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Southern cities hit hard by storms face new crisis: No water
AUSTIN, Texas - Southern cities slammed by winter storms that left millions without power for days have traded one crisis for another: Busted water pipes ruptured by record-low temperatures have creat...
Feb 19, 2021

Marilyn Manson investigated in alleged domestic violence
LOS ANGELES - Rocker Marilyn Manson is involved in a domestic violence investigation concerning alleged incidents about a decade ago, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. "The Los Angeles...
Feb 19, 2021

Pentagon chief urges immediate reduction in Taliban violence
WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first news conference as Pentagon chief, said Friday that progress toward peace in Afghanistan and an end to U.S. military involvement there depends...
Feb 19, 2021

South Carolina abortion law suspended 1 day after passage
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina's new law banning most abortions was suspended by a federal judge Friday on its second day in effect. Judge Mary Geiger Lewis put a 14-day temporary restraining order o...
Feb 19, 2021

Trump repeats election claims in interviews, is unchallenged
NEW YORK - In the first television interviews of his post-presidency, Donald Trump repeated his false claims that the election was stolen from him 10 times - each instance unprompted and unchallenged....
Feb 19, 2021

Drayton Valley and Brazeau County proceed to mediation to approve new IDP and ICF
The Town of Drayton Valley and Brazeau County have begun a mediation process in order to resolve "differing interests on some issues," according to a joint media release.While a number of municipal pa...
Feb 19, 2021

$134-million in damages caused by January storms in prairies
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Mother Nature was not kind to Southern Albertans at the beginning of 2021.From January 12-14, an intense winter storm greatly impacted the areas of Lethbridge, Taber, and Calgary thro...
Feb 19, 2021

Spain sees 4th night of riots as government shows strain
MADRID - Street protests over the imprisonment of a rapper turned violent for a fourth straight night in Spain on Friday, as political responses to the disturbances strained relations inside the count...
Feb 19, 2021

RDC Queens Basketball shows remarkable progression over three seasons
Red Deer College Queens Basketball forward Amy Szymanek's progression as a player has been nothing short of remarkable, but perhaps her development as a student and leader have been even more impressi...
Feb 19, 2021

Drayton Valley RCMP Report: February 11 - February 18
February 119:01 am - Drayton Valley - 47 Street - Suspicious vehicle on a lease site in town. Members attended, teens were just hanging out.11:32 am - Parkland County - Twp 510 - Report of a structure...
Feb 19, 2021