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Traffic fines to go toward police costs

Ticket fines and court-imposed fines will soon help pay for policing costs in Abbotsford.

Jul 6, 2011 8:00 PM Read more >

Animal cruelty charges recommended after emaciated dog, puppies found in Lake Errock

Jul 6, 2011 6:00 PM Read more >

Couple assisted Abbotsford police officer during Vancouver riot

Doug Leight knew it was a bad idea – sprinting towards a string of cops during the Vancouver Stanley Cup riot.

Jul 6, 2011 3:00 PM Read more >

FVRD skeeter squad $100,000 over budget

You're not imagining things, the mosquitoes are bad this year. But not the worst they've ever been, says Dirk Lewis, the mosquito man at the Fraser Valley Regional District and biologist at Morrow BioScience.

Jul 6, 2011 2:00 PM Read more >

Extra two cent gas tax hike to fund Evergreen Line

Other funding sources, including vehicle levy, also in the works

Jul 6, 2011 9:00 AM Read more >

Charges laid in rare-pigeon heist in Abbotsford

Police have charged a 29-year-old Abbotsford man with stealing some rare pigeons, and they believe he may be part of a ring responsible for numerous livestock and fowl thefts in the Fraser Valley.

Jul 6, 2011 7:00 AM Read more >

SPCA takes in emaciated mother lab-cross and her pups

Charges will be recommended under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and Criminal Code of Canada

Jul 6, 2011 6:00 AM Read more >

Cat burglar strikes three times in two days

Abbotsford Police are warning the public that a cat burglar is on the loose.

Jul 6, 2011 5:00 AM Read more >

River erosion blamed for toppled Hydro tower, traffic tangle

Mayors demand answers, warn collapse may have been deadly

Jul 5, 2011 3:00 PM Read more >

Home-invasion suspect arrested in Abbotsford

An Abbotsford couple saw a man changing his clothes in their driveway Monday night. When they asked him what he was doing, he said his girlfriend had pepper-sprayed him during an argument.

Jul 5, 2011 3:00 PM Read more >