Laura Broadley
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LFP LONGFORM: Fear and resignation along Southwestern Ontario's battered Lake Erie shoreline
Washed-out roads. Caved-away banks. Monster waves. Homes and businesses flooded. Southwestern Ontario's Lake Erie shoreline has endured a brutal year of record-high water, with many worrying what 2020 will bring. → Read More
One dead in collision between transport truck, SUV near St. Thomas
One person is dead following a mid-morning crash on Talbot Line north of St. Thomas Friday morning. A transport truck was driving west on Talbot Line and an SUV was driving east when the collision occurred near railway tracks, said Elgin OPP Const. Adam Crewdson. The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the […] → Read More
Man sentenced to five years for fatal drunk driving crash
ST. THOMAS - A Southwold Township man whose driving record showed "a proven pattern of disregard for other drivers" was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for a fatal drunk driving crash that killed an Elgin County man. → Read More
St. Thomas firefighters missed 911 call after construction cut phone lines
The St. Thomas fire department is looking at contingency plans for its 911 service after a construction crew accidentally cut a Bell Canada line last month, leaving emergency calls unanswered for a brief period. → Read More
St. Thomas politician 'invaded' staff member's 'personal space': Watchdog
ST. THOMAS – A St. Thomas city councillor breached council’s code of conduct, city hall’s integrity watchdog has found, but the politician isn’t being identified. Mark McDonald investigated a complaint by a staff member that a councillor of the opposite gender removed a cellphone from their hip pocket and brushed their body against the complainant’s […] → Read More
Conflicting impressions of man charged in connection to Port Burwell human remains discovery
A 22-year-old who worked for his father at a Simcoe hobby shop and lives not far away is the accused at the heart of a grisly mystery that's kept Port Burwell on edge for more than a week since human remains and a fridge were found in the Lake Erie village. → Read More
Police lift body, refrigerator from beach near Port Burwell
PORT BURWELL – A heavy police presence near this Lake Erie village southeast of London Tuesday lead to a police helicopter lifting both a body and a refrigerator off a beach at the base of a bluff. Police were tight-lipped, but the late-day development near Port Burwell followed social media posts about a body found […] → Read More
St. Thomas police turn to citizens to ask: Should we name sex buyers too?
St. Thomas police shouldn’t put too much stock into the results of an online poll about whether they should release the names of people charged with buying sex, an expert cautions. → Read More
Fire probe continues as one critically hurt nursing home resident improves
ST. THOMAS — The condition of one critically injured resident has been upgraded to “good” following a fire at a nursing home Saturday, hospital officials said Monday morning. → Read More
Man charged after group home sprinkler system set off, displacing 44 residents
Police have charged a 40-year-old St. Thomas man with mischief after the sprinkler system was activated in a group home on Friday. → Read More
Will rural push to break away from Thames Valley District school board gain traction?
ST. THOMAS — Elgin County’s back-to-the-future move to look at the idea of creating its own school board may be a long shot, but it’s worth considering, some say. → Read More
Judge to deliver verdict Thursday in St. Thomas manslaughter trial
ST. THOMAS – Closing arguments finished Tuesday afternoon in the trial of a man accused of the Christmas Eve killing of a local bar owner. → Read More
Soldier’s remains interred more than 100 years after his death
Pte. Henry Edmonds Priddle is in his final resting place, more than 100 years after he was killed in action during the First World War. → Read More
Opening of temporary Port Bruce bridge too late for some businesses
The temporary Port Bruce bridge opened to traffic Monday, nearly six months after the Imperial Road bridge collapsed while a dump truck filled with gravel was being driven across it. Elgin County spent about $1. → Read More
Tough-to-house left in lurch after building declared unsafe
Some of the toughest people to house in St. Thomas are suddenly homeless, left in the lurch after the city declared the building where they’d lived for four months unsafe. → Read More
Political veteran joins St. Thomas mayor race
ST. THOMAS — Former local Conservative MP Joe Preston is running for St. Thomas mayor. The former federal politician announced on Tuesday that he’s running for the city’s top job. → Read More
Proposed development making waves in Port Stanley
A massive new development that would add 150 homes and four highrises to Port Stanley could jack up its population by 50 per cent and, some fear, forever change the character of one of Southwestern Ontario's hottest lakeside haunts. → Read More
Surveillance footage shows local cop bumped by fleeing car
ST. THOMAS — A St. Thomas police officer was injured after he was hit by a car as the driver attempted to flee early Thursday. Police say video surveillance showed a stolen car stopping for gas at a Talbot Street station at about 2:30 a.m. → Read More
Truck soon to be removed from downed Port Bruce bridge
Once the truck's fuel and gravel load are removed, it can be lifted out by crane → Read More
Shout too late to save flagman, inquest hears
His passenger shouted, but it was too late. Benjamin Dickout had just struck flagman Brian Daniel with the pickup he was driving, a collision that ultimately killed the road construction worker. → Read More