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Woman gets jail for stabbing threat

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 23rd, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A woman who was charged with robbery after threatening to stab employees at a Lethbridge business, has received a 60-day jail sentence. Lillian Kathleen Scout was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge court of justice, where she pleaded not guilty to the robbery charge, but guilty to a lesser and included offence of theft under ... Read More »

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Water levels rising in area reservoirs

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 23rd, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Area reservoirs are rising after recent rainfall but they still remain below normal levels. An update by the City of Lethbridge on Wednesday shows that as of Tuesday, the Oldman River reservoir was sitting at 62 per cent of capacity, still down from the normal range between 68 and 89 per cent. The ... Read More »

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Year-end event celebrates school safety patrollers

By Lethbridge Herald on May 23rd, 2024

Justin Sibbet – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For over 85 years, children in Alberta have been helping one another safely cross the road in front of their schools. To celebrate the current crop of students who keep their classmates safe, the Alberta Motor Association, University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Police Service all teamed up ... Read More »

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Man ordered to repay AISH benefits

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 22nd, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 56-year-old man who ripped off a government assistance program for thousands of dollars has been fined and ordered to repay the money. Douglas Wayne Miller had for many years been receiving financial assistance through Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped, but between Jan. 1, 2020 and Nov. 30, 2021, Miller received additional ... Read More »

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Asian Heritage Festival planned for weekend

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 22nd, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Ethnic Association will be hosting the annual Asian Heritage Festival to celebrate Asian Heritage Month. Anastasia Sereda, executive director of the Southern Alberta Ethnic Association said the festival is free to attend and provides the community an opportunity to experience a variety of Asian cultures. “This is the seventh annual ... Read More »

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Lethbridge man jailed for fleeing police

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 22nd, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who fled from police during an attempted traffic stop last year has received a short jail sentence. At about 9 a.m. on Aug. 14 a police officer in an unmarked vehicle noticed a woman walking along an access road adjacent to Mayor Magrath Drive. The woman was being followed by ... Read More »

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City man dies in motorcycle crash at Idaho sand dunes

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 22nd, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A 36-year-old Lethbridge man died Sunday after a motorcycle crash at the St. Anthony Sand Dunes in Idaho. The East Idaho News has reported that the man was riding a motorcycle and went off a sand dune about 50 feet in height and landed at the bottom on lava rocks. Freemont County emergency ... Read More »

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Man gets house arrest for stealing money from charity

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 22nd, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Magrath man who stole money from a Raymond business that helps struggling individuals and families, has received a custodial sentence, but he won’t see the inside of a jail. Jayme Leroy Sheridan, 35, was handed a 90-day conditional sentence Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice, after he pleaded guilty to a single ... Read More »

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Scavenger hunt draws residents to ‘discover downtown’

By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 22nd, 2024

Citizens had the opportunity to see the downtown core in the form of a scavenger hunt on this past weekend. Cookie Crimes Ice Creamery hosted its second annual Discover Downtown Day in conjunction with the Allied Arts Council Work. “There’s a lot of new and old businesses, and buildings and art in the downtown that ... Read More »

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Motorcycle safety top of mind as riding season revs up

By Lethbridge Herald on May 21st, 2024

Justin Sibbet – LETHBRIDGE HERALD As the sun begins to shine in southern Alberta, a two-wheeled summer staple is beginning to rev its engines on the newly dry asphalt. May is motorcycle awareness month and bikers are starting to repopulate the roads. As a result, drivers are being reminded to keep an eye out for the ... Read More »

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Lodging association rolling out digital concierge

By Lethbridge Herald on May 21st, 2024

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Lodging Association is paving the way to a new digital future for greeting visitors to the city. A digital concierge, being developed with Lethbridge College, will soon give hotel guests and other visitors here an inter-active experience as they seek out things to do and see, as well as ... Read More »

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