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A damaged police vehicle is removed from a cul-de-sac in Surrey where it was rammed by a driver who had fled from Abbotsford on Tuesday night (May 23). (Photo by Shane MacKichan)

Driver flees from Abbotsford to Surrey, rams cop cars and injures officer

Man and woman arrested after abandoning damaged pickup truck

A damaged police vehicle is removed from a cul-de-sac in Surrey where it was rammed by a driver who had fled from Abbotsford on Tuesday night (May 23). (Photo by Shane MacKichan)
Chilliwack RCMP officers talking to residents who want to gome home at the Southern Rail crossing on Knight Road east of Vedder Road at 9 p.m. on May 22, 2023 dealing with an incident of shots fired and a person who refused to leave a home. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

29-year-old Chilliwack man charged after allegedly shooting at police in protracted standoff Monday

Daniel Hackl faces one count of discharging a firearm with intent to wound or disfigure

Chilliwack RCMP officers talking to residents who want to gome home at the Southern Rail crossing on Knight Road east of Vedder Road at 9 p.m. on May 22, 2023 dealing with an incident of shots fired and a person who refused to leave a home. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
RCMP crest. (Black Press Media files)

1 dead, 4 injured in speed-related collision on Highway 5 near Barriere

The two-vehicle crash happened on May long weekend along a portion of the highway known as ‘Pigs Corner’

RCMP crest. (Black Press Media files)
Darren Lee, Elvis Tribute artist. (File photo)

PODCAST: Darren Lee was named the ‘Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist’

TODAY IN B.C.: Performed in long running shows in Las Vegas and Maui

Darren Lee, Elvis Tribute artist. (File photo)
A man is arrested after allegedly assaulting and threatening a bailiff on Tuesday afternoon (May 23) at an Abbotsford apartment building. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

Emergency response team called in after tenant allegedly assaults and threatens bailiff in Abbotsford

Large police presence was on hand following incident at apartment building

A man is arrested after allegedly assaulting and threatening a bailiff on Tuesday afternoon (May 23) at an Abbotsford apartment building. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)
Emergency crews were called to Frost Road on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 for reports of a person injured by an animal. (Google Maps)

UPDATE: Woman seriously injured after being kicked by horse near Chilliwack doesn’t blame animal

Woman who was airlifted to hospital with head injury and broken arm had to dial 911 herself

Emergency crews were called to Frost Road on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 for reports of a person injured by an animal. (Google Maps)
Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford (Abbotsford News file photo)

Police investigate after inmate assaulted at Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford

Correctional Service Canada says assailants have been identified from incident on May 18

Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford (Abbotsford News file photo)
Co-hosts Jennifer-Lee and Mike tackle how to establish a cost per square foot in this episode of Measure Twice, Cut Once. (HAVAN photo)

PODCAST: Scope and Cost: Tackling Cost per Square Foot

TODAY IN BC: HAVAN’s podcast ‘Measure Twice, Cut Once’

Co-hosts Jennifer-Lee and Mike tackle how to establish a cost per square foot in this episode of Measure Twice, Cut Once. (HAVAN photo)
Crews with the Chilliwack Fire Department douse hot spots hours after this house at Knight Road and Queen Street burned to the ground on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

UPDATE: House burned to the ground, 29-year-old in custody after allegedly shooting at Chilliwack Mounties

Shots fired allegedly at officers in residential area at Knight Road and Queen Street

Crews with the Chilliwack Fire Department douse hot spots hours after this house at Knight Road and Queen Street burned to the ground on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
89-year-old Leslie Desfosses was last seen in the Hope area on May 16. (Photo/RCMP)

RCMP seeks help locating elderly Saanich man last seen in Hope

The RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 89-year-old Leslie Desfosses.…

89-year-old Leslie Desfosses was last seen in the Hope area on May 16. (Photo/RCMP)
Five people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Chilliwack Lake Road on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Google Maps)

5 people injured in crash on Chilliwack Lake Road

One person in critical condition, Air Ambulance called in

Five people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Chilliwack Lake Road on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Google Maps)
The Coquihalla’s southbound lanes are closed outside of Hope because of a vehicle incident. (Google Maps)

UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway reopens outside of Hope following vehicle incident

A vehicle crash happened around 3:30 a.m. and the southbound lanes were closed

The Coquihalla’s southbound lanes are closed outside of Hope because of a vehicle incident. (Google Maps)
The scene of a two-vehicle collision at Hazel Street and First Avenue in Chilliwack on Friday, May 19, 2023. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

2-vehicle crash in Chilliwack injures at least 2 people

Collision happened at Hazel and First Avenue

The scene of a two-vehicle collision at Hazel Street and First Avenue in Chilliwack on Friday, May 19, 2023. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
Emergency crews were called to a head-on collision near Agassiz on the Lougheed Highway on Friday, May 19, 2023. (Adam Louis/ Agassiz-Harrison Observer)

UPDATE w/PHOTOS: Traffic on Lougheed Hwy. flowing again after 3-vehicle, head-on crash near Agassiz

Fire crews reported there was ‘significant’ damage to the vehicles

Emergency crews were called to a head-on collision near Agassiz on the Lougheed Highway on Friday, May 19, 2023. (Adam Louis/ Agassiz-Harrison Observer)
Traffic is backed up on the Coquihalla Highway northbound following a vehicle crash. (Mexi Jen/Facebook)

UPDATE: Crash cleared on Coquihalla’s northbound lanes

Drivers are asked to pass with caution

Traffic is backed up on the Coquihalla Highway northbound following a vehicle crash. (Mexi Jen/Facebook)
Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld (left) and former BCTF president Glen Hansman (right).

Supreme Court of Canada decides against former Chilliwack school trustee in defamation case

Former BCTF president Glen Hansman’s statements criticizing Barry Neufeld created ‘limited harm’

Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld (left) and former BCTF president Glen Hansman (right).
Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs firefighters have been dispatched to an “emergency brush fire” near Hicks Lake Forest Service Road off of Rockwell Drive. (Screenshot/Google Maps)

UPDATE: Agassiz, Harrison firefighters douse ‘emergency brush fire’ within an hour

The fire is north of Harrison Hot Springs off a forest service road

Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs firefighters have been dispatched to an “emergency brush fire” near Hicks Lake Forest Service Road off of Rockwell Drive. (Screenshot/Google Maps)
Air support works on the Pelican Lake Fire Thursday, May 18. (Fred Cahoose video screen capture)

VIDEO: Wildfire evacuation alert impacting 257 properties in B.C. Chilcotin

Cariboo Regional District Emergency Operations Centre issued alert Thursday night

Air support works on the Pelican Lake Fire Thursday, May 18. (Fred Cahoose video screen capture)
A woman clinging to the outside railings of the 204th Street Overpass in Langley City was rescued and brought to the ground on Thursday during afternoon rush hour. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Woman hanging from Langley overpass railing rescued

Firefighters, police hung on to woman until ladder truck arrived

A woman clinging to the outside railings of the 204th Street Overpass in Langley City was rescued and brought to the ground on Thursday during afternoon rush hour. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
A courtroom in the Abbotsford Law Courts. (B.C. government photo)

Man involved in Abbotsford gunfight pleads guilty to 2 charges

Shots were fired between two groups in residential neighbourhood on Aug. 29, 2020

A courtroom in the Abbotsford Law Courts. (B.C. government photo)