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Interfaith Food Bank hosting Whoop-Up Harvest Party
By Jensen, Randy on August 20th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Interfaith Food Bank will be celebrating Whoop-Up Days with Harvest Party on Friday from 1-3 p.m. in the Interfaith Learning Garden at Interfaith Food Bank, 1103 3 Ave. N. The new Harvest Party will allow community members to celebrate safely while supporting the food bank at the same time. The Interfaith Learning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 hasn’t deterred local favourite musician
By Woodard, Dale on August 20th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the volume down on local live shows. So Tom Price and his band have plugged in and brought live entertainment to his driveway. Every Saturday night for the past two months, Price and his trio of bassist Roy Bartz and drummer Matt Lepinski have made Price’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial date set in alleged hockey referee attack
By Shurtz, Delon on August 20th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two men charged after a referee and coach were attacked at a youth hockey tournament in Lethbridge last year are scheduled to stand trial, but not until next year. Robert Farrell Creighton of Standoff and Todd William Cross Child of Lethbridge will stand trial over four days beginning Jan. 26 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real estate rebounds from COVID effects
By Jensen, Randy on August 20th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Real estate sales in Lethbridge enjoyed a bumper month in July as people took advantage of lower interest rates, and “pent-up” sales finally came through after being delayed due to COVID-19 earlier this year. “The city stats continued to trend upward for July,” confirms Cathy Maxwell, CEO of the Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Theft, fraud case may be heading to trial
By Shurtz, Delon on August 20th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A half-a-million-dollar theft and fraud case may finally go to trial, more than four years after a 49-year-old man was charged with stealing nearly $500,000 from a Taber business. Scott Allen Blanchard was charged in 2016 with theft and fraud over $5,000, and Tuesday during a brief hearing in Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Westside standoff ends in arrest
By Kalinowski, Tim on August 20th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com After a tense standoff with police at a westside residence, a 24-year-old male wanted in connection with a hit-and-run incident was arrested by the Lethbridge Police Service’s Critical Incident Response Team Wednesday evening. Dylan Ivan Sokol had been previously identified by police in connection with a hit-and-run incident on Aug. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police on scene of high risk incident
By Herald on August 19th, 2020
The Lethbridge Police Service is currently dealing with a high risk/barricaded subject in the 100 block of Lafayette Blvd. West. The incident is isolated to one residence and there is no danger to any other members of the public. Members of Lethbridge Police Service’s Critical Incident Response Team are on scene dealing with the matter. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It could have been worse
By Lethbridge Herald on August 19th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com While fire investigators continue to try to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed two homes and damaged a third in the 400 block of Fairmont Boulevard South on Tuesday, they are also stressing it could have been so much worse. “The biggest thing to say about this incident ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police issue warrant for the arrest of male in connection with hit and run
By Herald on August 19th, 2020
Lethbridge Police have charged a 24-year-old man in connection with a hit and run. On Aug. 12, 2020 police responded to Chinook Regional Hospital after a 37-year-old male was admitted with injuries sustained following a hit and run. Investigation determined the male and a female acquaintance were driving along 10 Street North at the intersection ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing hearing set in assault case
By Shurtz, Delon on August 19th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 20-year-old man who took part in a violent attack on a teenager last year could be sentenced when his matter returns to court later this month. Alexander Roxby Styra is scheduled to have a sentencing hearing Aug. 28 in Lethbridge provincial court, during which the Crown and defence will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arrest warrant issued for man facing mischief charges
By Shurtz, Delon on August 19th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An arrest warrant has been issued for a Taber man who failed to show up for court in Lethbridge Tuesday. It’s the second time in a row Pancho Klassen Teichroeb has missed court. He failed to attend court in July, and although a warrant was issued then, it was held ... Read More »
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