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Another suspected drone drop at Joyceville Institution

Drones continue to be the apparent method of transport for drugs and other contraband being smuggled into area prisons. Officials at Joyceville Institution in Kingston say a number of packages of cont...

David Foot Apr 27, 2020

Ontario lays out road map to reopen the province

Ontario says its plan to ease restrictions introduced because of the COVID-19 pandemic will happen in three stages, though the steps unveiled Monday contain few specifics or timelines. Stage one in th...

David Foot Apr 27, 2020

Belleville Police, OPP Biker Enforcement Unit, make arrests in Bancroft

Two people have been arrested after police raided a home in Bancroft last week. Members of the Belleville Police Service, along with the OPP's Biker Enforcement Unit and other specialty teams, searche...

David Foot Apr 27, 2020 Guns and other items seized during a joint police raid on a home in Bancroft, on April 22, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / Belleville Police Service)

Belleville Police address complaints on COVID-19 call response

While only one charge has been laid, Belleville Police have definitely been dealing with an increase in complaints around social distancing rules linked to COVID-19. Quinte News received a few calls f...

David Foot Apr 27, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

No change in Hastings Prince Edward COVID-19 numbers today

There has been no change in the local COVID-19 case numbers since the weekend. As of 11:00 this morning, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is reporting a total of 38 confirmed cases in the two coun...

David Foot Apr 27, 2020

Poste: Work in Belleville program more important than ever

A longtime City of Belleville employment program is still running, even though many people aren't working due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The city is reminding those looking for work or for workers, abo...

David Foot Apr 27, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Blue Jays' Broadcaster stops in Belleville on Conquer COVID-19 campaign

Baseball season might be on hold due to COVID-19, but a member of the Toronto Blue Jays broadcast team has been busy, helping to deliver personal protective equipment across the province. Sportsnet St...

David Foot Apr 25, 2020 Sportsnet Blue Jays Central Host Jamie Campbell stocks up with personal protective gear, ahead of a trek across Ontario, dropping PPE off to workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis. (Photo: Twitter / @SNETCampbell)

Oglaza: More tests being done and COVID-19 numbers are clearer, but we still have to be cautious

The Medical Officer of Health for Hastings Prince Edward says COVID-19 testing is ramping up. About a week ago there had been close to 800 tests done in the area, with more than 1,400 completed tests ...

David Foot Apr 23, 2020

HPE Public Health launches detailed COVID-19 web portal

While there are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hastings Prince Edward today, the health unit has put out a bunch of new information and statistics on the virus in the area. A new website launch...

David Foot Apr 23, 2020

UPDATE: 401 reopens after rollover, charges pending

UPDATE @ 5:50 p.m.: OPP say a section of the eastbound Highway 401 has reopened after a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon. Through a Tweet, police say the suspect's car had been driving erratic...

David Foot Apr 22, 2020 The car involved in a single-vehicle crash on the eastbound Highway 401, on April 22, 2020. A section of the highway, between Highway 37 and Shannonville Road, was closed for about three hours. (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)