Lethbridge Area

Vehicle fire Coalhurst Fire Dept.

Fire crews deal with roadside vehicle fire

October 20, 2018 - 11:13am

COALHURST -- Fire crews were called to the scene of a single vehicle fire on Highway 3 Around 10:15 Saturday (Oct 20) morning.

The vehicle was on the side of the road in the rest area just south of Coalhurst. Traffic through the area was slowed as fire crews worked.

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RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigates death on Piikani First Nation

By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter

October 16, 2018 - 4:00pm

PIIKANI FIRST NATION - The RCMP's Major Crimes South Unit has been called in to investigate the death of a 39-year old man on the Piikani First Nation.

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Taber council to allow cannabis shops in town but bans public use

By Charles Lefebvre

October 14, 2018 - 11:33pm

TABER -- The Town of Taber has a reputation for being more conservative than other parts of the province.

The town made headlines three years ago for a bylaw that banned swearing, spitting and loitering in public.

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Several football players injured in Southern Alberta crash remain in hospital

By Rob Drinkwater - The Canadian Press

October 14, 2018 - 11:26pm

RAYMOND, AB -- A Mormon church official in southern Alberta says two young football players who were seriously injured in a highway crash this week are recovering, while a third boy appears to have stabilized.

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RCMP investigate fatal collision on Highway 25

By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter

October 12, 2018 - 1:03pm

PICTURE BUTTE - Nearly a week after it occurred, Picture Butte RCMP have released little information about a deadly collision on Highway 25, east of Iron Springs.

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Cardston RCMP charge three women after traffic stop turns up drugs and weapons

By Dori Modney (@Dori_Modney on Twitter)

October 11, 2018 - 5:45pm

CARDSTON -- Three Southern Alberta women face a string of drug and weapons charges, after a vehicle stop on October 6.

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Fatal train collision with flatbed in Taber curtails Highway 3 traffic

By Dori Modney (@Dori_Modney on Twitter)

October 5, 2018 - 12:20pm Updated: October 5, 2018 - 6:06pm

TABER -- Taber Police were called to a fatal collision between a train and a flatbed truck hauing lumber around 10:30 Friday (Oct 5) morning. They confirm the driver of the flatbed died at the scene.

The collision happened at 57th Street and Highway 3 in Taber.

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Blood Tribe Police conducted the investigation Oct. 3 LethbridgeNewsNOW.com File Photo

Woman charged after fentanyl, other drugs seized by Blood Tribe Police

By Geoff Smith (@GeoffSmithLNN on Twitter)

October 5, 2018 - 5:38am

BLOOD RESERVE – A 38-year-old woman faces charges that include assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest after a drug-trafficking investigation on the Blood Reserve.

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Suspected carfentanil, cash seized by Blood Tribe Police

By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter

September 28, 2018 - 3:46pm

BLOOD INDIAN RESERVE - A 22-year-old Blood Tribe man with several outstanding warrants has been charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of the Proceeds of Crime and Breach of Conditions.