Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions

Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

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Christmas Kitten by Mike O’Neill

Christmas Kitten by Mike O’Neill
The Lucknow Sentinel
Mike O’Neill is a Lucknow-based author. His Christmas stories appear annually in the Lucknow Sentinel.
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London Majors join pro baseball ranks – and expect to remain contenders

London Majors join pro baseball ranks – and expect to remain contenders
London Free Press
The stakes have been raised.
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Joly: Avian flu taking huge toll on North American wildlife

Joly: Avian flu taking huge toll on North American wildlife
London Free Press
Since first being detected in 2021, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza has had a dramatic impact on North America
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Green clues: Crime-busters turn to moss to help solve crimes 

Green clues: Crime-busters turn to moss to help solve crimes 
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Tiny pieces of moss can be crime-busters, says a study examining how law enforcement agencies, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people, calculate how long ago someone died and – in a notorious Mason County case – try to locate the body of a baby murdered by her father.

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Snow woes force city high football final’s delay, move back to London

Snow woes force city high football final’s delay, move back to London
London Free Press
The Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) senior football final is coming back to London.
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Dozens of students aboard school bus that crashed, shutting Hwy. 401 lanes

Dozens of students aboard school bus that crashed, shutting Hwy. 401 lanes
London Free Press
Dozens of students en route to a two-night field trip in Point Pelee were aboard a school bus that crashed along Hwy. 401 near London on Sunday morning, shutting down the westbound lanes for hours. The students from Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate, a high school in Kitchener, left Sunday morning for a two-night trip with their […]
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Final-play stunner hands Western Mustangs their earliest exit since ’03

Final-play stunner hands Western Mustangs their earliest exit since ’03
London Free Press
Last week, they were blown out. This time, they tapped out. The Western football team’s once-promising season crashed to a halt in a bizarre, only-in-Canada, 18-17 first-round playoff loss to the Guelph Gryphons Saturday at Western Alumni Stadium. The Mustangs blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead and suffered the ignominious death-by-rouge when veteran slot back Seth […]
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Tech companies told to make products farmers can use

Tech companies told to make products farmers can use
The Lucknow Sentinel
Matt Stevens, Finite Robotics CEO, said startups sometimes develop great products that are impossible for farmers to integrate into their operations
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Live Q+A: Homeless haven – or exile – on London’s outskirts?

Live Q+A: Homeless haven – or exile – on London’s outskirts?
London Free Press
City hall reporter Jack Moulton takes your questions.
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Police warn residents as aggressive dog remains on the loose in Hensall

Police warn residents as aggressive dog remains on the loose in Hensall
London Free Press
The animal remained at large on Friday after attacking a person, police say.
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Brews News: Family at core of Essex County’s GL Heritage Brewing

Brews News: Family at core of Essex County’s GL Heritage Brewing
London Free Press
It's a family-owned craft brewery built on a farm field owned by the same lineage for seven generations with links to a car dealership.
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