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Video footage captured about a dozen suspects smashing vehicles April 29 on an Abbotsford property. (Screengrab from video)

VIDEO: Suspects use swords, axes and bats to smash vehicles in Abbotsford driveway

Police release footage of a dozen men vandalizing cars on April 29

Video footage captured about a dozen suspects smashing vehicles April 29 on an Abbotsford property. (Screengrab from video)
Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford. (Abbotsford News file photo)

Police investigate after 4 inmates stabbed at Abbotsford prison

Lockdown and search currently underway at Matsqui Institution

Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford. (Abbotsford News file photo)
Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer spoke outside the Abbotsford Law Courts prior to sentencing on Oct. 12, 2022. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

Abbotsford hog-farm protesters appeal break-and-enter convictions

Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer were previously sentenced to 30 days in jail

Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer spoke outside the Abbotsford Law Courts prior to sentencing on Oct. 12, 2022. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)
Ongoing repairs to the Sumas Dike are included among Abbotsford flood-recovery projects that are receiving $5.28 million in funding from the province. Meanwhile, the multi-government Sumas River Flood Mitigation Collaborative Framework was signed by the various partners on Friday (April 27). (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)

Abbotsford, Chilliwack, First Nations and province sign flood-mitigation framework

More than $8.5M designated for pump-station upgrades and infrastructure repairs

Ongoing repairs to the Sumas Dike are included among Abbotsford flood-recovery projects that are receiving $5.28 million in funding from the province. Meanwhile, the multi-government Sumas River Flood Mitigation Collaborative Framework was signed by the various partners on Friday (April 27). (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)
Dashcam video captured the assault of an Uber driver in Abbotsford on April 18. (Screengrab from video)

Charges laid in random assault of Uber driver in Abbotsford

Prolific offender charged after attack inside vehicle on April 18

Dashcam video captured the assault of an Uber driver in Abbotsford on April 18. (Screengrab from video)
Video shot by a citizen outside of Abbotsford Centre on Nov. 26, 2022 captured a man under arrest being hit twice in the face by an officer. (Screengrab from video by Marty Gaites)

Investigations continue into officer who punched man in face after Abbotsford concert

City issues response to claimant’s notice of civil claim filed in December

Video shot by a citizen outside of Abbotsford Centre on Nov. 26, 2022 captured a man under arrest being hit twice in the face by an officer. (Screengrab from video by Marty Gaites)
The Abbotsford Police Department has released this sketch of a man they saw exposed himself to a woman in a local park on March 30.

Man exposed himself to woman in Abbotsford park, say police

Incident took place March 30; vicitm saw man in park again 2 weeks later

The Abbotsford Police Department has released this sketch of a man they saw exposed himself to a woman in a local park on March 30.
Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford. (Abbotsford News file photo)

Drugs and 3 weapons worth $32K found in inmate’s cell at Abbotsford prison

Contraband discovered April 19 during search by officers at Matsqui Institution

Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford. (Abbotsford News file photo)
Noah Wishart pleaded guilty and has been sentenced for the random assault of a 70-year-old man on a transit bus in Abbotsford on Oct. 31, 2022. (Facebook photo)

Man sentenced to 67 days for random attack of bus passenger, 70, in Abbotsford

Noah Wishart jumped out bus window and ran away after assaulting victim on Oct. 31, 2022

Noah Wishart pleaded guilty and has been sentenced for the random assault of a 70-year-old man on a transit bus in Abbotsford on Oct. 31, 2022. (Facebook photo)
The annual Girls Fly Too event, which was originally slated to take place in October 2022 but was postponed, returns to Abbotsford International Airport on April 29 and 30. (Abbotsford News file photo)

Previously cancelled Girls Fly Too event returns to Abbotsford

Show, initially scheduled for October 2022, takes place April 29 and 30

The annual Girls Fly Too event, which was originally slated to take place in October 2022 but was postponed, returns to Abbotsford International Airport on April 29 and 30. (Abbotsford News file photo)
A team from the UFV School of Business in Abbotsford earned two wins at a recent competition in Los Angeles. Pictured are (from left) Rebecca Whitmell, Chad Charest, associate professor and coach Masud Khawaja, Amandeep Rai and Monisha Kingra.

UFV business team picks up two wins at competition in Los Angeles

Students compete against top business schools in the United States

A team from the UFV School of Business in Abbotsford earned two wins at a recent competition in Los Angeles. Pictured are (from left) Rebecca Whitmell, Chad Charest, associate professor and coach Masud Khawaja, Amandeep Rai and Monisha Kingra.
A large police presence was on hand on July 5, 2021 on Clinton Avenue after the body of 44-year-old Christopher Hood was found in a parking lot of Clearbrook Park in Abbotsford. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)

Man pleads guilty to 2021 killing in which victim was left in Abbotsford parking lot

Kevin Wesley was charged after body of Christopher Hood was found at Clearbrook Park

A large police presence was on hand on July 5, 2021 on Clinton Avenue after the body of 44-year-old Christopher Hood was found in a parking lot of Clearbrook Park in Abbotsford. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)
A courtroom in the Abbotsford Law Courts. (B.C. government photo)

Abbotsford man sentenced to one year in prison for having loaded gun

Sukhjit Malhi had weapon on him during 2021 police traffic stop

A courtroom in the Abbotsford Law Courts. (B.C. government photo)
The Abbotsford Tulip Festival returns after a four-year absence to a new location – Lakeland Flowers on Marion Road. (Submitted photo)

Abbotsford Tulip Festival is back in a new – and bigger – location for 2023

Former event on North Parallel Road was cancelled in 2021 after sale of the land

The Abbotsford Tulip Festival returns after a four-year absence to a new location – Lakeland Flowers on Marion Road. (Submitted photo)
Transit drivers with CUPE Local 561 on strike on the picket line on Yale Road West in Chilliwack on April 5, 2023. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

First Transit seeks court injunction against workers picketing in Abbotsford and Chilliwack

Company says members of CUPE local 561 are committing ‘unlawful acts’

Transit drivers with CUPE Local 561 on strike on the picket line on Yale Road West in Chilliwack on April 5, 2023. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
The Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team was among police on scene at W. J. Mouat Secondary in Abbotsford on Tuesday afternoon (April 4) following a report - proved to be false – of an active shooter. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Report of active shooter at Abbotsford high school turns out to be false, say police

Call came in from W.J. Mouat Secondary; all on-duty officers race to scene

The Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team was among police on scene at W. J. Mouat Secondary in Abbotsford on Tuesday afternoon (April 4) following a report - proved to be false – of an active shooter. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
Photo by Dale Klippenstein

Woman in Abbotsford robbed by 5 masked men with a gun, say police

Suspects demand money and drive off with victim’s vehicle

Photo by Dale Klippenstein
P. L. and Kristen Meindertsma of Abbotsford have started the Cycle 5 to Survive initiative. They plan to cycle five continents over five years while raising $500,000 each for five charities. (Instagram photo)

Abbotsford couple plan to cycle 5 continents in 5 years to raise $2.5M for 5 charities

P. L. and Kristen Meindertsma start with 4,300 km trip along Continental Divide

P. L. and Kristen Meindertsma of Abbotsford have started the Cycle 5 to Survive initiative. They plan to cycle five continents over five years while raising $500,000 each for five charities. (Instagram photo)
A rollover crash occurred Tuesday night (March 28) on Highway 1 in Abbotsford. Police say the driver was impaired. (Abbotsford Police Department photo)

One impaired driver rolls vehicle, another hits fire hydrant in Abbotsford

Nobody seriously injured in separate single-car crashes

A rollover crash occurred Tuesday night (March 28) on Highway 1 in Abbotsford. Police say the driver was impaired. (Abbotsford Police Department photo)
A robbery suspect faces four charges after allegedly wielding a knife and trying to take an officer’s stun gun in Abbotsford on Saturday (March 25). (Dale Klippenstein photo)

Robbery suspect in Abbotsford wields knife at staff and tries to grab cop’s stun gun

Raul Hernandez now faces four charges after incident at auto parts store

A robbery suspect faces four charges after allegedly wielding a knife and trying to take an officer’s stun gun in Abbotsford on Saturday (March 25). (Dale Klippenstein photo)