Southern Alberta News
Recent snowfall good news for irrigators
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Snowfall in the past week is good news for the southern Alberta drought situation. David Westwood, general manager of the St. Mary River Irrigation District, said Monday there is some optimism moving forward. “It’ll have a positive impact. It’s not going to solve all our problems by any means. Our storage is still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2025 trial set for human trafficking case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man facing two-and-a-half-year-old charges for sex-related offences, is finally going to trial, but not until next year. Mohammad Neirabani is scheduled to stand trial Jan. 20-24, 2025 in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench. The judge and jury trial was set during a brief court hearing in King’s Bench on Monday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!May sentencing set for woman who helped dispose of body
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Claresholm woman who helped get rid of Lane Tailfeathers’ body following his brutal beating nearly three years ago, is set to be sentenced later this spring. Michelle Lee Toth pleaded guilty earlier this month to a charge of interfering with a dead body, and while she agreed with the facts that were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First-time author writes Crowsnest Pass ghost story
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 26th, 2024
A local author has written a new adult horror novel and is preparing for a reading of her first book at Analog Books downtown. Kimberly Kocken, a high school English teacher who has become an author, has written “The Ghosts of Lille,” a ghost story that contains history about the Franks Slide that occurred in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of luring underage girl charged with breaching release conditions
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 20-year-old Lethbridge man who was released from custody shortly after he was charged last summer with several sex-related offences, is back behind bars. Sean Cedric Bilo was released following a judicial interim release hearing in June and ordered to comply with numerous conditions. However, he was recently arrested and charged with one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Impact of racism and abuse discussed at expo
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2024
Social epidemiologist Cheryl Currie talked about the impact of racism and abuse for Indigenous people during the Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation Society’s Walking Together Expo at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre on Saturday. “I published many, many studies now showing that Indigenous people in Alberta are experiencing racism at a level that is higher ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virtual reality may help screen prospective police officers
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge College’s Centre for Public Safety Applied Research (CPSAR) and Spatial Technologies Applied Research and Training (START), have partnered with multiple policing agencies to find ways to assess decision-making in applicants, recruits and frontline staff using virtual reality. CPSAR is using virtual reality and immersive simulation scenarios to recreate real-world situations for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turning 103 no big deal says birthday girl
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Green Acres Foundation has honoured the oldest resident of Heritage Lodge, Ruth Schumacher, who celebrated an impressive milestone with her family on Friday. Schumacher celebrated her 103rd birthday surrounded by fellow residents, her daughter Judy Strojwas and her friend Lethbridge Police Service Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh. And while family and friends made a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to be asked to approve needle debris collection funding
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday will be asked by City administration to approve the expenditure of provincial needle debris mitigation funding, A presentation to be presented to council by chief financial officer and treasurer Darrell Mathews says the City has entered into a funding agreement with the province to support the costs related ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man in recovery gets house arrest for drug charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 49-year-old Standoff man who was set to be sentenced nearly a year ago for drug offences, but failed to attend his sentencing hearing, will spend the next four months under house arrest. Lloyd Avery Good Rider was handed a 12-month conditional sentence Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, where he was sentenced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge man set to enter pleas on sex and child pornography charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Preliminary inquiries scheduled later this Spring for a man facing numerous sex-related offences could be cancelled if the Crown and defence come to an agreement to resolve the charges without a trial. The matters for James Robert Martinac were in Lethbridge court of justice Friday, where Lethbridge lawyer Scott Hadford said he and ... Read More »
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