Here are Black Press Media’s top stories for Monday, May 13.
1. Freeway reopened after serious crash in Aldergrove
A crash near 264 Street closed Highway 1 westbound for several hours Sunday afternoon. One eyewitness said it appeared a pickup truck had gone into the ditch, trapping two people inside. Firefighters extricated the pair and they were then airlifted to Royal Columbian Hospital in serious condition.
2. ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Township foot-dragging on marijuana sales, applicant complains
After years of battling to legalize marijuana, activist Randy Caine wants a permit to sell it in ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Township under new laws that allow recreational use.
But his application to sell marijuana from his Hempyz store has hit a snag, Caine said, the result of what he believes to be foot-dragging by the municipality. See more >
3. IHIT to share ‘significant developments’ in South Surrey torched-SUV investigation
Bhavkiran Dhesi was last seen leaving the family home, with the family car, at 9 p.m. on Aug. 1. Her body was found in a torched SUV at 12:20 a.m., in the 18700-block of 24 Avenue in South Surrey.
IHIT NEWS CONFERENCE: will be holding a news conference at the this morning at 11am to announce significant developments in the Bhavkiran Dhesi homicide investigation.
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam)
4. Public’s needed to find missing 90-year-old Vancouver man
Vancouver police are asking the public to help locate Donald Wright, who was last seen leaving his home near Drake Street and Pacific Boulevard around 5 p.m. on May 11. See more >
5. Man detained after vehicle rollover in Surrey
Witnesses say the man was not seriously injured when police took him away after the crash.
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