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Glynn Brothen
Vehicle break-ins continue in Sahali
KAMLOOPS - Do not leave anything valuable in your parked cars while attending class at the Kamloops Hot Yoga studio in Sahali. Management is warning yogis to be more vigilant after several vehicle break-ins at the yoga studio. Two studio members had their vehicles broken into Feb. 3, and another two other vehicles were broken into...
Sagebrush catwalk remains closed off; technician still recovering
KAMLOOPS – Backstage areas of the Sagebrush Theatre do not meet industry standards and will need to be replaced before workers are allowed access to the building’s catwalk, a WorkSafe B.C. investigation has revealed. The investigation began following a work-related fall in December. The woman, who fell over 25 feet, has not returned to work...
Man caught with drugs and sawed-off shotgun
KAMLOOPS - One person has been arrested after a man with a gun was seen in the downtown area this afternoon. Police arrested a 25-year-old man with in an alleyway near a hotel after following up on a report of a man with a gun at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3. The local male was...
Rural RCMP kept busy during snowy weather
KAMLOOPS – Within a short two-hour time period, Rural RCMP officers responded to five accidents caused by snowy conditions on Monday, Feb. 2. Just before 2 p.m. RCMP responded to a woman’s vehicle that came to rest on a power pole near Little Heffley Lake after her care fishtailed and landed in the ditch. The...
Items left bloodied in break and enter
KAMLOOPS – Monday morning’s break and enter at the Salvation Army Thrift Store will cost the charity more than a window replacement after a suspect cut herself on the glass and bled over several items throughout the store. “Anything with blood had to be disposed of,” Manager Sally Magee says. “You name it she was...
Shot mountie now in stable condition, transported back to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – An injured Mountie has returned to Kamloops where he will continue his recovery. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush said Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud was transported to Royal Inland Hospital after his condition stabilized in a Vancouver hospital where he was transferred due to complications. During his recovery, members of the public raised funds...
Seven arrests made after four-month-long drug sting
KAMLOOPS – Local RCMP arrested seven people and recommended charges against two males and one female after the Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant tied to a four-month drug sting on Friday, Jan. 30. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the investigation surrounded a lower Sahali residence where police seized ten ounces of cocaine and...
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teen safe and sound, again
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops teenager who went missing on Wednesday, was found on Thursday, but reported missing again on Friday, has finally been located. Kamloops RCMP confirms Shanna Dodman, 15, is safe and sound, but won't answer any questions about the confusion surrounding the missing person case. Dodman was originally reported missing by Kamloops RCMP...
Lumby RCMP arrest suspected post office box thief
LUMBY - A suspected post office box thief arrested, cash stolen from the Co-op and a stolen 15,000-litre diesel fuel tank are just some of the crimes officers with the Lumby RCMP detachment are working on. On January 11, 2015, Lumby members arrested a woman suspected of breaking into and stealing contents from post office...
Crash sends driver to hospital, calf passenger to vet
KAMLOOPS - Police believe a calf being transported in the cab of a truck may have caused head injuries to the driver after the vehicle crashed this morning. In the morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 29, Kamloops Rural RCMP members attended an accident scene on Highway 5 near the CN Junction Road after hearing reports...
Inmate preparing claim against Kamloops prison
KAMLOOPS – An inmate at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre is preparing a small claims suit against the prison because he says the conditions there are causing him stress. Matthew Robert Barber, who is currently in custody for mischief-related charges, filed the claim earlier this week, but it was filed improperly and a completed document...
Employee killed at Fountain Tire identified
KAMLOOPS - The name of a 36-year-old man who died in a work-related incident at Fountain Tire on Tuesday, Jan. 27 has been released. He was Nicklas Jay Kristen Taylor, of Kamloops, according to the B.C. Coroner's Service. The worker was fatally injured when he was unloading a trailer-load of tires and became trapped by a...
Pranked into hugging a lamp post
Who knew there was a special kind of way to climb a post just so you can get stuck on it? These guys helped their friend learn a valuable, yet hilarious, lesson. Follow it up with Jimmy Fallon's thank you notes, Jimmy Kimmel sees if his security guard will eat an oddly presented donut and...
Accused in Kamloops mountie shooting had history of violence toward authority
KAMLOOPS – Seven years before he was accused of shooting Kamloops Mountie Cpl. Jean-René Michaud, Kenneth Michael Knutson, 36, found himself in a remarkably similar situation—pulled over by police and packing a loaded gun. He was the passenger in a truck. With a gun tucked in his waistband, Knutson ran from the vehicle and police...
Dr. Cornel West to speak at TRU
KAMLOOPS - There's about 50 free tickets left to see Dr. Cornel West speak at Thompson Rivers University Thursday as part of the annual Common Voices Lecture Series. West is a well-renowned professor at Harvard and Princeton Universities, philosopher, political activist and author. He's also known for his appearances in The Matrix movies as well...
Cars broken into at Kamloops yoga studio
KAMLOOPS - Two vehicles were broken into on the evening of Jan. 26 at the Kamloops Hot Yoga studio on Laval Crescent. "It sucks... I was just coming out of class," Manager Nisha Jaswal said. "This never happened before." The cars, belonging to two female studio members, were broken into sometime during the evening class....
Were your high school teachers this cool?
How cool is this theatre teacher? Take a look at him and his classes put on a show while they dance to Mark Ronson's song "Uptown Funk." Then on Trending Now, watch Ellen DeGeneres play Never Have I Ever with her guests, Johnny Depp, Gwenyth Paltrow and Paul Bettany. Check out Conan O'Brien have a...
Employee dies in work-related incident
KAMLOOPS - A Fountain Tire employee is dead after being pinned between a large tire and a vehicle this morning. The director of media relations for WorkSafe B.C. confirmed RCMP has turned a scene over to investigators after an employee at Fountain Tire died Tuesday, Jan. 27. Scott McCloy said an occupational safety officer was...
Kamloops RCMP investigating break and enters
KAMLOOPS - Calls are still coming in to the local RCMP detachment as business owners in the Dallas neighbourhood arrive at work to find themselves victimes of break and enters this morning, Jan. 27. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops detachment, says one 45-year-old man is in custody after police followed up on...
What role do you play in the Ebola crisis?
KAMLOOPS – Those interested in learning more about the Ebola crisis and what role British Columbians play in preventing its spread have the opportunity to attend a dialogue hosted by international development practitioners this Wednesday, Jan. 28. 'Rethinking the Ebola Crisis' will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Smorgasbord, 255 7...
Dead inmate connected to Penticton charges
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - An inmate found dead at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre last week was waiting to face several charges in Penticton. Daryl Belseck, 52, was accused of assault, mischief under $5,000 and uttering threats on Dec 23. He was due to elect his mode of trial on Jan. 21, two days after he died....
City drops fines against man who feeds crows in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS – Bird-feeder Toby Jackson will not be going to court after he and Kamloops Community Safety Manager Jon Wilson came to an agreement today, Jan. 26. In November, Jackson was fined by the city for attracting crows to his cul-de-sac after feeding them peanuts. His neighbour complained to the city's bylaw department and Jackson...
Say what? NFL players talking nonsense
The latest bad lip reading is out and the target this go-around is the NFL. Watch some pro-athletes say some ridiculous things after a YouTube genius has dubbed over sports footage with some wacky voice creations of their own. Speaking of lips, watch Blake Shelton fail to read Jimmy Fallon's when the two play The...
TRU law school receives generous donation
KAMLOOPS - Two legal professionals with ties to Kamloops have made a generous contibution to aid the continuing growth of the law school at Thompson Rivers University Administrators at the institution recognized Master of the Supreme Court of British Columbia Rob McDiarmid and Sharon Matthews Friday, Jan. 23 for their $50,000 contibution to the law...