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Clearwater man accused of murdering wife to stand trial
KAMLOOPS - A man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his estranged common-law wife will face trial after a Kamloops Provincial judge determined there was sufficient evidence for the case to move forward in court. Iain Drummond Scott, born 1972, was arrested in Clearwater April 21, 2014, and has remained in custody since...
Missing Red Deer man could be in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A 19-year-old who has not been seen for more than a week may have travelled to Kamloops. Members with the Red Deer RCMP detachment are searching for Conor DeMerchant, who was last seen in Red Deer Dec. 5. Police think he may have travelled to either Kamloops or Edmonton. DeMerchant is 5’9” tall,...
WorkSafe B.C. investigating fatality after incident at Kamloops construction site
KAMLOOPS - A WorkSafe B.C. investigation continues after a man who fell from a ladder at a Kamloops worksite died in hospital. A 45-year-old worker fell 20 feet from a scissor ladder on Nov. 25 at the construction site in the 1800-block of Highway 5A near the Original Joe’s restaurant. He was transported to Royal Inland...
How far the City of Kamloops and CP Rail must go to protect people from themselves
PEDESTRIANS CLIMBING THROUGH PARKED TRAINS, RACING TO BEAT APPROACHING TRAINS KAMLOOPS - When a Transport Canada railway safety inspector visited the city's 3 Avenue crossing in July, 2014, he witnessed so much danger to the public, the crossing was almost closed to the public entirely. Dennis Maskell's report kicked off a still-ongoing negotiation between the...
OWNERS FOUND: Old family photo from Kamloops thrift store is finally going home
KAMLOOPS - The search for the owners of a family portrait from the 1960s has a happy ending after the daughter in the photo identified herself and got in touch with the Lillooet woman who found it in a Kamloops thrift store. Dallas Kempfle purchased a picture frame at Value Village two years ago and...
Woman who attempted to smuggle drugs to Kamloops inmate gets jail after squandering second chance
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman who tried to smuggle drugs to her boyfriend in jail will serve a six-month jail sentence after leaving the drug rehabilitation program the courts ordered her to complete. Erin O’Morrow appeared by video in Kamloops Supreme Court today, Dec. 10, after breaching the conditions of an 18-month probation order Justice...
Kamloops Immigrant Services plans to welcome Syrian refugees, dispel misinformation at upcoming event
KAMLOOPS - Those who want to learn more about Syrian culture and the refugees about to arrive in the city are encouraged to come to the latest event hosted by Kamloops Immigrant Services. Society director Paul Lagace says the event will be an occasion to welcome newcomers, but is also designed to give people facts...
Trying to find the family in a portrait found at a Kamloops thrift store
KAMLOOPS - A family treasure was the last thing a Lillooet woman expected to find when she bought some second-hand picture frames at a Kamloops thrift store, and now she's searching for the family it belongs to. When Dallas Kempfle brought the frame home from Kamloops’ Value Village in 2013, she opened it up and...
‘Stuff the cruiser’ for Kamloops families this weekend
KAMLOOPS - It’s that time of year for the annual Kamloops RCMP's ‘Stuff the Cruiser’ event, which will help provide local families with clothes, toys and food for the holiday season. On Sunday, Dec. 13, RCMP cruisers will be parked outside Toys R Us and Walmart from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to collect donations...
Salmon Arm teacher finds thief, demands her possessions back and gives him a hug
"I WAS SO HAPPY. HE WASN'T RUNNING AWAY, SO I JUST SAID 'I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HUG.'" SALMON ARM - An elementary school teacher hugged the man who stole her wallet and cellphone because she was so happy he didn’t run away when she caught him herself and demanded her items back. Rebekah...
Assault and bank robbery keep Chase RCMP busy
CHASE - Theft, assault and attempted fraud cases have kept Chase RCMP officers busy over the past week. On Sunday, Dec. 6 the detachment received an attempted fraud report from a man who received a 'pop-up message' on his smartphone while he was making financial transactions. Spokesperson Sgt. Gary Heebner says the notice came from...
How Kamloops can help the less fortunate this holiday season
KAMLOOPS - While some are busy decorating their trees, putting up holiday lights or buying gifts, others are working to make sure the less fortunate can still have a fulfilling holiday season. There are many charities looking to help out the homeless or the families one paycheque away from becoming homeless and many are looking...
Missing Salmon Arm senior found deceased
SALMON ARM - The search for a missing senior ended tragically yesterday after the Salmon Arm woman was found deceased. Mildred Ekren, 76, was last seen near her home by Fifth Street and 10th Avenue in Salmon Arm before she went missing around around noon yesterday, Dec. 7. There was an increased concern for her...
Penticton man pleads guilty to transporting illegal firearms through Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A Penticton man who paid two teenagers to drive him and a trunk full of guns to the Fraser Valley before being chased throughout Kamloops’ Aberdeen neighbourhood won’t be out of jail until late next year after receiving his sentence today, Dec. 7. Nicolas Stephen Galbraith, 29, was supposed to have his trial...
Man accused of shooting Kamloops Mountie to stand trial
KAMLOOPS - The man accused of shooting a local Mountie will face his charges in Kamloops Supreme Court after a provincial court judge ruled there was enough evidence to grant a trial. Kenneth Michael Knutson faces several serious charges and allegations after Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud was shot after pulling over a white sedan in the...
UPDATE: Police find missing Kamloops teen
UPDATE: 1:18 p.m, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the missing 14-year-old girl has been located in downtown Kamloops. 12:50 p.m., Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 KAMLOOPS - RCMP are on the lookout for a missing Kamloops teen last seen on Sunday night, Dec. 6. Shyla Billy, 14, is suspected to be associating with...
Kamloops firefighter calendar makes top 20 list
KAMLOOPS - An online critic that reviews firefighter calendars from around the world has put the Kamloops fire hall's calendar on its top 20 list. The website, firecritic.com placed the Kamloops Firefighters Charitable Society calendar in the 19 slot of the top 20 list while the calendar from the Calgary firefighters took the top spot....
How a minor break-in led to arrest in six-year-old Kamloops sex assault
KAMLOOPS - A man suspected of committing a serious sex assault in Kamloops six years ago was identified as a suspect after the Alberta courts ordered him to submit a DNA sample for breaking and entering a college campus last year. On Nov. 27, Kamloops RCMP said Taylor James Howard Matchett was arrested in...
Charges dropped for man accused of exposing himself at Kamloops school
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of exposing himself in a school yard in October remains in custody but not for that offence. Christopher Jonathon Mathieu, born 1988, remains in custody after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography along with other unrelated charges on Nov. 26. On Oct. 23, Kamloops RCMP issued a media release stating...
UPDATE: Flaggers removed from contentious railway crossing in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Canadian Pacific Railway and the City of Kamloops came to an agreement after Transport Canada rescinded an order to have 24-hour flagging services at the railway crossing on 3 Avenue by the Sandman Centre in the city's downtown. The order was rescinded today, Dec. 4. The measure came after Canadian Pacific contacted Transport...
Up to 35 Syrian families set to arrive in Kamloops region within next six months
KAMLOOPS - Between 100 and 150 government-funded Syrian refugees could arrive in the Kamloops area within the next four to six months — a number MLA Terry Lake says is ‘feasible’. “Really when we think about 35 families over the next four to six months, that I don’t think will overwhelm the system,” Lake says....
TRU looking at environmental solutions with restoration ecology chair
KAMLOOPS - A research organization has contributed $250,000 to create an industrial research chair position at Thompson Rivers University in an effort to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Administrators at the university say the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Industrial Research Chair, paid for by Genome BC, will help develop industry-based solutions...
Searching for suspects after two Kamloops thefts
KAMLOOPS - Two separate thefts earlier this fall remained unsolved and Crime Stoppers is now appealing to the public for help in identifying the suspects. On Oct. 17, a male entered Interior Hobby and Crafts on Tranquille Road and left with a remote controlled helicopter he did not pay for. The suspect is 5’9” with...
One year later: The shooting of a Kamloops police officer
KAMLOOPS - It’s been one year since residents in the Batchelor Heights neighbourhood of Kamloops awoke to the sound of gunfire, only to find out a Mountie was gravely injured and a manhunt was underway. Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud pulled a white sedan over on the side of the road on Dec. 3, 2014, around 2:45...