Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

Red Deer woman charged with drug trafficking
UPDATE: On June 3, Manson was arrested by Ponoka RCMP following a traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle that turned up what police are calling “a significant amount of drugs.” An officer co...
Jun 01, 2018

UPDATE: FOUND - Ponoka RCMP seek assistance in returning wedding video
Ponoka RCMP are thanking the public and the media for their assistance in helping to return a wedding video to its rightful owner. On May 29, Mounties say a citizen turned in a DVD of a wedding video ...
Jun 01, 2018

BOLT Transit survives close council vote in Lacombe
BOLT Transit is living to see another day. Lacombe city council voted 4-3 this week against giving one year's notice to scrap the regional bus service. The deal with Red Deer Transit for the BOLT, whi...
Jun 01, 2018
LOCATED: Rickell Frenchman, 25, of Red Deer
RED DEER- 25-year-old Rickell Frenchman has been located and RCMP thank the public for their assistance.
Jun 01, 2018

Red Deer RCMP looking to identify appliance thief
RED DEER- RCMP are looking for public assistance to identify a man who was caught on camera twice in the space of two weeks stealing small appliances from a south Red Deer store. On May 16, the suspec...
Jun 01, 2018

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week: Financial benefits
In an effort to raise awareness of National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, rdnewsNOW is taking a look at three different facets of what is available to someone when they become a victim. Accordi...
May 31, 2018

AHS highlights smoking dangers on World No Tobacco Day
Officials with Alberta Health Services marked World No Tobacco Day on Thursday by highlighting the many programs and services in place to help people quit smoking and all forms of tobacco. Through the...
May 31, 2018

RDC cancels Symphonic Winds performance over 'disrespectful' email
The aftershocks of Red Deer College's decision to suspend its Music program continue to reverberate. Symphonic Winds, an RDC ensemble comprised largely of community members, has played at the college&...
May 31, 2018

Riverside Meadows and The Mustard Seed struggling with rough campers
Rough sleepers are prompting an important discussion in one of Red Deer's central neighbourhoods. This past Monday, City crews cleaned up a homeless camp at a park on the west side of Riverside Meadow...
May 31, 2018

Eggen lauds impact of Classroom Improvement Fund increase in Red Deer visit
Alberta's Education Minister David Eggen stopped by Joseph Welsh Elementary School in Red Deer on Thursday to see first-hand how increases to the government's Classroom Improvement Fund (CIF) are impa...
May 31, 2018