Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Santa delivers community support for grieving family
A Red Deer family grieving the loss of a husband and father is experiencing firsthand the spirit of giving in central Alberta. Shanna Hutchison and her children Xander (8), Hunter (5) and Lyla and Ken...
Dec 18, 2018
Resolution coming for million-dollar fraud case
The court case for a woman accused of stealing over a million dollars from a Sylvan Lake bank is slated to be resolved early next month. Sarah Miles Brouilette faces charges of theft over $5,000, frau...
Dec 18, 2018
Local municipalities launch 2A South Regional Transit
A brand new regional transit service is set to roll throughout central Alberta next year. According to officials with Red Deer County, representatives from the Government of Alberta, Red Deer County, ...
Dec 18, 2018
Jury finds Daniel Newsham not guilty of manslaughter
A jury has found Daniel Wayne Newsham not guilty of manslaughter. The 48-year-old Delburne man was charged in the August 14, 2016 crash near Lousana that claimed the life of 32-year-old Stanley Dick. ...
Dec 18, 2018
Chinook's Edge launching kindergarten registration online next year
The Chinook's Edge School Division will introduce online kindergarten registration for the first time ever next year. After years of collaboration and refining processes across multiple departments in...
Dec 18, 2018
Class sizes concerning for local school districts
Growing class sizes remain a concern for local school districts heading into 2019. Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has seen enrollment of 10,310 students this year, up 225 students (2.24 per cent) ...
Dec 17, 2018
Jury begins deliberating manslaughter trial
The fate of a Delburne man charged in a fatal crash two years ago is now in the hands of a jury. Daniel Wayne Newsham, 48, is charged with manslaughter in the August 14, 2016 crash that claimed the li...
Dec 17, 2018
Blood donations needed over the holidays
Canadian Blood Services is calling for more than 30,000 blood donors across the country between now and Jan. 6. In Red Deer, the target is 500 appointments. The call is to ensure blood and blood produ...
Dec 17, 2018
Maskwacis RCMP looking into possible fatal pedestrian hit and run
A man is dead and RCMP are treating it as a case of pedestrian hit and run. Mounties say they responded around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday morning to Highway 611 West near RR 245 (also known as School House...
Dec 17, 2018
Mountie dragged under car during Penhold traffic stop
A Red Deer man is facing charges after an RCMP vehicle was rammed in Penhold Sunday night and an officer injured after being dragged during an arrest attempt. The incident happened around 11:00 p.m. w...
Dec 17, 2018