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Goat snuggling being offered at Lethbridge Cornmaze
By Jensen, Randy on June 25th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Has stress from the COVID-19 pandemic got your goat? Now there’s an opportunity for a goat to help you relieve your stress. The Lethbridge Cornmaze and Petting Zoo located north of Park Lake is offering goat snuggling on Fridays and Saturdays starting this week. Cornmaze owners Theo and Esther Slingerland have 49 baby ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Psych assessment for arson suspect
By Shurtz, Delon on June 25th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A psychological assessment ordered in May for a 27-year-old woman accused of starting a fire in the downtown area has been extended for another month. A judge ordered on May 26 that Mary-Lee Roy Parks have a 30-day forensic assessment, but Tuesday court was told the assessment had not been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder suspect jailed on another charge
By Shurtz, Delon on June 25th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of two men charged with second-degree murder has received a jail sentence for unrelated offences. Justin Robert White Cow was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to 14 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to charges of causing a disturbance, failure to comply with a release order, and ... Read More »
1 responseContinued COVID-19 testing can help Alta. prepare for possible second wave
By Lethbridge Herald on June 24th, 2020
Tim KalinowskiLethbridge Heraldtkalinowski@lethbridgeheraldAs Alberta Health Services prepares for possible second wave of COVID-19 in the province this fall testing is available to all Albertans, even those without symptoms, says Dr. David Strong, provincial health officer for the AHS Communicable Disease Program.“We are learning as we go more and more about this virus,” he says. “We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police investigating after laser pointed at plane
By Lethbridge Herald on June 24th, 2020
Lethbridge Police are investigating an incident where the co-pilot of a plane preparing to land at the Lethbridge Airport was temporarily blinded by a laser. On June 23, 2020 at approximately 3:15 a.m. a King Air 200 flying at an altitude of approximately 5000 feet was hit with a high intensity green laser. The laser ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police begin exhaustive search in missing person case
By Lethbridge Herald on June 24th, 2020
Lethbridge Police, with assistance from Pemberton and surrounding RCMP detachments, have commenced an exhaustive search of the remote and mountainous terrain where the burned out vehicle of a missing man was found by hikers last November. Marshal Iwaasa, who was 26-years-old at the time he was reported missing, was last seen by relatives in Lethbridge on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dangerous offender hearing resumes
By Shurtz, Delon on June 24th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A hearing to determine whether convicted sex offender Trevor Philip Pritchard should be designated a dangerous offender has resumed in a Lethbridge courtroom. The continuation began Monday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench, where the Crown hopes to convince a judge to rule Pritchard a dangerous offender. If the judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virtual torch run accepting registrations
By Jensen, Randy on June 24th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Lethbridge Police Service, in partnership with the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR), are encouraging runners from around the world to lace up their shoes and hit the pavement in support of Special Olympics. The eighth annual Lethbridge Police Run will be a virtual event this year where participants choose their distance – ... Read More »
1 responseCity celebrates Pride Week with flag raising
By Jensen, Randy on June 24th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge helped celebrate and commemorate the beginning of Lethbridge Pride Week Monday evening with the annual raising of the Pride flag at city hall. The evening was live-streamed to audiences throughout the city and surrounding area to continue the City’s tradition of promoting and celebrating equality and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City improving on accessibility but more can be done
By Jensen, Randy on June 24th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com While the City is taking several important steps in leading the way for greater accessibility and mobility in its business units, more effort is needed to apply the effort more evenly, explained City of Lethbridge Mobility/Accessibility Master Plan project lead Chris Witkowski. “Compared to where we were just five years ... Read More »
1 responseSentencing hearing set in sexual assault case
By Shurtz, Delon on June 24th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A sentencing hearing has finally been set for a 51-year-old Raymond man who was found guilty last year of sexually assaulting two underage girls three decades ago. The hearing, which has been adjourned several times since the man was found guilty last December, is scheduled to run Aug. 28 in ... Read More »
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