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Women’s football team hits the practice field
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 16th, 2024
While fans of the National Football League are preparing for their season finale in February, players on the Lethbridge Steel women’s football team are preparing for their season to start, and hoping to add to the roster before spring kick-off. Meeting bright and early on a brisk Saturday morning, women of all ages gathered at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman fined for breaking into police compound
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When Anita Dawn Ring left her keys in a friend’s vehicle, she couldn’t just go pick them up or ask her friend to return them. That’s because her friend’s vehicle had been seized by police and was locked in a compound behind the police station. Ring attempted to get her keys back by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heating companies trying to keep up with service calls
By Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com When temperatures plummeted late last week to lows southern Albertans haven’t experienced for awhile, people and animals weren’t the only ones affected. Mechanical devices including furnaces were impacted as well and city heating companies have been working non-stop to meet the demand for service among residential and business customers alike. ... Read More »
3 responsesGuilty pleas struck after man rejects allegations
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man who pleaded guilty to several criminal charges, but refused to accept the allegations, will remain in custody until next week, after he’s talked with his lawyer and has decided if he still wants to plead guilty. John Andrew Krkosky pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge court of justice to charges of assault, ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge police find 138 unattended vehicles during Cold Start campaign
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police Service’s Operation Cold Start concluded Friday after multiple vehicles were checked while idling unlocked across the city. With the extremely cold temperatures that arrived this week, many drivers found themselves warming up their vehicles, not only to make sure their engines were ready to be driven, but also to have a ... Read More »
1 responseNDP calling on province to launch fire task force
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Winter is here but as of Dec. 31 62 wildfires were still active in Alberta in a year that saw 10 times more area burned than the five-year average. While the province experienced an average number of wildfires – a total of 1,088 – those blazes burned 22,000 square kilometres (2.2 million hectares) ... Read More »
1 responseMan accused of hitting border officers working on a deal
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Milk River man accused of striking two border officers with his vehicle last year, hopes to resolve his charges without a trial. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, an agent for Calgary lawyer Gregory Dunn said the defence for Kache Clayton Miller and the Crown have been discussing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City saves money by using GPOs
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 13th, 2024
The City of Lethbridge has announced it saved $1.5 million in 2023 by using Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) to obtain goods and services. Tyler Kacsor, supply chain manager for the city, compares GPOs to having a Costco membership – The consumer pays a fee and can purchase products at a discounted or wholesale rate. Kacsor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City man gets jail after breaching house arrest
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Donald Wallace Eldridge only had 36 days remaining on a conditional sentence that allowed him to serve the sentence under house arrest instead of actual jail, as long as he didn’t breach any of his conditions and commit more offences. He didn’t make it. On Dec. 31 of last year, after receiving a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online police check system flawed: Volunteer Lethbridge
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 13th, 2024
Volunteer Lethbridge has encountered challenges with the launch of the new online application system for Police Information Check for volunteers by Lethbridge Police Service. Originally the goal with having an online application system was to cut down the time for volunteers to have a PIC done. However, Volunteer Lethbridge has several concerns with the online ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province sees road to a hydrogen-powered future
By Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com With the federal government calling for all vehicles sold in Canada by 2035 to be zero-emission, the provincial government has its eyes on a solution to reducing the impact of emissions on the environment. But its eyes are on hydrogen, not electrification. Dave Nally, Minister of Service Alberta and Red ... Read More »
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