Category Archives: Red Deer
Turning Point women's program turning lives around
For seven years, 28-year-old Red Deerian Samantha Shortneck was homeless and battling addictions to meth and alcohol.That struggle began to get easier in 2015 when Turning Point launched a dedicated w...
Sep 02, 2019 Michelle Hansen, LPN with Turning Point (left), Samantha Shortneck and her son. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Red Deer Catholic ready for school year with 45 new teachers
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is gearing up for the new school year with a current tally of 10,436 students.There will also be 45 new teachers and 31 new support staff in local schools."We believ...
Sep 01, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Innisfail's 'JJ' Beauchamp recognized for efforts to improve community safety
A number of Albertans and organizations were recognized this weekend for their contributions to improving safety in their communities.More specifically, the 28th annual Alberta Community Justice Award...
Sep 01, 2019 (Government of Alberta/Awards program)
Stray bullet scars family living in Eastview neighbourhood
A family in Red Deer's Eastview neighbourhood is looking to get out after a scary incident involving a stray bullet.It was about 3:30 a.m. on August 22 -- Kim Parkes and her husband asleep in bed -- w...
Aug 31, 2019 Kim Parkes says a bullet came through the outer wall of their Eastview home before ricocheting up into their bedroom window in the early morning hours of Aug. 22. (Supplied)
Police find stolen food truck, several other pricey stolen items
A stash of stolen property has been recovered from a property in Red Deer County.Innisfail RCMP were completing targeted patrols on Aug. 28 when they observed suspicious activity at a property on Crow...
Aug 31, 2019 RCMP and EMS were on scene at a rural property west of Innisfail on Aug. 28 to recover a number of stolen items. (RCMP)
Man found shot in rural area west of Blackfalds
Blackfalds RCMP are investigating after a man was found in a rural area with several gunshot wounds.Members responded on Friday, Aug. 30 a rural location west of town. There, the victim was treated by...
Aug 31, 2019
Suspect sought after escaping police incident in Innisfail
Innisfail RCMP are searching for a man who escaped after an intense incident in the town on Friday.Police were conducting proactive enforcement in Innisfail when members observed two males outside a c...
Aug 31, 2019 Chase Gordon Donovan, 25, of Red Deer is wanted on several outstanding charges. (RCMP)
Innisfail man arrested while asleep at the wheel of stolen vehicle
Innisfail RCMP have charged a 19-year-old man after finding him asleep at the wheel of a stolen vehicle.On Friday, just before 6 a.m., EMS were called about a male sitting in a Ford F150 in the parkin...
Aug 31, 2019
10 years since Red Deer's TV station went off the air
It's been 10 years since Red Deer's first, and so far only, local television station went off the air. Screens went dark on CHCA-TV on Aug. 31, 2009 after 62 years of broadcasting.In 1955, the Central...
Aug 31, 2019 (Facebook/Allan Yuen)
Fire causes close to a million dollars in damages to Red Deer County business
A fire south of Red Deer on Friday night is believed to have caused between $800,000 and $1,000,000 in damages to a local business. A tin and wood building, which was under construction on the back ha...
Aug 30, 2019 A building on the back half of the property at 172 Clearview Drive, Red Deer County is completely burned to the ground. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)