A quick-thinking rescue near Unionville last week after a Jeep Wrangler plunged into the water just off Vassar Road. Crews were called Wednesday morning and found the vehicle roughly 100 yards offshore, submerged in 3 to 4 feet of water with the driver still trapped inside. Firefighters suited up and launched a rapid deployment craft, pulling the driver to safety. The driver is alive and well, now recovering after crews wrapped up the scene with help from local sheriff’s deputies, ambulance crews and a towing company.

Reporting WGRT – JP bZet

Health officials in Lambton County have confirmed the area’s first West Nile-positive mosquito pool of the year, after a trap in Petrolia tested positive earlier this month. No human cases have turned up locally, though Public Health Ontario has logged three cases and dozens of infected mosquito pools province-wide this season. Most infected people show no symptoms, but officials urge residents to avoid dusk-to-dawn exposure, wear light protective clothing, use DEET-based repellent, and drain standing water around their homes to cut down on mosquito breeding grounds.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

A Marine City man, Kristopher Steward, is facing more than a dozen felony charges after a state police task force traced tips about child exploitation material back to him. Investigators say the case began when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children flagged suspicious activity, leading troopers to search his devices and uncover digital evidence. He’s since posted bond and is due back in court later this month for a probable cause hearing, followed by a preliminary exam in September.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet