Local News

A Bellerose graduate died last weekend in Mexico after falling from a balcony at a resort, Edmonton media are reporting. Reports state that Chris Rogers, 21, fell from a balcony at a Cancun resort. Exactly how he fell from the balcony is unclear.

When he was just 15 years old, St. Albert resident Gavin Joseph Mandin pulled the trigger on his mother, stepfather and two adolescent sisters at the family’s farm in northern Alberta.

A local artist hopes his mosaic sculpture can help an American town find healing after a terrible mass shooting. Morinville-based artist Wayne Ashley told the Gazette this week that he had donated three large mosaic murals to Newtown, Conn., to honour the victims of the Dec. 14 shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty children and six adults died at the school after a gunman entered and opened fire. It was the second-largest school shooting in U.S. history.

Icy roads are being blamed for a collision near Villeneuve Sunday that claimed the life of two Westlock residents. Morinville RCMP responded to the collision shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday, roughly two kilometres south of Villeneuve on Highway 44.

Police are warning the public that a convicted sex offender who viciously assaulted an 11-year-old Sturgeon County girl in 2000 is being released from prison and plans to reside in the Edmonton area. Kevin John Taylor, 49, has spent the better part of 12 years behind bars after pleading guilty to sexual assault, kidnapping and unlawful confinement. He will be released this Friday from the Bowden Institution in central Alberta.

Playing paintball on the weekends was all fun and games for a St. Albert family, until the addiction kicked in.

I like bugs, but the sight of them in my house always makes me murderous. Sowbugs are the worst.

An elementary teacher from Morinville has been recognized for her work with students with higher educational needs.

The men, women and youth that work behind the scenes to bring many of Morinville’s community events to life took centre stage on Friday, Apr. 26.

With one store closing, another one grows. National sporting goods retailer FGL Sports Ltd. is closing 40 of its Sport Mart locations across the country. That means, come March 17, St.