Southern Alberta News
Shoplifter receives jail sentence for needle threat
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Nicholas Heavy Runner only faced a single charge of shoplifting, until he threatened a security guard with a weapon. While on a routine patrol in the Park Place Mall on Dec. 17 of last year, the security guard was alerted to a theft from Sport Check. He caught up with Heavy Runner after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safety the focus of agriculture campaign
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 13th, 2024
The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association is creating awareness as it celebrates Ag Safety Week. The “Your Farm, Your Family, Your Success: Safety is Our Heritage” initiative is the final part of a three-year safety campaign run by the CASW. Farm safety week begins Sunday and runs to March 16 with the CASW encouraging farming communities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chamber hosts arts and culture panel
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce has brought back the State of the Industry Arts and Culture panel discussion about the importance of keeping arts and culture thriving and accessible in our community. Panelists from three non-profit organization and one from the for-profit sector, spoke about their SWOT analysis that covers Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!University market showcases Indigenous entrepreneurs
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 13th, 2024
As a part of the celebration of Indigenous Awareness Week at the University of Lethbridge a launch of “We are Iniskim” was showcased along with an Indigenous Merchant Market on Tuesday. In 2002 Elder Bruce Wolf Child gifted University of Lethbridge with the Blackfoot name of Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. University of Lethbridge has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pre-med students ‘hoof it’ for charity
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
The 11th annual Hoof-It Run was held under warmer conditions on Saturday morning at the Nicholas Sheran Park. The annual run is hosted by U of L’s Pre-Med Club and all the proceeds go to the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen and the university’s Student Union Food Bank. “Tuition’s expensive and kids want to really invest in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YWCA honours women of distinction
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The annual YWCA Lethbridge and District Women of Distinction awards was a total hit with multiple members of the community in attendance Friday night to support this year’s recipients. Four women on Friday became part of a long list of outstanding individuals who throughout the years have been recognized as women of distinction. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province to invest millions in affordable housing
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government is planning to invest $840 million over the next three years if Budget 2024 passes to building more than 5,000 affordable housing units which the UCP says would support more than 6,000 jobs. More than $400 million of that money will support housing projects through the Affordable Housing Partnership Program ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police warn residents to avoid scams
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The old adage that there’s a sucker born every minute may hold true to this day. And during Fraud Prevention Month, Lethbridge police are warning residents to keep an eye out for scams. Only five to 10 per cent of frauds are actually reported to police, LPS sergeant Kevin Talbot of the Economic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second accused pleads guilty to manslaughter in Tailfeathers case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A second Fort Macleod man has been sentenced for his role in the vicious beating death of Lane Tailfeathers nearly three years ago. Richard William Lavell, 45, who had been charged with second-degree murder and interfering with a dead body, pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge court of justice to manslaughter, and was sentenced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water situation could be dire without more precipitation
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents may be asked to voluntarily begin conserving water this spring. Director of Infrastructure Services Joel Sanchez told the Assets and Infrastructure Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council last week that water levels in the Oldman and St. Mary River reservoirs remain well below normal and the provincial outlook suggests circumstances ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stabbing earns woman one-year jail sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Stealing cash from a stranger during a violent confrontation has earned a Lethbridge woman a one-year jail sentence. Glenda Day Chief, 32, was charged with robbery late last year after a man was stabbed during a fight in Galt Gardens on Nov. 2. The victim, who was taken to the hospital with a ... Read More »
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