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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for southwestern Ontario
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for large areas of Chatham-Kent and Essex counties, including Leamington and Windsor. Severe thunderstorms are possible into the late evening....
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Stroke victim gets house arrest for gun crime
A man who had the same model of gun as Dirty Harry was placed on house arrest Tuesday after a Windsor judge took pity on his frail physical condition. Leonard Simon, 68, kept a Smith & Wesson .357...
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NDP leader blasts parkway workmanship
Provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath continued her attack on the Liberal government’s parkway construction project Tuesday with allegations in Queen’s Park that shoddy workmanship may shorten the life...
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Host families needed for Japanese students
Eighty teens from Windsor’s twin city — Fujisawa, Japan — are coming to Windsor in late July and need a place to stay. Organizers of the visit with Muskoka Language International are looking for host...
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Rare bird spotted near Pelee sparks buzz in birding community
There was a buzz in the local birding community Tuesday after reports of an extremely rare sighting of a species normally seen west of here. Two Smith’s Longspurs were first spotted at around 10:30...
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Windsor man sentenced for ‘horrific’ child pornography
A Windsor man will spend another eight months behind bars after police caught him with a vast collection of “vile” child pornography. Stuart Dennis McKay, 45, was sentenced Wednesday after spending...
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LaSalle police looking for person in distress
LaSalle police are looking for a person who was in distress and placed several 911 calls asking for help on Wednesday. The reception was poor, but the GPS location of the phone showed it to be in the...
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Risky rubbish: Hypodermic needles injuring Windsor garbage collectors
A spike in local garbage collectors being jabbed by hypodermic needles has City of Windsor officials warning the public to never put such sharp objects in the trash. “They pose a huge risk to our...
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Lawsuit settled as girder manufacturer pays bill to local supply company
Details are not being released but a settlement has been reached after Freyssinet Canada – the manufacturer of over 500 faulty girders for the Herb Gray Parkway – agreed to pay what was owed to a local...
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Retiree with shocking $1,000 electric bills gets some relief
To show that people who must heat their homes electrically don’t have to face $1,000 monthly hydro bills, two local firms have supplied retiree Garry Major with a high-technology heat pump for free....
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Crack dealer sentenced to jail
A Toronto man who dealt drugs out of a west Windsor apartment was sentenced Wednesday to a year in jail. Malcolm E. Marfo, 22, pleaded guilty to possession of nearly one ounce of crack cocaine for the...
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Man taken to hospital after apartment fire in downtown Windsor highrise
A man is recovering from smoke inhalation after a fire on the 20th floor of a downtown Windsor apartment building on Wednesday evening. 920 Ouellette Ave. in Windsor on April 30, 2014. (Dalson Chen /...
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Five years later: 101-day strike changed the city
Five years ago in what seems like a different era, a growing pile of refuse derided as “Mount Francis” symbolized an epic battle in the City of Windsor. The 101-day strike in 2009 by more than 1,800...
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Map: Windsor road construction and detours
Check out our map below to see construction projects and detours throughout the City of Windsor. Find Windsor Star on Facebook
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Windsor police hunt for two purse snatchers who punched a woman in the face
Windsor police are looking for a pair of brazen robbers who attacked a woman in broad daylight on a city street, punched her in the face and ran off with her purse. The victim stepped off a Transit...
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Marra calls on province to include Windsor in high-speed rail plan
Excluding Windsor from a new high-speed rail line would be a kick in the stomach to this region, says Coun. Bill Marra, who will be making an emergency notice of motion Monday asking the Ontario...
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Motocycle Ride for Dad revs up for another fundraiser
Organizers of the Telus Motorcycle Ride For Dad kicked off their 2014 fundraising campaign Thursday, surrounded by shining chrome and shimmering paint. This year’s event, on June 1, will be the 10th...
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April ice cover on Great Lakes a record high
Record ice cover on the Great Lakes this spring shouldn’t put a chill on your summer, Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips said Thursday. “It’s looking like Windsor is going to get...
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Five ways Windsor will benefit from the 2014 Ontario budget
You’d be forgiven for thinking the 2014 provincial budget doesn’t have anything good for Windsor-Essex. In the 424-page document released Thursday by Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa, the word...
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Firefighters respond to house fire on Conservation Drive (with video)
Firefighters at 3312 Conservation Dr. on May 1, 2014. (Tyler Brownbridge / The Windsor Star) A house fire in South Windsor drew firefighters to a suburban neighbourhood on Thursday night. Crews were...
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