The 9th annual Chatham-Kent Amazing Race supporting the local United Way branch is held August 23, 2014. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)Chatham-Kent's version of the Amazing Race is slated for Saturday.
This year's theme is an "All-Stars vs Rookies" event. 14 teams will compete in the race lasting nearly eight hours.
The race kicks off at the Union Gas Riverview Dr. location in Chatham starting at 8am. The finish line is at the Links of Kent Golf Course on Indian Creek Rd.
The event is organized by the United Way, with money raised going to the group as well.
Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.
In hopes of raising awareness of the help available to sexual violence survivors, a local crisis centre has handed out stickers to over 200 businesses.
Three people are facing charges after separate incidents took place over the long weekend.
