Lethbridge and Area

Two Medicine Hat residents in hospital after Taber police attempt vehicle stop

TABER -- After witnessing a vehicle swerving along a lane around 4:18 Sunday (Aug 25) morning, a Taber police officer suspected an impaired driver and began following a truck on Highway-36, southwest ...

Aug 25, 2019 Taber Police vehicle -- LNN

LPS investigating incident outside of SCS early Saturday morning as mayor condemns violence

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are investigating an incident involving someone or some people shooting paintball guns early Saturday (Aug. 24) morning at those outside of the city's Supervised Con...

Aug 24, 2019 Picture of White Dodge outside of SCS early Sat. Aug. 24 (Photo Courtesy LPS)

Lethbridge College to embark on four-year potato irrigation study

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A nearly $400,000 grant from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership will allow researchers at Lethbridge College to embark upon a four-year study to determine how watering and irrigati...

Aug 24, 2019 Dr. Willemijn Appels and her team (Photo Credit: Rob Olson Photgraphy via Lethbridge College)

Blood Tribe Police Charge man with cocaine possession, breach of conditions

MOSES LAKE, AB - Blood Tribe Police say a man is in custody after a search warrant and investigation on Wednesday, Aug. 22 at a home in Moses Lake turned up drugs and drug paraphernalia. Police have a...

Aug 23, 2019 Blood Tribe Police

Electric vehicle chargers unveiled at ATB Centre

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Four Level-2 charging stations are now available at the Cor Van Raay YMCA on the west side.They can charge an electric vehicle in approximately four-to-six hours at a cost of $2/hour....

Aug 23, 2019 The four electric vehicle charging stations at the ATB Centre. (Supplied by City of Lethbridge)

Ottawa man charged in connection with assault on Lethbridge senior found fit to stand trial

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Ottawa resident Adam Hall Hobkirk-Onate, the 21-year-old man charged in connection with a brutal assault on a 75-year old Lethbridge senior back in May, has been fit to stand trial. A...

Aug 23, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse

Report: Lethbridge more well-suited for refugees in short term than Edmonton

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new study from the University of Alberta claims that, at least in the short term, Syrian refugees were more satisfied with settlement services and their community when they went to ...

Aug 23, 2019 Refugees arriving in Lethbridge in 2016 - Photo credit to Deidra Friesen

Outside lane along westbound Whoop-Up Drive to be closed Monday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Commuters take note for this Monday, August 26.The City of Lethbridge says to coordinate work on westbound Whoop-Up Drive, the outside lane from 4 Street South to the bottom of the we...

Aug 23, 2019 A map of the affected area (City of Lethbridge)

U of L's Amy von Heyking named to panel reviewing Alberta's K-12 curriculum

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced its 11-person Curriculum Advisory panel members."We respect the hard work done thus far on Alberta's K-12 curriculum, and we want to make sure ...

Aug 22, 2019 Dr. Amy von Heyking. (Supplied by University of Lethbridge)

Local farmers, ag producers offer feedback on Bill 6 ahead of "repeal and replace" legislation

Local farmers, ag producers offer feedback on Bill 6 ahead of "repeal and replace" legislationLETHBRIDGE, AB - A hotel conference room in Lethbridge was packed Wednesday afternoon - with farmers from ...

Aug 22, 2019 Provincial Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen and Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf get feedback from area farmers