Makeover set for Miracle League’s field of dreams
A new playing surface and LED scoreboard will keep ballplayers with the Miracle League of Amherstburg feeling like major leaguers for years to come. The baseball league is open to anyone with...
View ArticleWindsor Weekend In Pictures: August 22-23, 2015
WINDSOR, ON.: AUGUST 22, 2015 — Emergency crews respond after a car smashed through the front of a FreshCo supermarket at the intersection of Rivard Ave. and Tecumseh Rd. East, Saturday, August 22,...
View ArticleWindsor In Pictures: August 24, 2015
Michelle Johnson, Second vice-president of local 630 of Canadian Union of Postal Workers, speaks during the Windsor City Council meeting on August 24, 2015 in Windsor, Ontario on August 24, 2015....
View ArticleWindsor In Pictures: August 25, 2015
Traffic backs up on highway 401 near Merlin Road in Chatham-Kent after a truck mva in the construction zone – east of Tilbury. Construction continues on 401 east of Tilbury to Chatham-Kent. (JASON...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Aug. 26, 2015
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Bryan Hansen, president of The Corvette Club of Windsor, holds a thank you letter from the...
View ArticleWindsor In Pictures: August 27, 2015
Former Windsor Spitfires player Ben Johnson arrives at Ontario Court of Justice Thursday August 27, 2015. Johnson, 21, is charged with one count of sexual assault. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)...
View ArticleWeather watchers needed for Windsor and Essex County
An international weather-monitoring group is looking for volunteers to help find out exactly how much precipitation is falling in Windsor and Essex County. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and...
View ArticleJoint police investigation leads to $23K marijuana bust in Amherstburg
A 48-year-old Amherstburg man is facing numerous drug charges after police seized more than $23,000 in drugs. Amherstburg police and the province’s anti-violence team executed a search warrant in the...
View ArticleWindsor In Pictures: Friday, August 28, 2015
Lakeshore Canadiens’ Brett Smith, and Wheatley Omstead Sharks’ Evan Mastronardi battle for position in the Great Lakes Junior C exhibition game at the Atlas Tube Centre in Lakeshore, Ontario on August...
View ArticleTecumseh fire crews extinguish blaze at Ciociaro Club
Tecumseh fire crews battled an early morning blaze at the Ciociaro Club on Saturday. Crews responded to the fire, which started on the roof of the building, around 2 a.m. No injuries were reported and...
View ArticleSmall Business Centre helps students be their own boss
Eighteen local students spent their summers starting their own business, getting the chance to develop business skills, make some money and avoid the dreaded boring summer job. Armed with a $1,500...
View ArticleWindsor Weekend In Pictures: August 29-30, 2015
Western wide receiver, Alex Taylor, centre, is tackled by Windsor’s Matt Gayer, centre-right, during the Windsor Lancers season opener at Alumni Field, Sunday, August 30, 2015. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor...
View ArticleCross-Border Institute offering certificate in border management
The University of Windsor is offering a certificate program designed to steer local professionals and students through the murky waters of international trade. The process of getting goods across the...
View ArticlePower restored after widespread Essex County outage
Power has been restored to about 10,000 utility customers who were without power Monday afternoon. Hydro One reported an outage that hit customers in Leamington, Kingsville, Ruthven and Pelee Island....
View ArticleWindsor In Pictures: August 31, 2015
Dance activist Egemen Aktas, front, joined a demonstration by Save Ojibway members and area drummers at City Hall Monday August 31, 2015. OMB is holding a hearing to determine the fate of property near...
View ArticleWindsor In Pictures: Sept. 1, 2015
Spits Michael DiPietro shuts the door with help of Logan Stanley, left, during training camp scrimmage at WFCU September 1, 2015. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star) Paul McCann, chair of the Top Guns...
View ArticleProvincial police probe early morning jewelry heist
Provincial police are asking for help to track down three brazen burglars after an early morning jewelry heist. Essex County OPP responded at 4:12 a.m. Tuesday to an alarm at a jewelry store on Amy...
View ArticleWhat’s going on: Windsor-Essex entertainment events Sept. 3-9
Thursday, Sept. 3 Straight outta somewhere You saw some of his story portrayed in the hit movie Straight Outta Compton. Now you can see him in person: DJ Yella of pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A....
View ArticleWindsor In Pictures: Sept. 2, 2015
The Windsor Declan Graham and Jack Jacome (left to right) take part in a scrimmage at the WFCU Centre in Windsor on Wednesday, September 2, 2015. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star) Garo Kalktik,...
View ArticleStorm wreaks havoc in Windsor
Windsor and Essex County were rocked by waves of severe thunderstorms Thursday afternoon that downed trees, knocked out traffic lights and brought lightning that ruptured a gas line and set it ablaze....
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