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New store bringing records back to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It might feel a bit like a blast from the past, but the vinyl market is growing with the city’s first record store in years opening this week. Before they ever thought of opening their own shop, Ronan McGrath and Jessie Kobylanski started holding pop-up record stores during events, or on their porch,...
You’re not the only one not feeling frisky in this heat
HEAT KILLING CATTLE (SEX) DRIVE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Beef is meeting supply needs so far this year, but it hasn’t been easy for ranchers as they deal with drought and extreme conditions that leave cattle not wanting to mate. Kevin Boon, general manager of the B.C. Cattleman’s Association, says the hardest hit areas in the province’s...
UPDATE: Ed Gyoba was out of options for dealing with nephew before he was killed, wife says
KAMLOOPS — Shane Takeshi Gyoba was ‘broken’ in the years leading up to his uncle’s…
TRU to develop policy on sex assault without statistics on campus incidents
"IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ARE HAPPENING ON CAMPUS... THEN HOW CAN YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO ATTACK THE ISSUE?" KAMLOOPS — Thompson Rivers University released an interim protocol to support and respond to students who are victims of sexual assault, but a student who was attacked twice on campus says a developing policy...
‘I thought I just witnessed somebody being murdered’
KAMLOOPS — The last thing Gil Anderson saw before he walked his daughter to school on the morning of June 2, 2014 were two silhouettes fist-fighting in his neighbour's yard before one knocked the other over and delivered three blows to its opponent’s head with a shovel. “After I heard the first strike of the...
Former Kamloops city councillor fined for taking advantage of society funds
KAMLOOPS — A former city councillor and director of the Kamloops Heritage Railway Society who shifted $100,000 of organization money into his account and back twice will face a $2,000 fine after pleading guilty to two counts under the province’s Society Act. Joe Leong, 65, was originally charged with two counts of fraud, two counts...
TRU law school professor files civil suit against former interim dean
KAMLOOPS — A professor at the newest law school in Canada is suing the program’s former interim dean for defamation alleging she spread a rumour to edge him out as competition and maintain her higher ranking role at the university. Craig E. Jones, a professor at the recently established Thompson Rivers University law school, filed...
Evidence at Ashcroft man’s murder trial includes bloody shovel and shallow grave for uncle
KAMLOOPS — What happened in a one-hour period last summer in Ashcroft is the centre of discussion in the latest murder trial taking place in Kamloops Supreme Court. Shane Takeshi Gyoba, 28, is accused of second-degree murder in the death of his uncle, Ed Gyoba, 66, whom he was living with in Ashcroft. In the...
Flagging violent inmates viewed as interim solution
KAMLOOPS - An order to flag violent inmates at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre may help prevent workplace violence, but it might not do much to curb the underlying issues. The WorkSafe B.C. order to readily identify inmates with a history of violence is a soft approach to the daily safety issues officers face in...
Accused in Brocklehurst robbery facing charges
KAMLOOPS - One of two people charged with robbery is in custody after a Brocklehurst robbery earlier this week. Chad Vincent Patrick Raedeke, born 1980, and Kathryn Hope Thomas, born 1987, were charged Aug. 5. Police arrested the suspects after a woman was bear sprayed around 7:30 p.m. before she had her cell phone stolen....
Judge orders mental assessment after man admits to killing ex-girlfriend
KAMLOOPS - It's now up to forensic psychiatrists to prepare a report which will determine if a man who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend is guilty of the crime or not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder. Today, Aug. 6, Justice Keith Bracken ordered a mental assessment after noting Christopher Frank Butler pleaded guilty...
Judge to decide on guilty plea after accused says he killed his ‘possessed’ ex-girlfriend
KAMLOOPS - The accused in Kamloops’ only murder of 2014 pleaded guilty to killing his ex-girlfriend but now a judge will have to decide whether to accept it after hearing the accused's belief he killed a 'demon' to protect himself. Christopher Frank Butler, born 1973, pleaded guilty in Kamloops Supreme Court today, Aug. 5 after...
Coroners service names man killed in collision with tour bus
CHASE - The B.C. Coroners Service has released the name of a young man killed in a vehicle collision with a bus on Friday, July 31. He was Sascha Dieter Hedrich, 19, of Pritchard. Hedrich was the driver of a vehicle travelling west just outside of Chase Friday. He struck a tour bus around 4 p.m....
Mall making it easier to recycle K-Cups in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The next time you plan for a shopping spree at the mall, consider bringing your coffee waste with you. In an effort to go green staff at the Aberdeen Mall set up a Keurig cup disposal at the location’s two main entrances. “We’re going to collect all of them and we’re bringing them...
Police asking for tips to find Salmon Arm bank robber
SALMON ARM - RCMP are on the lookout for a suspect after a bank robbery in Salmon Arm last week. Last Monday, July 27, a person wearing a black balaclava, a long-sleeved black shirt and dark jeans entered a downtown bank around 4:15 p.m., allegedly with a sawed off shotgun. The suspect demanded cash and...
Accused in Kamloops stabbing case facing several charges
KAMLOOPS - One man is in jail and the other in hospital with stab wounds to his back after two men were involved in an altercation at a Tranquille Road Esso station yesterday, July 30. Nathan Stephen Turner, 27, is currently in police custody while he awaits his bail hearing. The alleged victim has non-life...
Mandolin melody cut short after thief’s quick nab
KAMLOOPS - Garry Armstrong expected to play his mandolin for seniors on the North Shore yesterday, but couldn’t after it was stolen just moments after he arrived at the Chartwell Kamloops Retirement Residence on Tranquille Road. Armstrong set his instrument and an amp down near the front of the building while he entered the through...
A way to dispose of some recycling during the Kamloops strike
KAMLOOPS - If seven weeks of recycling is piling up in your house, why not donate all the extra bottles to a local family trying to make ends meet while their five-year-old daughter battles cancer for the second time? Samantha Donovan is currently undergoing treatment for a rare form of leukemia known as Burkitt's. Four...
Stolen food, car, identification lands jail time
KAMLOOPS – A man arrested for a raft of charges in several different cities will…
Family hopes inquest will dispel mystery surrounding death of Kamloops inmate
KAMLOOPS - This winter an east coast family hopes to get answers on what caused the death of Dylan Levi Judd — an inmate found dead in a Kamloops jail cell last year. The B.C. Coroners service will hold an inquest on the deceased this November. Twenty-year-old Judd was found unresponsive in his cell during...
TRENDING NOW: Orangutan kisses pregnant woman’s belly
A couple had a heartwarming moment when they visited the Colchester zoo in England this summer. A woman pressed her pregnant belly against the glass at an exhibit and got a special surprise from Rajan the orangutan. Take a look on today's Trending Now. %%Embed1%%
Canada Post pushing limits of graffiti cleanup in Kamloops
MILOBAR TOLD TO REPORT IT TO 1-800 NUMBER KAMLOOPS - The city has a bone to pick with Canada Post, but it’s not about the cessation of door to door service. Instead, Mayor Peter Milobar and several city administrators are concerned about the Crown company’s lack of graffiti cleanup on mailboxes in the downtown core....
Fishing suspended along Middle Shuswap River
VERNON - Another body of water has been closed to fishing due to ongoing drought conditions in Southern B.C. Warm water temperatures and a low flow rate are two reasons why the provincial and federal governments decided to suspend angling in Middle Shuswap River from Mabel Lake to Shuswap Falls. The suspension will last from...
Yellowhead Highway crash claims a life, three others in serious condition
KAMLOOPS - One person is dead and three other passengers are in serious condition after a car crash south of McLure yesterday, July 28. Const. Paul Koester, with the Kamloops traffic services division, confirmed the fatal two-vehicle crash, which closed at least part of the Yellowhead Highway for about four hours Tuesday. Koester says a Volkswagen Jetta...