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Peterborough police report the driver of this vehicle, who had earlier fled from police before crashing the vehicle in the Chemong Road and Towerhill Road area, then fled into the Peterborough Volkswagen dealership where he reportedly assaulted an employee. After police confronted the man, he went into apparent medical distress and was transported to Peterborough Regional Health Centre where he was pronounced dead. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of video by Barry Killen)

Man dies following incident in Chemong Road and Towerhill Road area of Peterborough on...

Driver crashed vehicle, fled into car dealership, and went into medical distress after police 'verbally engaged' with him.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

69-year-old Northumberland County woman dead after ATV rollover

Incident happened on private property in Hamilton Township on Friday morning,
A view of Victoria Beach on Lake Ontario in Cobourg. (Photo courtesy of Linda McIlwain)

The Beach Report for August 11 to 17, 2023

Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, and Hastings and Prince Edward.
The two suspects in two home invasions in the Bethune and King Street area of downtown Peterborough on August 10, 2023. (Police-supplied photo)

Police seek suspects in armed home invasions in downtown Peterborough

Two men entered apartments in Bethune and King Street area, demanding money in one and ransacking another.
On April 17, 2023, the City of Peterborough provided a demonstration of the new collection trucks for the city's new green bin program for organic waste coming this fall, including the automated equipment that will be used to pick up and empty the large green bins during curbside collection. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Some Peterborough residents will have new weekly waste collection dates starting October 31

Change coincides with city's new green bin organic waste collection program and shift to every-other-week garbage collection.
Canadian blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Johnny Cox performs at the Dominion Hotel in Minden on Monday night. (Photo via www.johnnycox.ca)

nightlifeNOW – August 10 to 16

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

Bancroft woman charged with attempted murder following assault early Thursday morning

43-year-old Heidi Brethour arrested after person found with serious injuries in the town of Bancroft.
Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith, Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Mayor Jim Martin, and AON Inc. president and CEO Brad Smith prepare to officially break ground on the new 128-bed long-term care home to be called "Station Place" in the village of Havelock in Peterborough County during an event on August 9, 2023. (Photo courtesy Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen)

Groundbreaking for Havelock’s new 128-bed long-term care home ‘a long time coming’

AON Inc. will develop and operate the facility at 628 Old Norwood Road in Havelock.
Severe thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Kawarthas region for Thursday

Possible wind gusts up to 90 km/h, damaging nickel size hail, and heavy rain with amounts approaching 40 mm.
The 29-year-old driver of this vehicle was seriously injured in a single-vehicle collision on Highway 115 in Peterborough on August 9, 2023. (OPP-supplied photo)

One person seriously injured in single-vehicle collision on Highway 115 in Peterborough

Southbound lanes of Highway 115 between The Parkway and County Road 28 will remain closed into Wednesday evening.

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