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UPDATE: Missing person located

UPDATE: OPP say a missing person from Brighton has been located. On Wednesday (April 19), Northumberland OPP issued a release stating they were looking for a 30-year-old woman from Brighton. Later tha...

John Spitters Apr 19, 2023 (Photo: OPP)

Drugs and weapons seized

During the afternoon of April 18, 2023, members of the OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, OPP Quinte West Crime Unit and members of the OPP...

John Spitters Apr 19, 2023 (Photo: Twitter)

Temporary traffic signals at Highway 49 and Bayshore / Airport Roads

Temporary traffic signals were activated at the intersection of Highway 49 and Airport/Bayshore roads in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. According to McIntosh Perry Engineering, the signals are designed ...

Zach McGibbon Apr 18, 2023 Work continues to rehabilitate the Quinte Skyway Bridge on Highway 49. (Photo: Ontario Ministry of Transportation)

Former PEC Fire Chief George Pettingill passes away

Prince Edward County has announced that former Fire Chief George Pettingill passed away on Tuesday. Pettingill became the first fire chief of the amalgamated Prince Edward County in 1999. His career b...

Zach McGibbon Apr 18, 2023

Opioid alert for Northumberland County

An opioid overdose alert has been issued for Northumberland County after an increase in overdoses was reported in the area over three days. Harm Reduction program manager for the Haliburton, Pine Ridg...

Mary Thomas Apr 18, 2023 (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)

Help design new HKPR website

The health unit that serves Northumberland County is turning to the community for help in launching a new website. The idea is to seek input from the community on user experience to deliver a site tha...

Mary Thomas Apr 18, 2023

Electric vehicle charger grant awarded to PEC

Prince Edward County has received a grant to install two electric vehicle chargers. Six Level 2 chargers will be installed at the Wellington and District Community Centre and Prince Edward Community C...

Alana Cameron Apr 18, 2023

Celebrating the Belleville Marsh and the critters who call it home on Earth Day

An Earth Day event Saturday afternoon will celebrate the Belleville Marsh and its many inhabitants. But Bay of Quinte Green Party of Ontario President Lori Borthwick says the Earth Day Parade of Marsh...

Alana Cameron Apr 18, 2023

Five Belleville residents charged in Project Renewal drug bust

Belleville Police have made a drug bust under Project Renewal. On Monday, investigators with Project Renewal, with the help of the Belleville Police Emergency Response Team and K9 Unit, executed a sea...

Zach McGibbon Apr 18, 2023 Items seized in drug bust under Project Renewal. April 18, 2023. (Photo: Belleville Police)

Prince Edward County hosts bike safety event

With warm summer weather on the way, Prince Edward County OPP is taking steps to ensure cyclists are safe on the roads. Prince Edward County OPP is inviting cyclists to their 2023 Bike Rodeo at the Pi...

Alan-Michael Steele Apr 18, 2023