Glynn Brothen

Glynn Brothen

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
  • Articles: 1323

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

Voice recognition argument not enough to warrant appeal

KAMLOOPS - One of three assailants convicted in a Kamloops home invasion in 2013 lost his appeal after arguing voice recognition was not enough to identify him as an accused. In his appeal, Joadth Anderson argued his accuser hadn’t heard his voice for years, never listened to others in a voice lineup and was intoxicated...

TRENDING NOW: Tom Cruise dukes it out in a lip sync battle

If you wanted to see Tom Cruise take his acting to a new lip-syncing level, take a look at what happened when he paid a visit to Jimmy Fallon.  Hilarity ensues as Cruise channels his inner-Meatloaf while Fallon works on his Mick Jagger impression.   Who do you think won the battle? %%embed1%%

Accused in Kamloops fraud case could have charges dropped in favour of plea bargain

KAMLOOPS - The trial for a former city councillor is cancelled as Crown counsel expects to hear a guilty plea next month. Crown prosecutor Chris Balison confirmed a judge cancelled Joe Leong’s August jury trial yesterday, July 27, but says details of the change in court process have not been made public yet. Joe Leong...