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Man ditches dope, flees cops

Sarnia police have issued an arrest warrant for a Brantford man after a suspect fleeing from officers ditched more than $13,000 worth of drugs.

London lawyer to oversee Sochi drug probe

London lawyer Richard McLaren, renowned for his anti-doping work in sports, will be the independent overseer of an investigation into allegations of state-sponsored doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Guinea pigs Ralph and Vector enjoy the new outdoor play area built for them by grade 2 pupils at Avon Public School. SCOTT WISHART/The Beacon Herald

Tiny teachers

Pupils in Kate Smith's grade 2 class at Avon Public School are learning some valuable lessons from a handful of furry classroom guests.

Greg Stewart, London's new integrity commissioner

Q&A: Meet London's integrity commissioner

Gregory Stewart is a small-town lawyer with a short resume as an integrity commissioner — but he’s got the big job in London, giving him the chance to put a dent in city hall. He spoke with Free Press reporter Patrick Maloney about the brand new role:

Police will be keeping an eye out for bush parties this weekend. (Postmedia Network file photo)

Party spins out of control

Police are warning parents and teens about the inherent danger of attending a bush party after one south of Bayfield got wildly out of control last weekend.

London man serves 51 days in jail

A London man with a mental health condition whose time in Sarnia included threatening to blow up the Sarnia police station has served a 51-day jail sentence.

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Abusive nurse’s employer name could be released

Londoners may learn soon in which long- term care home a nurse abused 19 residents after Ontario’s nursing regulator agreed Thursday to call for end to a publication ban that had shielded that home from scrutiny.

Mike Matthews, fourth generation owner of the Arva Flour Mill, sits inside the roughly 200 year old mill in London, Ont. on Thursday May 19, 2016. Matthews is the only person allowed in the mill while it is running after a recent notice from the Ministry of Labour citing improper employee protections, which didn't exist when the mill was built. Matthews says there haven't been injuries to employees as long as records have been kept at the flour mill north of London. (CRAIG GLOVER, The London Free Press)

Trouble at historic Arva Flour Mill

Canada’s oldest water-powered flour mill — a working museum to those who bring it to life daily and who patronize its stores — may be forced by federal order to grind to a halt.

Saturday night hop returns

On Saturday night, a voice from the past will entertain Londoners who remember the golden age of radio in the Forest City, long before YouTube and downloads became the most popular ways to listen to pop songs and decades prior to the arrival of satellite radio.

Treatment targets tremors

A London scientist has found a way to help people suffering from debilitating tremors from conditions like Parkinson’s, injecting a Botox-like substance to deaden nerves and using a new type of medical device that finds precisely which nerves are the source of the problem.