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Fight, arrests at motel

Fight, arrests at motel

May 19, 2015 / 8:56 am

RCMP say they have arrested three people after a fight at a Kamloops motel and the discovery of drugs and a replica handgun. Staff Sgt. D.J. Lucas says police...

Skydiver hospitalized

Skydiver hospitalized

May 18, 2015 / 10:15 am

A skydiving incident in Kamloops has sent one woman to hospital in Vancouver. Dean Schryver, manager of Kamloops Skydivers said the incident occurred early...

Columbia St. to be widened

Columbia St. to be widened

May 15, 2015 / 8:00 pm

The 2015 Columbia Street Widening Project contract has been awarded to BA Dawson Blacktop Ltd. in the amount of $2.675 million, by Kamloops City Council. BA...

Spirit bear's royal treatment

Spirit bear's royal treatment

May 15, 2015 / 4:29 pm

When John Stark looks out on the fenced bear compound in Kamloops, he doesn't see 11,000 square metres of trees, pools, boulders and shrubs — he sees...

Zero waste, phase 2

Zero waste, phase 2

May 15, 2015 / 3:30 pm

Phase two of the city's 'Working Towards Zero Waste Initiative' has been rolled out at the Tournament Capital Centre. The second phase includes...

Acquitted of child porn

Acquitted of child porn

May 14, 2015 / 10:07 pm

A retired special-education teacher accused of stashing child pornography beneath a vent in his Kamloops condominium has been acquitted. Jerry Waselenkoff, 66,...

'I'm not a pervert'

'I'm not a pervert'

Child porn trial May 14, 2015 / 11:45 am

A retired special-education teacher accused of stashing child pornography beneath a vent in his Kamloops condominium has admitted in court to regularly watching...

Child porn found in ceiling

Child porn found in ceiling

May 13, 2015 / 12:54 pm

A retired special-education teacher accused of possessing child pornography has denied stashing the computer discs in his ceiling and rebutted a neighbour's...

Sewage spilled into river

Sewage spilled into river

May 12, 2015 / 3:57 pm

The City of Kamloops has taken full responsibility for an incident last year in which more than 4,100 cubic metres of effluent made its way into the South...

Missing teen found safe

Missing teen found safe

May 12, 2015 / 3:46 pm

UPDATE 3:30 p.m. Kamloops RCMP report missing teen Kyla Spijksma has been located and is safe. No further details were given. Kamloops RCMP are seeking the...

Burning bans come early

Burning bans come early

May 12, 2015 / 11:09 am

Fire restrictions are starting early this year. Effective noon Friday, the size of open fires will be restricted throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre to help...

Hate traffic? Check the cam

Hate traffic? Check the cam

May 10, 2015 / 10:54 am

Two new web cams have been set up to help Kamloops drivers avoid traffic jams on busy river crossings. The cameras are now operational on Highway 5 and give...

Pill thief escapes on bike

Pill thief escapes on bike

May 9, 2015 / 6:53 pm

A motorcycle-riding thief who demanded cash and pills from the Cooper's Foods pharmacy is the subject of a manhunt in Kamloops. On Saturday at 1:30 p.m.,...

5 feted with degrees

5 feted with degrees

TRU May 7, 2015 / 1:29 pm

Thompson Rivers University will bestow five honorary degrees during its spring convocation next month. The awards recognize five individuals who embody the...

Exercise to take over TRU

Exercise to take over TRU

May 7, 2015 / 12:54 pm

Thompson Rivers University will be the site of a full-scale emergency exercise next week. The event will test TRU's emergency management plan and assess its...

Coverup at seniors home?

Coverup at seniors home?

May 7, 2015 / 11:48 am

The family of a disabled B.C. man is suing a retirement home, alleging staff did nothing to stop a sexual assault by another resident, then conspired to keep it...

Hit-and-run driver sought

Hit-and-run driver sought

May 7, 2015 / 10:14 am

Kamloops RCMP are on the hunt for a driver responsible for a hit and run this morning. According to RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a 2008 Grey Dodge Ram pickup caused a...

Chief seeks bigger role

Chief seeks bigger role

May 6, 2015 / 4:43 pm

The chief of the First Nations band in Kamloops has decided to run for regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Shane Gottfriedson said that regardless...

Probation for stabbing ex

Probation for stabbing ex

May 6, 2015 / 2:09 pm

A Kamloops woman who stabbed her ex-boyfriend during an argument in 2012 has been sentenced to two years probation and is barred from contacting the man. The...

Body recovered from lake

Body recovered from lake

Adams Lake May 5, 2015 / 3:28 pm

UPDATE MAY 5: The RCMP dive team were able to recover the body of man who drowned following a boating incident this past weekend. Michael David Treseng, 56, of...

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