Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
What’s happening in Lethbridge this week: January 16, 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Watch out Southern Alberta, there's another jam-packed week of events coming your way. Lethbridge News Now has you covered for all things happening around town.Community Conversation ...
Jan 16, 2023
One killed, three hospitalized in collision near Fort Macleod
FORT MACLEOD, AB - RCMP are investigating a fatal collision outside of Fort Macleod.At 7:34 a.m. on Sunday, January 15, 2023, Fort Macleod RCMP was called to an area of Highway 3, approximately nine k...
Jan 15, 2023
RCMP respond to fatal single-vehicle collision in Nanton
NANTON, AB - RCMP are investigating a collision in Nanton that resulted in the death of one person.On Saturday, January 14, 2023, Nanton RCMP was called to an area just outside of the Nanton and Distr...
Jan 15, 2023
Fatal house fire under investigation in Brooks
BROOKS, AB - Fire officials and RCMP are continuing to investigate a fatal residential fire in Brooks. Emergency responders were called to a home in the community at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Thursda...
Jan 13, 2023
Man charged with voyeurism in connection to Lethbridge incident
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a man accused of voyeurism.On Monday, January 9, 2023, police responded to a report of a disturbance at the YMCA in west Lethbridge...
Jan 13, 2023
HBO’s Alberta-shot ‘The Last of Us’ premieres Sunday
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Alberta's film and television industry says the widely anticipated HBO adaptation of "The Last of Us" shows the province can handle any size of production.The series, which premiere...
Jan 13, 2023
Court hears appeal of Medicine Hat man convicted of murder, extortion
MEDICINE HAT - An Medicine Hat man found guilty of trying to extort a business owner for $1 million and killing a random stranger is appealing his conviction.Robert Hoefman was convicted of first-degr...
Jan 13, 2023
Force by Lethbridge Police officer did not cause man's death in 2018: report
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An independent agency has determined that the force used by a Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) officer was "necessary and reasonable" in an altercation that led to a man's death.Albert...
Jan 13, 2023
City of Lethbridge unveils winners of snowplow naming contest
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The new names for 12 snowplows in Lethbridge have been unveiled.A snowplow naming contest was organized by the City of Lethbridge, with submissions coming from the Lethbridge School D...
Jan 13, 2023
Firefighters battle two blazes within hours of each other in north Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Crews from Lethbridge responded to two separate fires within the span of a few hours Thursday night and early Friday morning.Both incidents were along 13 Street North.At around 10:30 ...
Jan 13, 2023