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Peterborough County OPP say a woman died following a single-vehicle crash on Bensfort Road south of the city on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the crash just south of Base Line in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township around 2:45 p.m. and found a vehicle in a ditch. A hydro pole was also knocked down. Hydro One...

No injuries were reported following a large grass fire along Highway 7 east of Peterborough on Tuesday afternoon. Around 2 p.m. , drivers reported seeing flames along the north side of the highway in the area of Indian River. Witnesses tell us several motorists stopped and attempted to use fire extinguishes to tackle the flames....

No one was seriously injured after a car crashed into the Otonabee River just north of Peterborough on Sunday. Around noon emergency crews responded around to the scene between 8th and 9th Lines in Douro-Dummer Township. Peterborough County OPP say the found the vehicle submerged in the water and that no one was in the...

One person was airlifted after a SUV and a transport truck collided on Hwy. 7 east of Peterborough on Friday afternoon. OPP responded to the collision around 2:30 p.m. in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township and reported that the driver of the SUV was first transported to hospital and then airlifted to a Toronto area trauma centre....

Nearly four decades after a dismembered head was found in a Peterborough, Ont. river, police say they have a breakthrough. Through DNA testing, they’ve identified the victim–who until now, was only known as the “Otonabee River Man.” Germain Ma has the details.

More than 36 years after a dismembered human head was found in a Peterborough, Ont., river, police say they finally have a breakthrough. The “Otanabee River man” was revealed on Wednesday to be 38-year-old Gerald Durocher. Police say he was the victim of a homicide. The case has mystified investigators ever since the grisly discovery...

On this edition of Game Day, 100.5 Fresh radio host and sports announcer Pete Dalliday joins Noor Ibrahim on Global News Morning Peterborough for a weekly roundup of what’s going on in the sports world. On the agenda today: The Peterborough Petes have just one practice left before they begin the third round of the...

The Rotary Club of Bridgenorth-Ennismore-Lakefield (BEL) has been encouraging residents to take part in this year’s virtual Polar Plunge. And on Sunday, fitness instructor Jodie Mulder did just that. She leaped into the Otonabee River to cap off her fundraising efforts. She has raised more than $3,000 for Community Care Peterborough which supports independent living...

Two transport trucks and a car were involved in a crash on Highway 7 at Highway 28 in Peterborough on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 2:15 p.m. A witness on scene said a car avoided a rear end collision, causing the crash. Peterborough County OPP on scene confirmed two transport...

Police say a second vehicle was discovered while divers were recovery a SUV from a crash in Peterborough on Wednesday night. Peterborough police say around 6 p.m. a SUV crashed into the river near Monaghan Road and Crawford Drive. The driver made it to shore and was taken to hospital. During recovery of the vehicle...

One man was able to walk away from a single vehicle rollover into the Otonabee River near Peterborough on Monday evening. Emergency crews got the call around 6:30 p.m. after a pickup truck left the roadway and entered the river on Peterborough County Rd. 32 between Peterborough and Lakefield The man was able to escape...

An international student has died after going into the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ont., and not resurfacing on Monday. His body was recovered Tuesday afternoon. It’s the second drowning in less than a week in Peterborough. Germain Ma has the story.

Rainfall last week combined with gloomy forecasts are prompting flood concerns. Conservation authorities are pleading for vigilance as the possibility of flooding rise. Robert Lothian explains.

A ceremony was held at the Peterborough Armouries on Friday to remember an OPP officer who died in the line of duty in the city 96 years ago. The Otonabee River Bridge on Highway 115 was dedicated in Constable Norman F. Maker’s honour. Germain Ma has the story.

Expected cold overnight temperatures have prompted conservation authorities across the region to issue a warning residents to be cautious over the next few days. That’s because the high flow and water levels combined with dropping temperatures could cause flooding. Katrina Squazzin has more.

One man was taken to hospital after his vehicle ended up in the Otonabee River in Peterborough tonight. Emergency crews were called to the scene on Armour Road, south of Defoe Drive around 8:15 p.m. where they found the driver sitting in a passerby’s vehicle to keep warm. The vehicle reportedly ended up on its...

Police say an individual who was rescued from the Otonabee River died in hospital on Wednesday evening. Around 5:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of a body in the water near James Stevenson Park. Police say life-saving measures were performed but the victim later died in hospital. No name has been released. Foul play...

NEWS UPDATE with Keri Ferguson Peterborough Public Health recommends employers develop workplace vaccination policies; deceased individual retrieved from Otonabee River; Federal Party Leaders debate the issues Thursday evening (tonight); 7 day weather outlook with Caley Bedore.

NEWS UPDATE with Keri Ferguson School boards discuss vaccination rates and their plans going forward; Peterborough Police Service sees a spike in crime rates; partially treated sewage is discharged into the Otonabee River; 7 day weather outlook with Caley Bedore.

On Friday around 5:15 p.m., 16-year-old Ryan McIlwain was getting some fresh air on his work break from Foodland. It was supposed to be a half hour lunch break but it turned into a 90-minute water rescue.