Category Archives: Red Deer
Suspicious death in Stettler under investigation by RCMP Major Crimes
The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit is investigating a suspicious death in Stettler.Shortly after 10 a.m. on Oct. 26, Stettler RCMP responded to a call to assist EMS with a person in medical distress.A...
Oct 27, 2021
Man charged in local firearms incidents going to trial
A man charged in two separate firearms incidents in Red Deer over the past year will now go to trial in 2022.Justin James Poteet, 27, is scheduled to go to trial for one of his matters on Jun. 1, 2022...
Oct 27, 2021
Red Deer with 370 active cases of COVID-19
There are 370 active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer, down 18 from Monday.The leaves the city's active cases rate per 100k at 347.8, which compares to an active cases rate in Edmonton of 122.2, 112.4 in...
Oct 26, 2021
Verdict for man convicted in fatal fight on Sunchild First Nation
A jury has rendered its verdict in the trial for a man charged in a fatal altercation on the Sunchild First Nation three years ago. A jury found Evan Foureyes guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of...
Oct 26, 2021
RCMP investigating downtown blaze on Thanksgiving weekend
A Red Deer fire marshal has completed their investigation into a blaze that gutted a downtown business over the Thanksgiving long weekend. City officials add, however, the fire marshal has submitted t...
Oct 26, 2021
Red Deer city council sworn in
Red Deer's new Mayor Ken Johnston and city council were sworn in on Monday, with each member officially accepting the Oath of the Office during a ceremony held at the Cambridge Hotel. "Today's ceremon...
Oct 26, 2021
Preliminary hearing scheduled for Lacombe man accused in local carjacking
A preliminary hearing is scheduled to take place early next year for a Lacombe man charged in a local carjacking near Red Deer Regional Hospital.Quinten Meyer, 26, will find out on Jan. 18, 2022 if hi...
Oct 26, 2021
Sylvan Lake man sentenced in drug trafficking operation
A Sylvan Lake man has been sentenced to over four and a half years in jail for his part in a central Alberta drug trafficking operation.Dallas Anthony Griffin, 34, was handed a 56 month sentence in Re...
Oct 26, 2021
Ground-penetrating radar work begins at former Red Deer industrial school site
Ground-penetrating radar work has begun at the site of the former Red Deer Industrial School.rdnewsNOW has learned that work started on Monday, Oct. 18.The efforts being made there are part of a large...
Oct 25, 2021
Red Deer city council to be sworn in
Red Deer's newly elected city council is officially being sworn in at 5:00 p.m. today.You can watch the ceremony live by clicking the link below.https://meeting.reddeer.ca
Oct 25, 2021