Category Archives: Red Deer

Lacombe city council approves recommendations made in South Connector Functional Plan
Lacombe city council has approved recommendations in the South Connector Functional Plan.The plan is part of the City of Lacombe's strategy to meet projections on traffic growth and provide an alterna...
Apr 17, 2025

Red Deer County council votes down airport funding increase
Despite a push from Mayor Jim Wood for council to approve it, the Red Deer Regional Airport's request for an additional $121,500 was turned away this week.Council defeated the motion 6-1 on Tuesday, w...
Apr 17, 2025

Wetaskiwin RCMP respond to fatal rollover on QEII Highway
One person is dead following a single vehicle rollover on the QEll west of Wetaskiwin Thursday morning.During the early morning of April 17, 2025, Wetaskiwin RCMP along with EMS and Fire responded to ...
Apr 17, 2025

Man sentenced to five years in central Alberta shooting
A five-year jail term was handed to a central Alberta man this week convicted in a shooting three years ago. Jesse Cabry, 32, of Maskwacis, was sentenced in Wetaskiwin Court of King's Bench on April 1...
Apr 17, 2025

Fire restriction in effect for County of Stettler
A fire restriction is in effect for the County of Stettler as of 4 p.m. on April 16 due to current weather conditions. The county says the current weather forecast does not indicate any additional sig...
Apr 17, 2025

Located: Amanda Harvey, 36, of Red Deer
The Red Deer RCMP announced as of 2:42 p.m. on Thursday, Amanda Harvey has been located and is safe. The police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance.
Apr 17, 2025 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Aspen Heights MicroSociety showcases student-run ventures to community members
The Aspen Heights MicroSociety held its Community Partner Day Wednesday to highlight the hard work put forward by students.On April 16, the MicroSociety invited local businesses and community members ...
Apr 16, 2025

City of Red Deer assessing area along Riverview Avenue after fire was set
The City of Red Deer says it will be assessing the escarpment area along Riverview Avenue and are aware of ongoing challenges in the area after a grass fire was lit late last week.This comes after Red...
Apr 16, 2025

Red Deer RCMP investigating multiple downtown bear spray attacks
Red Deer RCMP have arrested and charged a man who allegedly bear sprayed a woman in the face downtown on Saturday, April 12.That incident occurred just before 12:40 p.m. on 49 Street, between City Hal...
Apr 16, 2025

Trial date scheduled for man charged in central Alberta shooting
A trial date has been set for one of three people charged in a central Alberta shooting last year. Dorian O'Shea Hunter, 24, a resident of Maskwacis, is scheduled for trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Just...
Apr 16, 2025