of June our bank account was at 0 and in just one month $10,000 was raised,” said Kyle...
View ArticleFundraising campaign launched to help family of farming accident victim
The community is being asked to help the young family of an Amherstburg man who lost his life in a mishap with a hay baler at the Windsor-Essex Therapeutic Riding Association last week. Read More
View ArticleEssex County OPP K-9 puts the bite on another break-in suspect
A suspect in a break-and-enter incident in Lakeshore suffered minor injuries in an encounter with Maximus — an Essex County OPP canine. Read More
View ArticleCoyote sightings in Tecumseh neighbourhood prompt town advisory
You can add Tecumseh to the list of local municipalities where a furry phenomenon has been spotted this summer: The urban coyote. Read More
View ArticleSailboat mishap in Lake St. Clair prompts marine safety reminder from...
Safe practices while boating are being emphasized by Lakeshore OPP after a sailboat mishap last week that left a person treading water with no lifejacket for half an hour. Read More
View ArticleUse of emergency shelters in Windsor-Essex hits 'record high'
A “record high” number of people — including a massive spike in women and families — used emergency shelters last year in Windsor and Essex County, according to a new report. Read More
View ArticleStanley Cup comes to Lakeshore this Sunday
Want a photo opportunity with a hockey dream? The NHL's top prize is coming to Belle River this weekend. Read More
View ArticleOPP charge truck driver in crash that killed motorcyclist on Highway 3
A commercial truck driver has been charged in the Highway 3 crash that took the life of a Kingsville motorcyclist at the start of the summer. Read More
View ArticleDilkens to have Toronto meeting with premier to discuss mega-hospital
Mayor Drew Dilkens will meet with Premier Doug Ford in Toronto next month to discuss forging ahead with the new mega-hospital. Read More
View ArticleOPP seek witnesses after man found with 'significant injuries' in Tecumseh
Police are hoping for tips from the public about how a man came by his injuries in Tecumseh on Friday morning. Read More
View ArticleKingsville OPP seek Home Hardware break-in thief
OPP are hoping the public has tips about the thief responsible for a late-night break-in at the Home Hardware store in Kingsville. Read More
View ArticleSorry, LaSalle — You're not the safest community in Canada after all
Don't be so smug, LaSalle residents. That report by Statistics Canada earlier this week that determined your community to be the safest in the nation was — sorry to say — erroneous. Read More
View ArticleEssex County's Pelee Island Winery gets a sour taste of political controversy
Online backlash, accusations of buying political influence, calls for a boycott — Who knew that an outright endorsement by Ontario Premier Doug Ford could cause so much trouble for an Essex County...
View ArticleTrucker charged with impaired driving after OPP stop steel-carrying transport...
OPP are crediting an alert citizen motorist for notifying them about a heavily-loaded transport truck that was being driven erratically near Kingsville on Tuesday afternoon. Read More
View ArticleWindsor's economic boom predicted to soon be over, report says
Windsor’s hot economy is “unsustainable” and expected to cool down in 2020, according to the Conference Board of Canada’s economic outlook for cities across the nation released on Thursday. Read More
View ArticleDriver in critical condition after two-vehicle crash near Kingsville
A collision between a pickup truck and a SUV near Kingsville resulted in five people going to hospital — one of them with critical injuries, say OPP. Read More
View ArticleSouthern Ontario under severe thunderstorm watch
Windsor-Essex is one of several regions across Southern Ontario subject to a severe thunderstorm watch on Tuesday — and meteorologists are predicting more of the same this week. Read More
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