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Two planned power outages coming for local Hydro One customers
Hydro One will be conducting two planned power outages over the next few weeks. The first interruption is scheduled for Sunday, May 28 from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and will affect about 1,250 customer...
InQuinte.ca Staff May 16, 2023

Local entrepreneur goes into the Dragons' Den
The creator of XXL Scrunchie has lengthened her reach by getting on a nationally renowned TV show. More than three years after starting her business, Tina Nguyen has fulfilled what she said was one of...
Brock Ormond May 12, 2023 The creator of XXL Scrunchie, Tina Nguyen, has lengthened her reach by getting on a nationally renowned TV show, Dragons Den. PHOTO: SUBMITTED

Family retains private investigation agency as search continues for missing SLC student
An update on an individual last seen in Kingston more than a month ago. The family of 19-year-old Osaze Esabu has retained Pulse Private Investigations in the search for the missing St. Lawrence Colle...
InQuinte.ca Staff May 10, 2023

OPP investigating report of 10-year-old struck by large animal in PEC
Prince Edward County OPP are investigating after officers responded to a report on Sunday just after 12:00 noon of a person struck by a large animal. Hastings Quinte EMS and Prince Edward County Fire ...
InQuinte.ca Staff May 08, 2023

Local man wins his dream car in raffle for Three Oaks
A local man's dream of owning a Chevy Camaro Z28 has come true and the Three Oaks Foundation is the proud recipient of $10,000. Wilson's Tune Up in Belleville custom built a code 44 bright green '78 C...
Nicole Kleinsteuber May 02, 2023 Chuck Crews' dream of one day owning a Chevy Camaro Z28 came true on Tuesday when he won the Three Oaks car raffle by Wilson's Tune Up in Belleville. Photo: Nicole Kleinsteuber/InQuinte.ca

Six charged under Project Renewal in Belleville
Six people have been charged after drugs and weapons were seized in Belleville last week. On Friday, officers with Project Renewal, the Quinte West OPP Street Crime Unit, and Belleville ERT and K-9 un...
Kay Joly May 02, 2023

Belleville getting ready for Amazon
One of the world's biggest companies will officially have a presence in Belleville soon. After many months of unconfirmed rumblings, multinational e-commerce giant Amazon will be making a home at a ne...
Brock Ormond Apr 26, 2023 Amazon's Canadian manager of economic development policy Brooks Barnett and Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis shake hands following the announcement that Amazon will be taking space in a currently-under construction facility in the Industrial Park. The facility is expected to be completed later this year. PHOTO: BROCK ORMOND/INQUINTE.CA

UPDATE: QW crews clear scene of house fire near Trenton High School
Quinte West Firefighters have now cleared the scene of a stubborn house fire right across the street from Trenton High School. Twenty-five Quinte West firefighters arrived shortly after 8:30 a.m. on T...
Kay Joly Apr 25, 2023

Two people charged with trafficking in Contraband Tobacco in Napanee
Two people have been charged after a traffic stop led to the seizure of unmarked tobacco products in Napanee. Saturday night around 8 pm, officers of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachme...
Kay Joly Apr 24, 2023

UPDATE: Belleville man charged in carjacking and collision on North Front
A 35-year-old Belleville man is facing a number of charges following an investigation into a car-jacking and motor vehicle collision on Saturday evening. The incident began in the municipal parking lo...
Nicole Kleinsteuber Apr 23, 2023 Two vehicles were heavily damaged in a collision on North Front Street near King George Square when a truck and vehicle collided around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. Photo courtesy: Christopher Bennett.