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Former Bountiful leader James Oler handed one-year jail sentence and 18-months probation

CRANBROOK, B.C. -- An ex-bishop of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, from Boutiful, B.C., James Oler, will spend a year behind bars.Justice Martha Devlin handed down a on...

Aug 29, 2019 James Oler outside Cranbrook Courthouse -- The Canadian Press

Uttering threats and engaging in mischief results in charges for Lethbridge woman

LETHBRIDGE -- A 25 year old city woman has been charged in connection with a string of incidents where north-side crime prevention signs were damaged and a man was threatened. Around 1:00-am on Sunday...

Aug 28, 2019 North-side signs similar to the items ripped and defaced - LNN

Lethbridge police charge two city men in relation to a bike 'chop shop'

LETHBRIDGE -- The discovery of a bike "chop shop" has resulted in charges against two city men. An ongoing investigation into bicycle thefts across Lethbridge lead police to seek a search warrant for ...

Aug 27, 2019 LPS Station -- LethbridgeNewsNOW

Parole board recommends new criminal charge against Randall Hopley

VANCOUVER -- A 54-year old man convicted of abducting a young boy from his home in Sparwood, B.C. in 2011, is facing another criminal charge after a parole board recommended the charge for failing to ...

Aug 26, 2019 Randall Hopley -- Vancouver Police photo

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 Regional Park and Ride set to open in one week

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's a project more than 18 months in the making, but on Aug. 28, the city's new regional Park and Ride facility will open its doors to the public. That means changes for those who no...

Aug 21, 2019 Construction on Lethbridge's Regional Park and Ride facility is almost complete

Province's NDP calls for UCP government's commitment to new assisted living facility

LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE: A spokesperson for Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the project is scheduled to proceed as agreed upon. Here is the response:"This project is proceeding as planned, accordin...

Aug 20, 2019 NDP Opposition Health Critic David Shepherd

Motion to limit SCS funding and needle distribution defeated as protesters supporting and rejecting resolution pack council chambers

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Monday afternoon began at Lethbridge City Hall with hundreds if not more than a thousand or so members of the public - many carrying signs - either supporting Lethbridge's Supervised ...

Andrew Snook Aug 19, 2019 A packed Lethbridge council chambers Monday afternoon

Free local potatoes up for grabs at annual "Spud Day" east of Coaldale

COALDALE, AB - If you want to get your hands on 20 lbs of free local red potatoes, you can do that on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. at a local farm east of Coaldale. The Potato Growers of Albert...

Aug 16, 2019 Spud Day 2019 (Photo Courtesy: Perry Farms, Potato Growers of Alberta)

Fort Macleod child killed in two vehicle collision near Creston

CRESTON -- RCMP continue to investigate a head-on crash that claimed the life of a child Monday (Aug 12) evening west of Creston. Around 10:00-pm, an east-bound SUV crossed the centre line and collide...

Aug 14, 2019 RCMP vehicle - LNN