Lethbridge and Area

Humboldt Broncos families upset by Alberta trucking regulation review

EDMONTON - Several families affected by the deadly Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash say they are upset by an Alberta review of trucking regulations.Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba implemented mand...

Oct 02, 2019 Bronco bus crash site -- The Canadian Press

Crowsnest Pass to receive $1.2-million in disaster relief...six years after flooding

CROWSNEST PASS, AB - The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass received word from the Government of Alberta that their long-overdue payment from the Southern Alberta Disaster Recovery Program is finally on i...

Oct 02, 2019 Crowsnest Pass sign. (Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge Police seek woman in connection with purse theft

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are hoping to speak with a woman caught on video surveillance at Park Place Mall with another woman's purse. Police say on Sept. 17, around 7:30 p.m. a woman who was...

Oct 01, 2019 Lethbridge Police are hoping someone can identify this woman - Photo: Courtesy LPS

Claresholm residents vote to borrow $2.8-million for multi-use facilities

CLARESHOLM, AB - The people of Claresholm voted 80% in favour of a major motion Monday night.1,018 went to the polls, 813 of which said they supported taking on $2.8-million in debt to build town-owne...

Oct 01, 2019 Town of Claresholm office. (Supplied by Explore Southwest Alberta)

Blood Tribe man dies after being run over on Hwy 2

Blood Reserve, AB - A Blood Tribe man is dead, after police say he was run over by a Bobcat vehicle on Highway 2. The type of vehicle/tractor was not specified.Inspector Farica Syrette with the Blood ...

Oct 01, 2019 Blood Tribe Police vehicle

Lethbridge Transit back to full capacity, no plans to clear snow windrows

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is providing another round of updates from some of its key departments.Included in Tuesday's interview are the managers of operations, transit, and parks.Snow R...

Oct 01, 2019 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

Rate of fentanyl related deaths appears to be slowing in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - According to the newly released Alberta Health 2019 second quarter "Opioid Surveillance Response Report," an average of two Albertans died each day of a fentanyl related overdose. Tha...

Oct 01, 2019 Lethbridge opioid deaths 2019 - Photo: Courtesy Alberta Health

Medicine Hat man charged with bestiality, child porn, sexual assault

MEDICINE HAT, AB - ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) has arrested a southern Alberta man on numerous charges involving a child and several dogs. 26-year-old Cody Herrell was arrested on T...

Oct 01, 2019 ALERT logo.

Lethbridge Soup Kitchen celebrates 35th anniversary

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It all goes back to October 1, 1984.That's when a group of citizens and local church members decided to band together and help the less fortunate, thus creating the Lethbridge Soup Ki...

Oct 01, 2019 Volunteers inside the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen (Lethbridge News Now)

Snowfall amounts pile up around the south

LETHBRIDGE -- The Weather Network confirms Southern Alberta was the hardest hit by a Colorado low south of the border that funnelled moisture into the region.By 8:00-pm Sunday night, Lethbridge had re...

Sep 30, 2019 Snowfall as of Sunday night -- The Weather Network