Red Deer

Red Deer RCMP searching for person of interest following gun theft

Red Deer RCMP are requesting assistance in identifying a female person of interest in relation to a theft of a restricted firearm from a residence. Mounties say the offence occurred in October 2019 wh...

Dec 23, 2019 (Red Deer RCMP)

Police believe accused shot at two others after fatally wounding victim

The 18-year-old accused of murdering a 69-year-old man in an incident Dec. 20 at Red Deer's south-end Walmart is also accused of shooting his modified semi-automatic rifle at two other people.RCMP hel...

Dec 23, 2019 Police tape stretches across an area of the parking lot at Red Deer's south-end Walmart the evening of Dec. 20. 69-year-old Charles (Jim) Williams died after being shot in the chest. (rdnewsNOW)

Another downtown business calls it quits after break-in

Another business in downtown Red Deer is closing up shop.Games Music, which has operated downtown since the late 80s, announced Thursday they had been the victim of a break-in, and that the incident w...

Dec 23, 2019 Tony Redelback, owner of Games Music, stands in front of his Ross St. business and a smashed in window from a break-in earlier this month. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

BREAKING: Suspects arrested, murder charge laid in fatal Red Deer shooting

Two arrests have been made and a murder charge has been laid in connection to Friday night's fatal shooting in Red Deer. After initially saying they believed the shooting was targeted, RCMP confirm fo...

Dec 22, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

NOW: Heavy police presence in south Red Deer

A 69-year-old man is dead after he was shot at the Walmart Supercentre in south Red Deer.Cst. Shelly Nasheim with Alberta RCMP says the man was shot in the entrance to the store at around 6:45 p.m. Fr...

Dec 20, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Earl Dreeshen given deputy shadow minister duties

Earl Dreeshen, Member of Parliament for Red Deer - Mountain View has been named as the Deputy Shadow Minister for Industry and Economic Development. Dreeshen has previously served as the Vice Chair fo...

Dec 20, 2019

Potential threat forces lockdowns at Stettler schools

Two males are in custody after RCMP followed up on a report Friday from a concerned parent that there may be a shooting at the Wm. E. Hay Stettler Seconday campus.RCMP say they received the initial re...

Dec 20, 2019

Suspect flees Alix armed robbery on snowmobile

RCMP are looking for a suspect following an armed robbery at a bank in Alix on Friday.Cpl. Laurel Scott with RCMP K Division, says Mounties received the call regarding the heist at ATB Financial at 11...

Dec 20, 2019 (RCMP)

Child Advocacy Centre launches 50/50 cash lottery

The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre has launched a standalone 50/50 cash lottery.The eventual winner will take home $200,000. The same prize was part of the CACAC's first dream home lottery last...

Dec 20, 2019 Mark Jones, CEO of the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre, says their new 50/50 lottery will help fund vital programs for kids and families dealing with abuse. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

MISSING: Monica Jane Fraraccio, 54, of Red Deer

Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's assistance to locate 54-year-old Monica Jane Fraraccio. Fraraccio was last seen on Dec. 4 in Red Deer and police wish to verify her well-being. Fraraccio is d...

Dec 20, 2019 (Red Deer RCMP)