Picture Butte

• Spotty cell service plaguing residents and businesses in Picture Butte

  Rural southern Alberta communities are frustrated with the lack of cell coverage in the area around Picture Butte.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2023
  
• Town of Picture Butte shocked by announcement of ambulatory clinic closure

  The closure of the ambulatory care clinic at the Piyami Health Centre not only came as a shock to residents, but also to health officials in the community.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2023
  
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• Picture Butte outpatient clinic closing

  In another setback to health care in southern Alberta, Global News has confirmed the outpatient clinic at the Piyami Health Centre in Picture Butte is closing its doors.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2023
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• ASIRT investigating 3rd police shooting in Alberta this week after Picture Butte standoff

  An investigation is underway after an officer fired a gun during an arrest warrant execution at a home in Picture Butte Thursday afternoon.

  Crime

  Feb 25, 2022
• Icy road conditions believed to be a factor in fatal collision near Lethbridge

  Picture Butte RCMP say the collision happened on Highway 25 just south of Diamond City, Alta., shortly before 8 a.m. Friday.

  Traffic

  Feb 4, 2022
• 2 men charged after Lethbridge police seize drugs, stolen property, brass knuckles

  Two men have been charged after an investigation that started with a stolen vehicle in southern Alberta.

  Crime

  Feb 2, 2022
• No serious injuries in train-semi collision near Nobleford, Alta.

  There were no serious injuries in a collision between a semi and a train west of Picture Butte, Alta., on Monday.

  Traffic

  Jun 14, 2021
• RCMP say 5-year-old boy found in Picture Butte

  A five-year-old boy is missing south of Picture Butte near the Old Man River on Sunday night. RCMP believe he wandered away from the area his family was camping.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2021
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• Lethbridge officials react to region’s high crime severity index ranking

  “Unfortunately this is not a new challenge for us, and we saw similar numbers in 2018, which speaks to our ongoing drug crisis and the petty crime that goes along with that."

  Crime

  Oct 30, 2020
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• 18-year-old woman dies following southern Alberta collision

  At 6:52 a.m., emergency crews were called to a collision on Highway 25, about two-and-a-half kilometres south of Picture Butte, Alta. 

  Traffic

  Oct 19, 2020