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Task force hears from company about data analysis
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com With businessman Hunter Heggie chairing, the new Downtown Lawlessness Reduction Task Force got down to business on Thursday with a meeting at City Hall. The task force is a sub committee of the Safety and Social Standing Policy Committee which reports to city council. The public meeting at 7:30 a.m. in council chamber ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man gets jail for assault, breaching sentence order
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Andrew Albert Watson was already serving a 15-month conditional sentence when he was arrested and charged last month for assaulting a woman. Watson received the conditional sentence – which allows an offender to serve custody in the community, typically under house arrest and/or curfew – for charges of drug trafficking and possession of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man takes the fall for break-in
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 20-year-old man arrested following a break-in to a city business earlier in the week was in the wrong place at the wrong time, a judge was told Thursday. At about 3:30 a.m. police responded to an alarm at Showcase Comics and Hobbies on 3 Avenue South and found a smashed window. No ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City implements extreme weather protocols
By Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2024
The City of Lethbridge on Thursday activated its extreme weather response protocols to provide people without shelter a safe and warm space. The City has designated several facilities as comfort centres to provide shelter from this week’s extreme temperatures. They include: Public Library Main branch • Mon – Tues. 10 a.m. — 8 p.m. • ... Read More »
1 responseMan gets jail time for assault and resisting arrest
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old Lethbridge man has been sentenced to a couple of months in jail for assaulting a woman and struggling with the police who arrested him. On Jan. 6 police received a call about a disturbance at the Southern Alcare Manor, a residential treatment facility in the 500 block of 7 Street South. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of armed robbery released on bail
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of five men accused of robbing two people at a city hotel last year has been released from custody, but ordered not be out of his house at night. Adam Eric Sebok, 30, was released on bail following a hearing this week in Lethbridge court of justice. In addition to promising to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City launches web map to assist residents
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge has launched an interactive map for residents to gain access to information regarding road closures, facilities, city projects and initiatives at their fingertips. City of Lethbridge’s 311 business integration manager Mike Wilk spoke to reporters Tuesday afternoon about the City’s Project Webmap and said this is something that has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two injured in collision
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A collision Tuesday morning near Legacy Park resulted in two occupants of a car being taken to Chinook Regional Hospital. Police were on scene at the site of the crash at the intersection of 13 St. N. and 40 Ave. for several hours. Police are seeking witnesses to the collision and any dash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man wants bail while waiting for trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who is charged with several weapon-related offences and won’t stand trial until the end of next month, hopes a judge will let him out on bail while he waits. Danial Mark Ferguson was scheduled to have a detention review this week in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench, but when his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Basketball set the stage for woman’s life journey
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 10th, 2024
The first time Marla Gladstone ever smoked it was from a peace pipe with her high school basketball coach. An athlete and basketball star from Pincher Creek, she was close with Piikani Elder, Allan Pard, her coach, mentor, and friend who welcomed her into Indigenous ceremony and his family. Basketball set the stage for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!E-scooter season comes to an end
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 9th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With the arrival of snow and low temperatures, Neuron Mobility E-scooters and E-bikes season has come to an end here, after what the company is calling a successful riding season that had a positive impact in Lethbridge. Head of Corporate Affairs for Neuron Mobility Canada, Isaac Ransom spoke to the Herald on Monday ... Read More »
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