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Belleville police played an instrumental role in calming a situation and possibly saving a mother from being harmed by her son yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. Officers were called to a home in the so...

A 52-year-old Belleville man is lucky to be alive after a family member wrestled a shotgun away from him in the southwest part of Belleville early this (Thursday) morning. Police responded to the resi...

The Belleville Police Service responded to 101 calls for service from July 8, 2020 at 5 a.m. to July 9, 2020 at 5 a.m. Impaired Driving On July 8, 2020 at approximately 8 p.m., police dispatch was not...

If you thought yesterday was hot you should have been around these parts 84 years ago. Back in 1936 on July 8 the mercury climbed to a scorching 38.3 degrees celsius or around 100 degrees fahrenheit i...

Prince Edward County council will likely open a discussion on allowing chickens to be kept on residential properties in and around urban areas. At its meeting today, council's Committee of the Whole w...

Via Rail announced Wednesday the decision to temporarily lay off approximately 1,000 unionized employees. President and Chief Executive Officer Cynthia Garneau says this year has been filled with unpr...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused another delay in the long-awaited plan to replace the pedestrian bridge over the Moira River in downtown Belleville. The old Catharine Street Bridge was shut down a fe...

There is now free public wifi in downtown Trenton. Manager of Economic Development and Tourism Services Linda Lisle says this will help strengthen small businesses in the downtown by enhancing their d...

Brighton Fire Chief Rick Caddick has raised the current level of fire risk to extreme for the municipality. He says with the current extreme heat and dry conditions, the conditions are favourable for ...

The hot dry summer is causing major problems for farmers across this part of Eastern Ontario. "The corn has just curled up." That's the word from Lloyd Crowe of the Grain Growers of Eastern Ontario. "...