A researcher at Lethbridge Polytechnic was awarded a prestigious Research Innovation Award for using AI in developing a low cost, less-wasteful method of crop testing. Dr. Chandra Singh is the Director of the Advanced Post-harvest Read More
Lethbridge Police are urging residents to obey the rules of the road in construction zones after issuing multiple tickets and warnings to drivers on and near Whoop-Up Drive due to speeding and illegal U-turns. Construction Read More
Lethbridge City Council has approved funding towards body-worn cameras for members of the Lethbridge Police Service. The funding will come from the Municipal Revenue Stabilization Reserve as a one-time allocation, to the tune of $555,000 this Read More
The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce says nominations are now open for the 2025 Lethbridge Business Awards. The event is held annually and is meant to recognize and honour excellence and innovative achievements in local businesses. Various Read More
If you hear gun shots near Taber, don’t be alarmed…the best small arms shooters in the country are headed there this week as the IPSC Canadian Handgun Nationals attract the nation’s biggest Read More
Lethbridge Police are updating another sexual assault case we first heard about back in June. LPS has added additional charges to a 37-year-old man after three more victims came forward to police. The investigation began Read More
Lethbridge Police have charged a 51-year-old man for stalking a woman and trying to force her into his vehicle. Police say on the evening of June 25th, an unnamed 47-year-old woman was walking near the 1000 Read More
Alberta RCMP’s Auto Theft Unit has busted an organized crime vehicle theft ring after a seven-month investigation. Seven people from Edmonton and High River are facing 99 criminal charges, after RCMP recovered nearly two-million-dollars in Read More
The town of Coaldale is getting a near $3.5 million boost. Alberta Minister Devin Dreeshen and MLA Grant Hunter visited Coaldale Friday to make the announcement. The funding comes from the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program for Read More
For the first time, Lethbridge will play host to some of the best Indigenous Rodeo athletes in North America this weekend. The Indian National Finals Rodeo will stop by the Rocky Mountain Turf Club on Read More
For commuters in Lethbridge, the city has begun bridge rehabilitation work on Whoop Up Drive today that will result in lane closures and detours until the end of September. Westbound traffic will be redirected around Read More
The Bar U Ranch south of Calgary wants to get the word out about a historic painting they are trying to recover that was accidentally sold earlier this month. The painting comes from a local Read More
The City of Lethbridge says Henderson Lake is seeing little algae bloom and cyan-o-bacteria levels this summer thanks in part to weather. Two employees from Lethbridge Polytechnic, Tyler Branson and Jin Kim, monitor the lake’Read More
Lethbridge once held the highest CSI rate in the country between 2019-2021 in part due to having twice the average national property crime rate. However, there has been a complete shift as the latest numbers Read More
According to data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Alberta is on track to surpass its 2024 record-setting year of housing starts with 27,902 in the first two quarters of 2025. Here in Lethbridge, the city saw Read More
A Lethbridge junior girls football coach has been arrested for multiple child sexual exploitation offences, including the allegation that he used A.I. to make child pornography. Justin Tillery was arrested by ALERT’s Internet Read More
Cypress County has declared an Agriculture State of Disaster for this farming season due to persisting dry conditions for crops. The declaration of the Agriculture State of Disaster will allow producers to access provincial and Read More
Lethbridge City Council gave their support and final approval to the establishment of Lethbridge’s first 24-hour childcare and respite facility. The applicant, Agyapa Care is the only 24/7 available childcare organization in Lethbridge, offering part-time, Read More
At the Tim Hortons in the Crossings in West Lethbridge, people had the chance to meet with members of Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services a litter of puppies from the Misty Creek Dog Rescue. There Read More
Lethbridge Police have once again partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lethbridge and District this summer to host the Kids ‘N’ Kops program. The program is a mini-police academy where, over three action-packed days, Read More
A man and woman have been charged by Lethbridge Police for drug trafficking offences after Police seized over 3,700 doses of street drugs, including a variety of light-green fentanyl molded into ‘gummy-bear’ shapes. On July 9th Read More
The city says extensive rehabilitation work will begin on the Whoop-Up Drive bridge starting next week that will force lane and exit closures and changes. The majority of work will be for bridge expansion joint Read More
As preparations begin for municipal and school elections in Alberta, Lethbridge City Council have received information from a Municipal Election Processes Audit Report to identify any gaps, vulnerabilities or inefficiencies in the processes. Lethbridge City Read More
An emergency alert was sent out on Monday morning that a boil water advisory has been issued to the hamlet of Granum due to a power outage on Sunday evening. Until further notice, all water Read More
Alberta has announced details on Monday regarding expanded services to the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge that will centre around modernizing and expanding the renal dialysis unit. The province will invest $22 million over three years Read More
Members of the Lethbridge Police Service took to the city’s Economic and Finance Committee to present the dollar figures to introduce body cams to all available officers. It was recommended that council approve $550,000 in 2025 Read More
As the annual Street Machine Weekend gets underway, LPS says the weekend often presents an opportunity for unproper driving behavior in the city. Major roads like 3rd Avenue south and Mayor Magrath Drive have historically Read More
The City of Lethbridge is looking to take steps to enhance services at YQL by collecting origin and destination travel data throughout this year. Currently only one WestJet flight departs and arrives to and from Read More
Oyen RCMP are warning residents of a phone scam involving the STARS Lottery. Mounties say there have been reports recently of unknown callers claiming they are calling on behalf of the STARS Lottery, telling victims Read More
A major collision occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Crowsnest Trail and 30 Street North between a pickup truck and at motorbike. The 62-year-old rider of the motorcycle was transport to hospital by EMS Read More
