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Multi-car crash at Dundas and Coleman Streets

There were some traffic delays on Dundas Street, just west of Downtown Belleville, after a crash late this morning. Reports say three cars were involved in the collision at the intersection of Dundas ...

David Foot Jul 22, 2021 Emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle collision at Dundas and Coleman Streets in Belleville, July 22/21 (photo: Quinte News/Tim Durkin)

Quinte West Chamber of Commerce has handed out thousands of rapid COVID tests

The Quinte West Chamber of Commerce says it has handed out thousands of rapid antigen screening tests to local businesses, to help them protect their employees and customers from being infected by COV...

David Foot Jul 22, 2021 (Photo: Submitted)

BPS put out scam warning

Belleville Police are warning residents about a phone scam that seems to be coming from a BPS phone line. The scammers claim to be a member of the police service, or RCMP, and tell the victim that a f...

David Foot Jul 22, 2021 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC

Belleville Police investigating thefts

Belleville Police are looking for information on a couple of thefts in the city. The first was reported around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, when a complainant said his 2006 black Buick Allure four-door was s...

David Foot Jul 22, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Assault charged laid at Victoria Beach in Cobourg

A Castleton man has been charge after an incident at Victoria Beach in Cobourg on Wednesday afternoon. Cobourg Police were called to a report of a man causing a disturbance and allegedly assaulting a ...

David Foot Jul 22, 2021

RELEASE: 8 Wing welcomes new Deputy Commander

Members of 8 Wing Trenton's Deputy Wing Commander Branch welcomed their new Deputy Wing Commander, Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Audrey Lavoie during a ceremony held at 8 Wing Trenton today. LCol Audrey L...

David Foot Jul 21, 2021 LCol. Audrey Lavoie takes over the role of 8 Wing Deputy Commander from LtCol. Jennifer Kennedy, during a ceremony on July 21, 2021, with Base Commander Colonel Ryan Demming. (Photo: Submitted / 8 Wing CFB Trenton)

Smith set to work with union to support Nestle workers, or convince company to stay

Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith says the Provincial Government is looking at ways it can support workers at the Trenton Nestle plant, which is slated to close next year. Smith says he's meeting with the ...

David Foot Jul 21, 2021 Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith speaks to reporters, during a tour of the COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre, on June 3, 2021. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

No new cases, one recovery, in Hastings Prince Edward Wednesday

HPE Public Health is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 in the area today along with one recovery. It leaves the number of active cases at 10, with one person still being treated in the ICU at Bellevi...

David Foot Jul 21, 2021

Dancing with the Stars Quinte ready to reboot in 2021

After being cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic, Volunteer and Information Quinte's Dancing with the Stars fundraiser is rebooting for 2021, with some changes. The annual event is swapping locat...

David Foot Jul 20, 2021 The participants for VIQ's 2021 edition of Dancing with the Stars Quinte strike a pose, during the events reboot announcement, at the Empire Theatre in Belleville, on July 20, 2021. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Afternoon storm causing scattered power outages across Quinte Region

The storm rolling through the region this afternoon has led to some scattered power outages. In Belleville, Elexicon Energy's outage map is showing an outage in the Bradgate Crescent area, in the east...

David Foot Jul 20, 2021