Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Red Deer man sentenced on drug and weapons charges
A Red Deer man accused of fleeing a traffic stop and leaving behind a gun and evidence of drug trafficking has been sentenced to seven years in jail and a lifetime firearm prohibition. Corim Conway, 3...
Apr 21, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW)
Hazlett Lake, west of QEII 'Centrepoint' developments could progress in not-too-distant future
Long-awaited progress on two major projects could soon be happening in Red Deer's north.Gears are currently in motion on work in the Hazlett Lake residential area, which is north of Hwy 11A and east o...
Apr 18, 2026 A field looking south toward Hwy 11A, from the future viewpoint of homes. (Image Credit: Stantec/City of Red Deer)
Stettler RCMP say source of school threat 'may not have been legitimate'
Stettler RCMP report that a youth who was arrested for allegedly making threats through Snapchat to shoot students at William E. Hay School in Stettler has been released without charges.Police say in ...
Apr 17, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Conditional sentence for former Red Deer man accused in alleged auto theft and re-vinning operation
One of six people charged following a year-long investigation into an alleged organized auto theft and re-vinning operation, has been given a two-year conditional sentence and 18 months of probation. ...
Apr 16, 2026
Man charged in County of Wetaskiwin alleged shootout with police, ordered to stand trial
A man charged following an alleged shootout and subsequent shelter in place in the County of Wetaskiwin has been ordered to stand trial. Eric Dylan Dixon, 36, was ordered to stand trial on April 13, 2...
Apr 15, 2026
Red Deer collision claims life of Saskatchewan resident
UPDATE: Monday, April 13, 2026On April 12, 2026, at 9:43 a.m., Red Deer RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision on 67 Street near Pamely Avenue in Red Deer. Upon arrival, police say the driv...
Apr 12, 2026 Red Deer RCMP on the scene of a fatal collision on 67 Street on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Image Credit: Submitted)
Investigators looking into cause of Red Deer house fire
UPDATE: Monday, April 13, 2026City of Red Deer acting chief of emergency services, Curtis Schaefer.--Investigators are looking into the cause of a house fire in Red Deer's Timberlands neighbourhood Sa...
Apr 12, 2026 Firefighters battle a blaze on Truant Crescent in Red Deer's Timberlands neighbourhood Saturday night. (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW)
Trial date set for Red Deer man charged in downtown assaults
A trial date has been set for a man accused in a downtown altercation involving a weapon last month. Velizar Zonjic, 61, of Red Deer, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Justice on Nov. 23, 20...
Apr 10, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW)
One of two sentenced in central Alberta home invasion involving firearm
One of two people charged in a central Alberta home invasion involving a firearm has been sentenced to over a year-and-a-half in jail. Brittney Danielle Goulden, 35, a resident of Tomahawk, northeast ...
Mar 24, 2026
Red Deer man accused in alleged auto theft and re-vinning operation, ordered to stand trial
One of six people charged following a year-long investigation into an alleged organized auto theft and re-vinning operation, has been ordered to stand trial. Quinn Richard Olson, 50, of Red Deer, was ...
Mar 23, 2026