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RIDE check leads to charges

A Stone Mills man is facing charges after he was stopped at a RIDE check on Boxing Day. Lennox and Addington OPP were conducting a RIDE check on Highway 49 around 10 p.m. Officers happened to stop a 3...

Amanda Smith Dec 30, 2019 Members of the Quinte Region Traffic Coalition kicked off their 2019 Festive Ride season at West Zwick's Park on December 10, 2019. (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)

Red Nose Quinte seeking volunteers

Looking to do something different this New Year's Eve? Operation Red Nose Quinte is looking for volunteers for their final, and busiest night of the season. You get to keep the roads safe, have fun an...

Amanda Smith Dec 30, 2019 Rick Watt, leader of Operation Red Nose Quinte, holds up some of this year's clothing, which is available to the public as part of the fundraising effort. (Photo: John Spitters/Quinte News)

Lake Ontario water levels remain high

Record high water outflows continue as efforts are made to drop the Lake Ontario water level. According to the International Joint Commission, outflows at the Moses-Saunders Dam in Cornwall will be in...

Amanda Smith Dec 30, 2019

United Way just shy of 2019 goal

This year's goal for the United Way of Hastings and Prince Edward is within reach, but projections have the organization falling just short this year. The campaign has exceeded the $1.75 million mark,...

Amanda Smith Dec 30, 2019

Traffic stop leads to two arrests

Two people will appear in court in January following a traffic stop in Bancroft on the weekend. Bancroft OPP say on Saturday night around 9:30 p.m., a vehicle was stopped on Hastings Street North. Off...

Amanda Smith Dec 30, 2019 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

LOOK AHEAD: Building on foundations set in PEC

The mayor of Prince Edward County is hoping they can build on the municipality's forward momentum in 2020. He says they will continue to pay attention to housing, food security and those most vulnerab...

Amanda Smith Dec 29, 2019

Freezing rain warning issued for region

It's going to get slippery. A special weather statement has been issued by Environment Canada for the Quinte region ahead of a weather system that is going to make the Monday morning commute very slow...

Amanda Smith Dec 27, 2019

HEXO shares tumble

Hexo Corp. announced they are issuing 15 million new shares and that sent the stocks tumbling by 21% today on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Bloomberg says shares fell to a new month low of $2.03, down f...

Amanda Smith Dec 27, 2019

Collision sends two to hospital

Two people were taken to Belleville General Hospital following a two vehicle accident on Hamilton Road in Quinte West early this afternoon. According to Quinte West Fire Chief John Whelan, an SUV and ...

Amanda Smith Dec 27, 2019

Close call on ice at Centennial Park

Quinte West Fire Chief John Whelan is asking people to stay off the ice as it remains quite dangerous. Whelan says firefighters had a close call during the noon hour when a passerby in Centennial Park...

Amanda Smith Dec 27, 2019