By Alex McCuaig

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Top local CHAT News stories of the week

Feb 1, 2020 | 10:07 AM

Medicine Hat, AB – Arrests and charges, greenhouses and city police’s new unmanned aerial vehicle were the top visited stories on CHAT New Today’s website for the week of Jan. 24 to Jan. 31:

1) The arrest of three individuals accused of drug, firearm and property offences was the top crime story for the week. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2020/01/27/three-medicine-hat-residents-charged-with-drug-and-property-offences/

2) Localized flooding on Gershaw Drive after last weekend’s warm up had Hatters travelling on Hwy. 3 checking conditions. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2020/01/25/flooding-on-gershaw-drive/

3) The withdrawal of a re-zoning application for a controversial greenhouse proposed for Holsom Road garnered a lot of attention from those both against and for the new facility. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2020/01/25/controversial-greenhouse-proposal-in-cypress-county-withdrawn/

4) Charges laid in relation to a collision on Highway 9 in August that saw a young child killed grabbed the attention of many viewers after a summer which saw several deaths along that stretch of road. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2020/01/29/charges-laid-in-fatal-collision-on-highway-9/

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5) The city police’s new UAV rounds out the top stories of the week. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2020/01/24/police-begin-using-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-for-operations/