Category Archives: Local News

A comic from Barrie is among new cast members for Saturday Night Live this season. Twenty-nine year old Veronika Slowikowska makes her debut on SNL’s 51st season starting October 4th. She is wel...

A 21-year-old man from Midland is now facing charges after Southern Georgian Bay OPP was on patrol for suspicious vehicles in Tiny Township. A Sergeant from the detachment was conducting a neighbourho...

Barrie Police provided an update on the double murder associated with an encampment in Barrie. At a news conference this morning, police said they know the motive but won’t divulge it at this ti...

The Orillia Opera House is not open for business for a while – water damage and bats being the main issues. For now, the closure for this week will be to facilitate assessments about water damag...

A 21 year old Woodville man is charged in the death of a Kirkland resident. Kawartha Lakes OPP say a body was discovered at a home on Richmond Street West around 4am yesterday. The accused faces a cha...

A drug bust early this morning at a residence in First Nation Territory of Rama. Rama police, along with Orillia OPP Street Crime executed a search warrant and seized quantities of ecstasy, cocaine an...

South Simcoe Police have arrested two men in connection with a series of thefts targetting a national home improvement retailer. Between August 2024 and July of this year, 31 incidents were reported a...

Rama Police are warning the public to be cautious after a bear was seen this morning (August 21) at the Multi-Purpose Grounds on Rama Road in Orillia. According to a Rama Police social media post, res...

Barrie Police have arrested an 80 year old male from Midhurst for possession of cocaine and drug trafficking. Police were alerted to a man sleeping behind the wheel of a running vehicle around 7:30 la...

Orillia OPP are looking for a missing 18 year old. Isabella is 5’5″, with dark shoulder length hair, and a tattoo on her left shoulder. Last seen in Orillia on Aug 16, 2025. Any infor...