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Man sentenced for resisting arrest
By Delon Shurtz on November 21st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A dog is supposed to be manÕs best friend, but someone forgot to tell Carl Lemke. The 34-year-old Lethbridge man had to be apprehended by a police dog in September after he refused to surrender to police who caught him during a break-in at a northside storage locker. Lemke had been released from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPS to host first Charity Checkstop
By Lethbridge Herald on November 21st, 2020
It’s a police checkstop that Lethbridge drivers will want to visit – perhaps even twice! The Lethbridge Police Service, in partnership with the Lethbridge Police Association, is hosting its first Charity Checkstop on Saturday, Nov. 28 to help make the holiday season just a little bit brighter for those in need. The event runs from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Herald has been strong voice for local support organizations
By Lethbridge Herald on November 21st, 2020
For 125 years the Lethbridge Herald has been in the community supporting the local organizations and causes which matter. It has been a strong voice for the disenfranchised. It has refused to stand idly by while local citizens suffer and fall through the cracks, and has often been a voice calling out on the forefront ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weapons charges withdrawn against suspect who died
By Delon Shurtz on November 21st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Charges against a southern Alberta man accused of using a 3D printer to unlawfully make gun parts were withdrawn Thursday after a judge was told the accused had died. During a brief hearing in Lethbridge provincial court, Crown Prosecutor Bruce Ainscough said police had just informed him that Daniel Michael Forsyth of Picture ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City operating budget review begins Monday
By Lethbridge Herald on November 21st, 2020
Lethbridge City Council will convene as Finance Committee beginning Monday to start on the City of Lethbridge 2021-22 Operating Budget Review. City council this week voted unanimously to set a target for a zero per cent property tax rate increase and a zero per cent utility rate increase for 2021. Council also voted unanimously to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAAG launching its Art Frenzy gala online tonight
By Lethbridge Herald on November 20th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald The Southern Alberta Art Gallery Art Frenzy is going online. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 28th version of SAAG’s gala will be launched as a virtual event with bidding taking place nationwide. With 44 local and international artists featured this year, the online version launches tonight from 7 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa Claus Parade cancelled
By Herald on November 20th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD — FORT MACLEOD The 39th annual Fort Macleod Santa Claus Parade has been cancelled for this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “After all the cancelled events and activities we have endured this year, I had high hopes that we were going to be able to pull this off and provide some normalcy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Early morning fire damages home in Parkbridge Estates
By Herald on November 20th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire at a Parkbridge Estates home along the 3200 Block of 29 Street South early Friday morning. A call came in to 911 about 5:30 a.m. and fire crews from three stations responded with 20 firefighters, while a fourth station was later dispatched with four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council grants one-year grace period for condo recycling
By Tim Kalinowski on November 20th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council will allow a one-year grace period to local condominiums over 45 units before implementing mandatory recycling as long as they can meet the same recycling standards as the City’s blue bin program through alternate private recycling options. “It requires multi-family properties to come back and meet all the requirements,” explained City ... Read More »
1 responseCharges against Blood Tribe Police officer withdrawn
By Delon Shurtz on November 20th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Blood Tribe Police officer set to stand trial for sexual assault has been placed on a peace bond and the charges have been withdrawn. Const. Bradley Chief Body was set to begin a two-day trial Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court on two counts of sexual assault. However, the Crown explained the complainant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder suspect back in court in December
By Delon Shurtz on November 20th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 30-year-old man arrested in March after being sought on a Canada-wide warrant in connection with the city’s first murder of 2020 will be back in court next month. Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe of TorontoÊwas in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday but his matter was adjourned to Dec. 17.ÊThe accused was arrested March 6 following ... Read More »
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