Local News

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* Driver fails to heed "do not drink and drive" message On July, 15, 2007, members of the Ontario Provincial Police were conducting a RIDE check stop at the corner of Hwy 552 and Old Goulais Bay Road.

NEWS RELEASE U.S. COAST GUARD ************************* U.S. Coast Guard airlifts Mackinaw crewmember TRAVERSE CITY, MI.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* On Friday, July 13 at approximately 6:30 p.m., City Police arrested 43-year-old Dean Elgin Harten, of 19 MacIntyre Road.

A powerful aftershock, measured at 6.6 by the U.S. Geological Survey, has hit the west coast of Japan today, following a 6.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* The Sault Ste Marie Police Service operated a RIDE program this weekend. The following statistics were obtained: - 510 vehicles were checked. - 14 roadside tests were performed.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* The Sault Ste Marie Police Service report three break and enters this weekend: - On Saturday July 14 at approximately 11:40 p.m.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* At approximately 10 p.m. last night City Police attended at a local hotel and arrested a 30-year-old male.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has hit northwestern Japan. Tsunamis with heights up to 20 inches are said to have hit coastal areas in Niigata prefecture.

Vancouver Island-based singer Hayley Sales, scheduled to open for INXS at tonight's big concert at the Steelback Centre, is a last-minute no-show. Instead, a local band will be performing in her place.

FOREST FIRE UPDATE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ************************* East Fire Region report July 15, 2007 New Fires Yesterday - 0 Active Fires Today - 2 Total Fires To Date - 260 Total HA To Date - 2841 Current Situation There were no new fire