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Thanksgiving Day got off to an early start for those with Kingston Fire and Rescue and Frontenac Paramedics, who attended the scene of a fire at a local battery recycling plant. At approximately 4:35 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, Kingston Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to Li-Cycle, the
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A single-vehicle collision on Palace Road in Napanee resulted in charges, but no injuries, for a Napanee driver. The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Palace Road in Greater Napanee at approximately 7:30
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In mid-July, Kingston Police were called to the 1000 block of Johnson Street after reports of a firearm being discharged were received. Police said it appears to be an isolated incident, but are continuing to investigate, and would like to hear from anyone with information on this incident. At approximately
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Update (Aug 4, 2021): A partial road failure occurred on Hinchinbrooke Road just north of Silver Rock Lane at Spring Lake on Thursday, Jul. 15, 2021. As a result, and in the interest of public safety, the road has been closed to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic until further notice.
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Kingston Fire and Rescue crews had an early morning when they were called to a garage fire just before 2 a.m. on Monday, Jul. 12, 2021. The fire broke out in the garage of a residence in the 400 block of Nelson Street, between Third and Fifth Avenues. Four Kingston
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An incident that brought a large police presence to Kingston General Hospital (KGH) for several hours ended peacefully with no charges laid, according to Kingston Police. The incident, which was initially called into police as a weapons offence, took place on Monday, May 4, 2020 beginning at approximately 10:15 p.m.
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A giant blaze that could be seen for blocks destroyed a house on Division Street in the early morning of Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. Kingston Fire and Rescue crews responded to the working fire in the 470 block of Division Street at approximately 2:13 a.m. The building, which was vacant
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It was the kind of scene you only hope to see in the movies – and, luckily, one that didn’t involve any serious injuries. On Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, just before 8 p.m., a two-vehicle collision involving a truck and a BMW car resulted in both vehicles engulfed in flames
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The lone occupant of a Joseph Street apartment was taken to hospital following a fire that destroyed all contents of the unit. At approximately 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, Kingston Fire and Rescue responded to the report of a structure fire at the apartment building located at 37
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A fire that took place at Kimco Steel is currently still under investigation as Kingston Fire and Rescue works to determine the cause. The fire broke out just before 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 in the warehouse of the John Counter Boulevard business. According to Ted Posadowski, Chief
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A bus driver from Verona has been charged following a single vehicle collision that occurred on County Road 2 in Loyalist Township on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. The collision happened just before 9:30 a.m., when the bus drove off the roadway on County Road 2 and struck a hydro pole
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Kingston Police, Kingston Fire and Rescue, and Frontenac Paramedics all responded to an accident in the early afternoon today. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2019, a large van drove into the Jiffy Grill restaurant located at 2395 Princess Street, in the shopping plaza at the corner
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