Jennifer Stahn

KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops branch of the B.C. SPCA is busy getting ready for the Paws for a Cause walk set to take place this Sunday. The annual walk is a key fundraiser for the shelter and the hope is to raise at least $20,000 this year. Branch manager Charleen Holloway says so far they...

KAMLOOPS – The weed eating goats were back for a second year and if initial assessments are any indication they did a pretty good job at removing noxious weeds from two city parks. City integrated pest management coordinator Karla Hoffman has yet to inspect the work at West Highlands Park in Aberdeen but says the...

THOMPSON-NICOLA - A mudslide south of Lillooet closed Highway 12 in both directions early this morning but Drive B.C. is now saying the road should be reopend later today. The slide occurred about 20 km south of the the junction with Highway 99 and has closed both directions until sometime between 4-6 p.m. A geotechnical...

KAMLOOPS - A brief thunderstorm hit Kamloops this afternoon and it didn't take long to get Kamloopsians talking. Shortly after 2 p.m. thunder could be heard downtown and then the lightning and rain started, quickly soaking anyone who was caught outside while those in the safety of the indoors took to Twitter to document the...

KAMLOOPS — The president and vice chancellor of Thompson Rivers University is looking for people to help him decide what is important to the growth of the university over the next five years. Alan Shaver has put out a call for nominations for the Strategic Priorities Advisory Committee in the hopes that students, faculty, staff...

KAMLOOPS - Today was the first day of the new school year and the halls of Pacific Way were filled with excitement this morning as students enjoyed their first partial day of school. Teachers and students have been anxiously waiting for the day to come. Students crowded the doors in anticipation and staff got the...

KAMLOOPS – More than 14,000 School District 73 students, 1,500 staff members and 76 school buses are expected to be back at school for a partial day Tuesday before resuming regular school hours Wednesday. Superintendent Terry Sullivan does not expect any strike or job action from support staff or teachers to start the year, which...

KAMLOOPS - It was a week of wet weather, court sentencing, food lovers, new signage and a surprise serenade. The week began with a look at food truck culture hitting the city and was quickly followed up with several days of rain. The rain led to B.C. Wildfire rescinding the campfire ban, though not without...

KAMLOOPS – Speed skater Jessica Hewitt is set to represent Canada at the Sochi Olympics in February as one of five female short track racers. The 26-year-old, who began her training in Kamloops at the age of 10 and now trains in Montreal as part of the national team, has been nominated alongside nine other...

LOGAN LAKE – The emergency department at Logan Lake Health Centre will be closed twice this week following an 'unexpected limited physician availability.' The closures will take place today, Tuesday, Aug. 27, and Friday, Aug. 30, though the rest of the health centre will remain open as usual. The emergency department normally operates from 8...

KAMLOOPS – A woman was only one hole into the golf tournament at the 2013 Senior Games in Kamloops last week when she suffered a heart attack she was never to recover from. The incident occurred Thursday, Aug. 22, at Sun Rivers Golf Course and crews quickly came to the aid of 72-year-old Merna Mickelson...

KAMLOOPS – It's a place many in the city have seen — though likely by sneaking in under the cloak of darkness late at night — and now Tranquille Tunnels will open to the public in a safe and legal way. The creepy tunnels have long been a destination of teens looking for some truth...

KAMLOOPS - A 45-year-old man travelling to Vancouver by bus was caught trying to transport cocaine and heroin in his luggage Saturday morning. RCMP say they were informed a man believed to be carrying drugs was boarding a bus leaving Kamloops in the early morning hours Saturday. The man was located and arrested after boarding...

KAMLOOPS – It's the final long weekend of the summer and there are many ways to enjoy it, be it taking in the final days of Music in the Park, camping, enjoying one of the nearby fairs or maybe even running your legs off at the ultramarathon. The myriad of weekend events has already kicked...