Local News

The city's proposed 2014 tax levy increase is 3.45 per cent for now. City council has been provided with some suggestions on how to get that number down to 2.

A group of mechanical engineering students have come up with an idea they believe could allow wind turbines to harness more power.

The city wants the local chamber of commerce to set the record straight on its recent report that concludes spending is out of control and taxes are set to skyrocket.

Linda Buchan would be amazed by the success of an annual event she played a pivotal role in starting.

A dog turned over to the Humane Society following an animal cruelty investigation has died. Officials with the Thunder Bay District Humane Society confirmed Tuesday that the dog died during weekend surgery.

Thunder Bay Police say they took part in a nation-wide blitz trying to find women being coerced or forced to work in the sex-trade industry.

City police are looking for witnesses of a single-vehicle crash. Thunder Bay Police Service officers are investigating the crash that took place at about 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 on Arthur Street West.

KENORA, Ont. -- A family has been located safely after spending three nights stranded in the Trapline Lake area, provincial police confirmed Tuesday.

A woman is in custody following an attempted armed robbery at a north side pharmacy. Police on Tuesday said the suspect entered the Red River Road Shoppers Drug Mart and allegedly produced a knife, demanding narcotics.

Couldn’t keep up with council last night? Here are some of the highlights from the Monday, Jan. 27 meeting as tweeted by tbnewswatch.com council reporter Jamie Smith, and Thunder Bay Television reporter Dennis Ward.