Red Deer

RCMP investigate break-in at Jim Rattlesnake Building

An investigation is underway following a break-in and theft at the Ermineskin Jim Rattlesnake Building in Maskwacis last month.On Dec. 22, 2019, Mounties were notified of the break and enter and theft...

Jan 07, 2020

Local twins donate locks for Angel Hair For Kids

Twin boys from Red Deer showed their holiday spirit this season by cutting their long hair for the benefit of Kids Cancer Care over the weekend.Ryan and Alex St Peter, Grade 6 students at St. Thomas A...

Jan 07, 2020 Ryan St Peter (left) and Alex St Peter (right) proudly display their long locks cut-off at the Red Stag Barbershop in Red Deer on Saturday. The 11-year-old twin brothers donated their hair to Angel Hair For Kids and helped raise over $2,700 for Kids Cancer Care. (Supplied)

Walmart shooting suspect came to Red Deer from Prince Albert

The man accused of last month's fatal shooting in the parking lot at Walmart in south Red Deer has a Saskatchewan connection. Several sources close to Chase Freed say he lived in the city of Prince Al...

Jan 07, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Rene Rondeau)

Store manager infuriated by third break-in in less than 3 years

Management at a Red Deer retail store is expressing disappointment and frustration over the city's crime challenges following the store's third break-in over the past two-and-a-half years.Tara Wells, ...

Jan 07, 2020 (Photo submitted)

MEGlobal Prentiss raises over $150,000 for United Way

MEGlobal Canada ULC's Prentiss site is proud to announce its 2019 employee campaign has raised more than $150,000 for the United Way of Central Alberta. In addition to personal contributions through p...

Jan 07, 2020 United Way Central Alberta Chief Executive Officer Brett Speight (left) accepts the campaign results from MEGlobal United Way Employee Campaign 2019 Chairperson Adele Armstrong (right). (Supplied)

MISSING: Matthew David Keeler, 26, of Okotoks

Okotoks RCMP are trying to confirm the well-being of a 26-year-old Okotoks man that police believe may be in the Sylvan Lake or Edmonton area. Matthew David Keeler was last heard from on Nov. 29, 2019...

Jan 07, 2020 Matthew David Keeler, 26, of Okotoks, was last heard from on Nov. 29 while in Calgary. RCMP would like to confirm his well-being. (Okotoks RCMP)

Vehicle for Hire Bylaw parameters approved for Red Deer

A "made in Red Deer" model for regulating taxis, limos, sedans and ridesharing is one step closer to reality.On Monday, city council adopted a set of principles which will guide a new Vehicle for Hire...

Jan 07, 2020

More commercial now welcome in Riverside Light Industrial area

Red Deer's Riverside Light Industrial Park could soon be home to a wider selection of commercial businesses.On Monday, city council held a public hearing, and then approved a new hybrid 'IC' zoning fo...

Jan 06, 2020 61 St. and 48 Ave. in Red Deer, one of the entrances into Riverside Light Industrial area. (Google Maps)

Lacombe murder suspects back in court this month

A man and woman accused in the death of a man in Lacombe are due back in court at the end of this month. Tyler John Campbell, 27, and Amie Rogers, 21, are charged with second-degree murder and resisti...

Jan 06, 2020

Lacombe Globe closing, final edition next week

A local newspaper that that was founded in 1900 is closing its doors. Postmedia announced Monday that it is shutting down the Lacombe Globe. The paper will print its final edition on Jan. 16. The anno...

Jan 06, 2020