Red Deer

Three-vehicle crash in Penhold

PENHOLD- Firefighters in Penhold responded to a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of highways 42 and 2A on Wednesday shortly after 2 p.m. RCMP shutdown traffic on Highway 42 from 2A to Waska...

Oct 24, 2019

Two women arrested for crashes involving stolen vehicle

Two women are facing charges after a vehicle stolen from Sylvan Lake was involved in multiple collisions in Red Deer. At approximately 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to a call for a stol...

Oct 23, 2019

Three arrested in motorcycle gang drug trafficking bust to face preliminary hearing

A preliminary hearing will take place next spring for three people arrested after police busted a Red Deer outlaw motorcycle gang for drug trafficking earlier this year.Charges were laid in April foll...

Oct 23, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Red Deer Mounties host 'Coffee with a Cop'

Red Deerians had a chance to interact informally with local RCMP members on Wednesday to discuss anything they wanted.'Coffee with a Cop' was held at a north end coffee shop allowing Mounties to hear ...

Oct 23, 2019 Red Deer RCMP Superintendent Gerald Grobmeier (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Man sentenced for beating Red Deer Mountie unconscious

A Red Deer man who left an RCMP officer bleeding and unconscious in downtown Red Deer earlier this year will spend the next 13 months behind bars.It was just before 3:30 a.m. on June 4 when the male o...

Oct 23, 2019 Rad Rondeau

New assisted living home approved for Buffalo Hotel tenants

Work will soon be moving ahead on a new 48-unit assisted living facility on the edge of downtown Red Deer.On Wednesday, the city's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) approved a proposal to turn the f...

Oct 23, 2019 (Photo: City of Red Deer MPC)

Innisfail man arrested for stolen vehicle, property near Ponoka

Mounties in Ponoka have charged an Innisfail man following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle that occurred on October 19.At 9:55 a.m., Ponoka RCMP responded to a 911 call of a suspicious S.U.V. stuc...

Oct 23, 2019

Crash near Rimbey claims one, injures another

One person is dead following a multi-vehicle collision north of Rimbey.Rimbey RCMP were called to the crash just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Township Road 432 and Highway 20. Preliminary investigation ...

Oct 23, 2019

City councillors weigh in on federal election results

Members of Red Deer city council are weighing in with their reaction to Monday's federal election result of a Liberal minority government. Mayor Tara Veer says the sentiment she's heard throughout the...

Oct 22, 2019 Justin Trudeau's Liberals were given a minority government in Monday's federal election. (Photo: The Canadian Press)

City to examine safety procedures at rec facilities

A recent string of incidents has residents wondering what is being done to ensure the safety of those working at or enjoying recreation facilities in Red Deer. On three separate occasions over the pas...

Oct 22, 2019 RCMP responded to the Collicutt Centre for the third time in less than a week on Monday (Photo: rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)