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The Chatham-Kent Children's Treatment Centre is starting the new year with a massive donation from a local family, Chatham-Kent police have caught up with a 67-year-old Chatham man who was wanted in connection with an assault investigation going back to November of last year, and an occasional teacher in St. Thomas is facing charges after a student in their care suffered a medical episode in the classroom.

Morning News for Friday, January 5, 2024

A last-minute push for donations paid off big-time for the Salvation Army in Chatham-Kent, Chatham-Kent police have charged a driver with careless driving after a vehicle hit a hydro pole just off of Fairview Line just outside of Chatham early this morning, and the timeline for opening the Gordie Howe International Bridge to traffic has been pushed back.

The Dutch Market has closed its doors in Chatham after decades of serving the community, the sentencing hearing for Nathaniel Veltman gets underway today in London, and a new survey of lower-paid Ontario hospital workers says 40 percent are thinking of leaving the sector.

A new class action lawsuit is accusing the federal government of violating the rights of temporary foreign workers in Canada, a 42-year-old Wallaceburg resident is facing charges after Lambton County OPP came across the scene of a single-vehicle crash last night, and Middlesex OPP are applauding an "alert officer" who stopped a teen driver going more than 170 kilometres an hour on the 401 just east of London.

The former Monsignor Uyen Catholic School in Chatham has been sold again, tips to Crime Stoppers ended up helping Chatham-Kent police take more than $1 million worth of illegal drugs off of the street last year, and you may notice a few changes if you call the local police service's non-emergency line.

A 33-year-old Wallaceburg man is facing a handful of charges after he allegedly broke into the same business several times over the holiday season, OPP are urging caution on the roads after a busy holiday season, and fitness, finances, and mental health are all top priorities for New Year's Resolutions this year.

Chatham-Kent's first baby of 2024 is a girl, a sad update to a missing persons case from the weekend, and new laws are kicking in now that we're into a new year.