London Free Press
A 35-year-old St. Thomas man is facing arson charges after a fire at a home north of the city’s core, police say. Police were called to a home at 54 St. Catharine St. in St. Thomas on March 1 for reports of a fire. St. Thomas firefighters worked to extinguish the flames and help the […]
London Free Press
A skull mailbox, burned e-bikes, scooters and shacks in the backyard remained in the rubble Friday of an east London home destroyed by fire one day prior. Surrounded by yellow tape, police cruisers, and fire investigators, the home at 1884 Avalon St. – near the intersection of Clarke Road and Dundas Street – was known […]
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Last month, Boyne City parted ways with its city manager of 22 years. The move came right before budget time and now the city is moving to hire a replacement.
London Free Press
Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared an OPP tactical officer who fired a less-lethal weapon at a knife-wielding man during a standoff at a Seaforth home four months ago. Ontario Provincial Police were called on Dec. 20 around 3:30 p.m. to a domestic disturbance at a Seaforth home where a resident asked police to remove a […]
London Free Press
The London Food Bank is entering the all-important final weekend of its spring food drive, an annual campaign that’s coming amid relentless demand for assistance and trade war uncertainty.  Leading into the Easter weekend, food donations are up from the same point in the 2024 campaign, London Food Bank co-executive director Jane Roy said Thursday, […]
London Free Press
A house fire Thursday afternoon in east London left one person with serious injuries and forced residents to vacate neighbouring homes, London police say. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 p.m. to the fire in a home on Avalon Street, north of Clarke Road and Dundas Street, where paramedics took one person to hospital with […]
London Free Press
A 40-year-old man and a teenager are charged in a suspicious fire at a vacant warehouse in St. Thomas earlier this week, police said. A 40-year-old St. Thomas man is charged with arson and failing to comply with a probation order in the fire at the former Weatherhead Co. of Canada Ltd. property at 100 […]
London Free Press
A 24-year-old faces charges, including impaired operation, after a boat capsized near a boat launch in Port Stanley, Ontario Provincial police say. The boat overturned near the launch on Carlow Road in the beachside community about 40 kilometres south of London at about 5 p.m. on April 13, Elgin OPP said. Police, paramedics and Central […]