Local News

Zombie movie a brainy idea

Brains were on the menu in Ponoka on Friday, when 37 zombies showed up to terrorize hapless locals at a local motor inn.

The walking dead were portrayed with frightful, foot-dragging goriness by volunteer extras who had travelled from across Central Alberta, Edmonton and Calgary to act in the independent feature film, Masked Maniac vs The Zombies. It was shot from Monday to Friday by Ponoka-based filmmaker CJ Hutchinson. READ

Bail hearing postponed in violent incident

Bail has been adjourned until the middle of next week for a suspect arrested in connection with a violent incident in Red Deer on Tuesday. READ

Brain-injured man subdued by sheriffs in courtroom

A brain-injured man was arrested on new charges after a violent outburst in a Red Deer courtroom on Friday morning. READ

RCMP charge two more men with murder

Hobbema RCMP have charged two more local men with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a man earlier this month on the Montana Cree Nation reserve. READ

Warrants issued for suspects in carjacking near Blackfalds

RCMP have issued arrest warrants for a man and a woman involved in a carjacking near Blackfalds Wednesday evening. READ

Remains identified as those of Rocky man

Remains found near Breton last week have been positively identified as a Rocky Mountain House man who has been missing for five years. READ

Man stabbed in Red Deer apartment

A 27-year-old man suffered stab wounds this morning at an apartment in the Pines neighbourhood in north Red Deer. READ

Fuel prices take big jump for long weekend

This weekend will be longer than most and, if you will be hitting the road and haven’t already filled your tank, your fuel bill will be bigger than most, too. READ

Nordegg residents allowed to return home

Nordegg residents who were evacuated Sunday because of a wildfire have been allowed to return home this morning. READ

Session a failure, Danielle Smith tells supporters

The spring session of the Alberta legislature ended late Wednesday, a session Wildrose leader Danielle Smith labels a huge failure for the government. READ

Police squad targets local organized crime

A specialized team tackling organized crime was officially introduced in Red Deer on Thursday. READ

Extendicare workers decry lack of progress

Extendicare Michener Hill staff say their employer is bargaining in bad faith. READ

Workshop lays out drugs and alcohol ‘road map’

Sometimes municipalities know the best solution to their drug problems, according to Donald MacPherson, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition director. READ

Rocky man one of few surviving Dambusters airmen

From his perch in the transparent nose of a Lancaster bomber, Fred Sutherland couldn’t see whether the ingenious bouncing bomb had done its work 70 years ago. READ