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Semi vs city bus

Semi vs city bus

Jan 4, 2017 / 5:52 am

A semi truck driver got the equivalent of a lump of coal Christmas Eve day after failing to stop at a red light in Salmon Arm. On Dec. 24, just after 8 a.m.,...

Driver dies in crash

Driver dies in crash

Jan 3, 2017 / 12:00 pm

UPDATE: 12:00 p.m. The driver of a pickup truck died of his injuries at the scene, following a head-on collision on Highway 1 near the town of Canoe Monday...

Creep Hunters snares man

Creep Hunters snares man

Dec 30, 2016 / 10:57 am

A group called Vernon Creep Hunters claims to have caught a 23-year-old Salmon Arm man in its net. The group, like Creep Catchers, publicly names and shames...

No drunks on Chase roads

No drunks on Chase roads

Dec 22, 2016 / 11:20 am

After checking close to 100 vehicles, Chase RCMP did not find a single drunk driver. During December, police conducted numerous traffic check stops in the...

Trial for Celista shooting

Trial for Celista shooting

Kamloops Dec 16, 2016 / 4:37 pm

A suspect has been ordered to stand trial in B.C. Supreme Court on a host of charges connected to a fatal shooting in the small Shuswap community of Celista...

Charged with impaired

Charged with impaired

Dec 14, 2016 / 2:44 pm

A 46-year-old Salmon Arm man has been charged with impaired driving and is expected to appear in court to answer charges in the new year. RCMP say that on...

Schools staying open

Schools staying open

Dec 13, 2016 / 9:22 pm

The North Okanagan Shuswap school district's official trustee has made it clear that two schools will not be closing after all. With money tight, district...

Big fine for vape dealer

Big fine for vape dealer

Sicamous Dec 13, 2016 / 3:50 pm

A Sicamous man watched as more than $500 went up in smoke for providing e-cigarettes to youths. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said Sicamous RCMP recently received a...

Crashes in the Shuswap

Crashes in the Shuswap

Dec 12, 2016 / 11:00 am

Salmon Arm RCMP and emergency crews were busy dealing with vehicle crashes due to the snowfall over the weekend. "Members of the RCMP attended to four...

About face on schools

About face on schools

Salmon Arm Dec 9, 2016 / 5:18 pm

Parents in the North Okanagan Shuswap school district are holding their collective breath, hoping that motions that could have led to the future closure of a...

Watching over the Shuswap

Watching over the Shuswap

Enderby Dec 6, 2016 / 10:33 am

Over 60 leaders from around the Shuswap met recently for talks on the Shuswap regional trails strategy. "It's the process of working together...

Life for love triangle killing

Life for love triangle killing

Dec 5, 2016 / 6:30 pm

A 25-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of Tyler Myers who was shot dead in a Salmon Arm schoolyard on Nov. 21, 2008. The...

Wrecker wrecks mall

Wrecker wrecks mall

Dec 5, 2016 / 4:10 pm

A heavy wrecker did a lot of wrecking on Sunday when it ran into Salmon Arm's main mall building, witnesses told Salmon Arm RCMP. “A heavy wrecker...

HEU workers rally

HEU workers rally

Dec 1, 2016 / 7:55 pm

UPDATED: 7:55 p.m. Care aides, nurses, cooks, food services workers, housekeepers, laundry workers and other staff at the Hillside Village seniors care home in...

Hwy 1 reopened

Hwy 1 reopened

Nov 30, 2016 / 3:42 pm

UPDATE 5:05 p.m. The highway has now reopened, with a lane closure in effect. ORIGINAL 3:45 p.m. Highway 1 is closed in both directions 25 kilometres west of...

Cops look for stolen boat

Cops look for stolen boat

Nov 29, 2016 / 9:34 am

Salmon Arm RCMP are asking the public for information following the theft of a 23-foot Centurion ski boat and trailer. On Nov. 21, police received a report of a...

Waste... of time?

Waste... of time?

Nov 25, 2016 / 5:00 am

It appears to be easier to dump rotting banana peels in the garbage rather than recycle them. Staff at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District have decided not...

Hate graffiti investigated

Hate graffiti investigated

Nov 24, 2016 / 11:51 am

Salmon Arm RCMP are investigating reports of anti-Muslim graffiti. Staff Sgt. Scott West said the graffiti “is negative and pertains to members of the...

Guilty in schoolyard murder

Guilty in schoolyard murder

Nov 23, 2016 / 12:46 pm

A 25-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for a Salmon Arm schoolyard shooting dating back to Nov. 21, 2008. Tyler Myers, 22, was shot dead...

Boulders cause crash

Boulders cause crash

Nov 21, 2016 / 4:46 pm

Falling boulders are to blame for an accident near Salmon Arm. RCMP Staff Sgt. Scott West said on Nov. 19 at 11 a.m., police were called to a collision on...