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Police charged a 21-year-old-man in connection to a series of damaged vehicles near Academy Drive. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to call about a popping noise and a number of car alarms in the area around 5 a.m. on Saturday.

Another Italian festival in the city has some people saying there’s plenty of room for more. Hundreds attended the Fort William Historical Park Rendezvous with Italy.

Jen Metcalfe says events like Pride in the Park will go a long way to help people become more open with themselves.

Library technician Jill Otto says she’s glad to be busy again. Public visitation has picked up at the new Mary J.L. Black Public Library since it first opened in May.

Random acts of violence can make people second guess their safety but according to one member of the Crime Prevention Council, that perception isn't accurate. Members of the Crime Prevention Council met to discuss their strategic plan on Saturday.

Union Gas is celebrating its centennial by giving back to the communities it serves. Formed in 1911, the Ontario-based company has been distributing natural gas in Northwestern Ontario for about 50 years.

Lakehead University has reinvented the light bulb. The university officially opened its semiconductor research laboratory Friday morning. The lab, a partnership with MEAGlow Ltd.

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery has a new corporate partner. CIBC is helping launch the gallery's annual Summer Exhibition Series.

A young woman is now safe and sound despite having spent a night in the bush. OPP officers were called to the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park after the 23-year-old Thunder Bay woman failed to reconnect with her hiking partner at a designated time.

Keith MacMillan, of Thunder Bay, took a big bite out of OLG’s Instant Pac-man game, winning the $75,000 jackpot. The 76 year-old grandfather of 11 told staff at OLG’s Toronto prize centre that he was shocked because his previous highest win was $50.