Author: The London Free Press
Trial begins for man charged in triple homicide with London-area link
A trial began Monday for a man charged in the 2018 triple homicide of members of Six Nations of the Grand River. Thomas Bomberry, 32, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Melissa Trudi Miller and Alan Porter. His trial is scheduled for two weeks at the Superior […]
New academic facility at Huron college named after alumnus
The newest building at Huron University College has been named after business leader, philanthropist and Huron alumnus Frank Holmes, the college announced Monday. The 40,000-square-foot academic building on Western Road houses classrooms, community gathering spaces and a 450-seat auditorium. Holmes, who graduated from Huron in 1978, donated $3.25 million toward the cost of the building. […]
London police identify man killed last week in alleged hit-and-run
Police have identified a pedestrian killed last week in an alleged hit-and-run crash in northwest London. Emergency responders were initially called to the area of Oxford Street near Laurel Street on Tuesday about 11 p.m., but then found a seriously injured man near Oxford and Hyde Park Road. The man, who died later in hospital, […]
New medical officer of health starts March 21 in Oxford, Elgin
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, a new medical officer of health is taking over in St. Thomas and Elgin and Oxford counties.
Court records shed new light on fatal police shooting along Hwy. 401
A Southwestern Ontario man fatally shot by an OPP officer after a police pursuit east of Chatham last summer was a young father with a history of run-ins with police, court records and his obituary show. Ontario’s police watchdog charged OPP Const. Sean O’Rourke, 54, last month with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death in […]