Category Archives: Lethbridge Area

RCMP investigating after semi hits power pole on Highway 3, igniting grass fire
LETHBRIDGE - UPDATED - Coaldale RCMP say the driver of a tractor trailer has turned himself in to police, after learning that they were looking for him. The call from police came after a single vehicl...
Aug 28, 2017

South Health Zone on track to surpass 2016 fentanyl related deaths
LETHBRIDGE – The provincial government has released its 2017 second quarter results on the opioid crisis and response. So far, the south health zone is on track to surpass last year’s fata...
Aug 27, 2017

Section of Highway 3 closed near Taber on Saturday due to train and semi collision
TABER – One lane of Highway 3 west of Taber was closed for nearly 11 hours beginning Saturday afternoon, after a collision between a semi and a train. According to the Alberta Information Alert ...
Aug 27, 2017

Work wrapping up on one school, starting on another
LETHBRIDGE – Some Taber kids are going to have a different school experience, when they head back to class Sept. 5. A modernization project is underway at St. Patrick’s School. While the e...
Aug 25, 2017

Three-vehicle crash near Pincher Creek claims life of 72-year-old
PINCHER CREEK – A collision between two pickup trucks and a semi has claimed the life of a 72-year-old man. The crash happened around 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24. RCMP from Pincher Creek and Pii...
Aug 25, 2017

Vandalism to Chipman Creek after reclamation and restoration work completed
MD PINCHER CREEK – An area around a portion of Chipman Creek was badly vandalized last weekend (Aug. 19), just hours after volunteers worked all day trying to restore a portion of it as a fish a...
Aug 23, 2017

Legal challenge delays sentencing in polygamy case
CRANBROOK — It might be some time before two men from the isolated religious sect known as Bountiful are sentenced. Winston Blackmore and James Oler were found guilty of practicing polygamy late...
Aug 22, 2017

Information needed to identify man using handgun to put down a dog
COALDALE – RCMP are asking the public for any information they may have on a man involved in an incident near the intersection of Range Road 211 and Hwy 512 southeast of the Town of Coaldale. Ar...
Aug 18, 2017

Watch Monday’s solar eclipse if you can, says professor- next one visible in Lethbridge in 2044
LETHBRIDGE - There's a lot of excitement throughout North America, ahead of Monday's solar eclipse (August 21). And that of course, includes the Lethbridge area. University of Lethbridge Experimental ...
Aug 18, 2017

Collision involving two semi trailers prompts detour on Highway 2 Wednesday
CLARESHOLM – RCMP were called to a collision involving two semi transporters on Highway-2 north of Claresholm around 8:00 Wednesday morning. A witness on scene indicated one semi may have been c...
Aug 16, 2017