Langley

Langley Township Mayor Eric Woodward (left) and Langley City Mayor Nathan Pachal (right) are at odds over a Township push to de-integrate the RCMP detachment that serves both communities. (Langley Advance Times files)

Mayors at odds over splitting Langley RCMP

Dispute over confidential report, funding

 

Diane Miller and her pet cockatoo, Rocky. Miller and Rocky are living in a van due to an inability to find affordable housing. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Housing hard to find for Langley senior and Elvis-loving cockatoo

Diane Miller and Rocky can’t find a permanent place to live amid the housing crisis

 

A B.C. Supreme Court judge heard Wednesday about the Dec. 17-19, 2021 search of Naomi Onotera’s home during the investigation into her death. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

Police stripped Langley home for evidence in homicide investigation

Court hears toilets dismantled, baseboards removed, linoleum sliced up

 

Investigators on scene in 2022 after Nicholas Ball’s body was discovered in a vacant lot on 208th Street. (Langley Advance Times files)

Langley crossbow killer found guilty of manslaughter, not second-degree murder

Court convicted on a lesser charge with verdict rendered Wednesday, May 29

Investigators on scene in 2022 after Nicholas Ball’s body was discovered in a vacant lot on 208th Street. (Langley Advance Times files)
Kirsten Kerr, the sister of Naomi Onotera, and husband Nick Kerr were outside the courthouse on the first day of the trial of Onotera’s husband, Obnes Regis, on May 27, 2024. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

DNA, undercover evidence detailed as Langley manslaughter trial begins

Obnes Regis accused of manslaughter in death of his wife, Naomi Onotera

Kirsten Kerr, the sister of Naomi Onotera, and husband Nick Kerr were outside the courthouse on the first day of the trial of Onotera’s husband, Obnes Regis, on May 27, 2024. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Officers would have acted illegally if they took a Langley man into custody for threatening suicide B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has ruled. The man later killed himself. (Back Press Media files)

Would have been ‘unlawful’ to arrest suicidal Langley man: watchdog

Officers cleared in January death

Officers would have acted illegally if they took a Langley man into custody for threatening suicide B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has ruled. The man later killed himself. (Back Press Media files)
Bandits Taze Moore goes in for a lay-up. He earned 17 points in the game against Montreal last week. (CEBL/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Bandits ride hot start to defeat Montreal in home opener

Vancouver’s pro basketball team kicks off season with 95-75 triumph at home in Langley

Bandits Taze Moore goes in for a lay-up. He earned 17 points in the game against Montreal last week. (CEBL/Special to Langley Advance Times)
A train was stopped on the rails parallel to the Langley Bypass on Wednesday afternoon after it struck and killed a pedestrian. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Fatal train crash shuts down Langley thoroughfares

An incident involving a pedestrian will have emergency crews working well into the night, roads shut

A train was stopped on the rails parallel to the Langley Bypass on Wednesday afternoon after it struck and killed a pedestrian. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
BC Supreme Court in New Westminster. (Black Press Media files)

No prison time for TWU security guard convicted of manslaughter

Hutchison will serve 18 month conditional sentence

BC Supreme Court in New Westminster. (Black Press Media files)
A fenced-off parking lot on 197 Street in Langley is filled with Tesla sedans, as the car company’s sales dipped this year, increasing inventory. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Unsold Teslas fill Langley parking lot

Sales are down at the EV company and inventory is building up

A fenced-off parking lot on 197 Street in Langley is filled with Tesla sedans, as the car company’s sales dipped this year, increasing inventory. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Artist’s rendering of the PNE prize home, which for the third year in a row is situated in Langley. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Langley picked again for PNE prize home

Construction recently complete on 3,500-sq-ft single-detached house next to 5-acre community pond

Artist’s rendering of the PNE prize home, which for the third year in a row is situated in Langley. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Ravi Kahlon in Langley in April to speak about short term rentals. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

No need for new Brookswood plans: Housing Minister

Kahlon says no more major changes on housing in near future

Ravi Kahlon in Langley in April to speak about short term rentals. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Visitors enjoyed some shade at Trinity Western University’s Langley campus in May of 2023. Staff at the university ratified their first collective agreement, a May announcement said. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

Trinity Western University faculty ratify first contract

Three-year deal covers 180 in Langley and Richmond campuses

Visitors enjoyed some shade at Trinity Western University’s Langley campus in May of 2023. Staff at the university ratified their first collective agreement, a May announcement said. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Langley RCMP and firefighters competed to see who could make the most donations during a one-day Canadian Blood Services clinic at the main fire hall in Murrayville on Tuesday, May 14. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Firefighters and RCMP compete in blood donor clinic

Second annual Sirens For Life competition to make most donations

Langley RCMP and firefighters competed to see who could make the most donations during a one-day Canadian Blood Services clinic at the main fire hall in Murrayville on Tuesday, May 14. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
A Langley-based dental hygenist was practicing without certification for four years. Stock Photo: Pxhere

Langley dental hygienist worked without a licence

College bans her from ever applying to practice in B.C., for life

A Langley-based dental hygenist was practicing without certification for four years. Stock Photo: Pxhere
BC Supreme Court in New Westminster. (File photo)

TWU security guard found guilty of Langley manslaughter

Guard tackled man and held by the neck for around 10 minutes

BC Supreme Court in New Westminster. (File photo)
For the second year running, Vancouver Football Club have signed a young Lower Mainland player out of their open trials.This time it’s Squamish’s own Joey Buchanan. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Young unknown signs to Lower Mainland’s newest pro soccer team

Squamish native Joey Buchanan joins Vancouver Football Club on a development contract

  • Apr 21, 2024
For the second year running, Vancouver Football Club have signed a young Lower Mainland player out of their open trials.This time it’s Squamish’s own Joey Buchanan. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
In game two of only its second season, Langley’s pro soccer team, the Vancouver Football Club, is enjoying a winning streak. The team won both its at-home matches at Willoughby Stadium, the most recent a 2-0 victory over the Halifax Wanderers on Thursday night. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Victory times 2 for Vancouver FC

Langley’s pro soccer team won its first two games of the season on home pitch, now starts road trip

  • Apr 19, 2024
In game two of only its second season, Langley’s pro soccer team, the Vancouver Football Club, is enjoying a winning streak. The team won both its at-home matches at Willoughby Stadium, the most recent a 2-0 victory over the Halifax Wanderers on Thursday night. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Williams Lake courthouse. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Langley man given house arrest after fentanyl bust in Williams Lake

Crown had asked for four and a half years behind bars after guilty plea

Williams Lake courthouse. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Jaden Lipinski (Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Vancouver Giants rising up the ranks, trying out in the big leagues

Foursome of local WHL players lauded for accomplishments this past season

Jaden Lipinski (Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)