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Jennifer Stahn
Library users can join global eBook club
KAMLOOPS - The TNRD Library System is taking part in a virtual, global eBook club — Overdrive’s Big Library Read program — which features two eBooks. Library card holders will be able to borrow and read The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley and/or In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters until Wednesday,...
Kelowna man dies after being pulled from lagoon
KELOWNA - A Kelowna man pulled out the lagoon near the Delta Grand Saturday morning has died. Just before 11 a.m. on Oct. 17 RCMP were called to the lagoon near the 1300-block of Water Street where the body of a 52-year-old man had already been pulled out of the water by the Kelowna Fire...
Kelowna and Kamloops well represented on Canada Russia Series roster
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Two Kamloops natives and two Kelowna Rockets will be playing for Team WHL in the 2015 Canadian Hockey League Canada Russia Series next month. Kamloops natives Ryan Gropp, Seattle Thunderbirds, and Joe Hicketts, Victoria Royals, both made the cut, as did Kelowna Rockets teammates Rourke Chartier of Saskatoon and Nick Merkley of Calgary....
Warm weather and chance of rain on the way for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - It might be fall in the Okanagan, but that’s not stopping Mother Nature from keeping temperatures mostly above seasonal normals this week. Environment Canada is calling for a high of 16 Celsius in Vernon and Kelowna today, Oct. 19, with the expected high gradually dropping off to 10 C by Friday. Overnight the...
Mixed bag of weather on the way for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - In typical fall fashion, we can expect to see a little rain, a little sun and temperatures on both sides of seasonal normals this week in Kamloops. Environment Canada is calling for a high of 17 Celsius today, Oct. 19, but temperatures will gradually taper off to a high of 10 C by...
ELECTION 2015: Fun with the federal election
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - To some, politics is lively and entertaining and engaging. To others, it’s nothing but boring. If you're among the latter, we’ve come up with a few ways to make the 2015 federal election a little more entertaining. If you are a betting person, you can vote on the outcome on a couple different...
Warm weather, chance of frost in the Okanagan this weekend
OKANAGAN - Day time temperatures will remain above seasonal normals this weekend but overnight lows mean there is a chance of frost in parts of the Okanagan. Environment Canada is calling for highs of 17 Celsius today, Oct 16, and 16 C Saturday and Sunday in the Vernon and Penticton areas while Kelowna will see...
Warm weather continues this weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The changing colours of the leaves and the crisp evening weather make it hard to deny it’s autumn, but with temperatures remaining above seasonal normals it’s been a warm fall so far. Environment Canada is calling for highs of 18 Celsius today, Oct. 16, and Saturday before dipping to a high of 14...
Authorities track Lamar Odom’s $75,000 brothel stay; former NBA star remains hospitalized
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Authorities are retracing Lamar Odom's $75,000 visit to the brothel to find out why the former NBA and reality TV star was found unconscious. There's been no official word on Odom's condition at a Las Vegas hospital, but the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Wednesday he's on life support. Odom's grandmother, Florence...
Man steals from Lake Country laundromat
LAKE COUNTRY - In early October a man entered the Winfield Coin Laundry and used a technique to get the coin dispensing machine to give him coins without paying for them. The incident happened around 12:30 p.m., Oct. 5, when the unknown man entered the Highway 97 location and began ‘stringing’ the machine. RCMP describe...
Fire ban fully rescinded in Kamloops Fire Centre this week
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As the weather continues to cool off and fire season comes to a close, open burning is now allowed throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. As of noon today, Oct. 15, the current open burning ban will be completely rescinded in the areas under the Kamloops Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. Many local municipalities are following...
Woman arrested after robbery with fake firearm in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A woman has been arrested after using an imitation gun during a North Shore robbery yesterday night. The woman produced the fake firearm and demanded cash near the Ford dealership on Halston Avenue around 10 p.m., Oct. 14. The 53-year-old male victim was assaulted during the robbery, according to a police news release....
B.C. First Nation struggles with attack that injured 10, left suspect dead
LILLOOET - Members of a First Nation in British Columbia's Interior sounded drums and chanted songs, as they grappled with a violent attack that only hours earlier injured 10 people and left the suspect dead. But the small crowd, gathered Wednesday night near the entrance of the Bridge River Band Office, located about nine kilometres...
B.C. premier remains confident in LNG despite energy market decline
VANCOUVER – Premier Christy Clark is defending her optimism over British Columbia's fledgling liquefied natural gas industry, despite growing First Nations protests and sinking international demand.
Saskatchewan town will no longer be the ‘Land of Rape and Honey’
TISDALE, Sask. – A town in northern Saskatchewan will no longer use the slogan "Land of Rape and Honey."
Employee bear sprayed by shoplifter in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A loss prevention officer attempting to stop a shoplifter was bear sprayed outside a Kamloops drug store this morning. Cpl. Cheryl Bush of Kamloops RCMP says the male suspect was leaving the Cooper's Foods store on Lansdowne Street around 11:15 a.m. with goods that had not been paid for. When the loss prevention...
Bernard Avenue overpass approach replacement
KELOWNA - Beginning at 5:30 p.m. today, Oct. 14, until 10 p.m. the westbound lane on the Bernard Avenue overpass between Dilworth Crescent and Vineland Street will be closed for asphalt resurfacing. Motorists are asked to use alternate routes via High Road, Clement Avenue or Harvey Avenue. Eastbound traffic will remain open. Refer to the...
Boil water notice from 2012 lifted in North Okanagan
NORTH OKANAGAN - Water users in the Okanagan Landing area can finally have water straight out of the tap. A boil water notice was issued by Interior Health in 2012 for the Claremont Water Utility area, which includes properties on Longacre Road and Apollo Road, and since then work was done to connect the water...
Third girl dies after being buried in truckload of canola on central Alberta farm
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. – RCMP say a third girl has died in a central Alberta farm accident that buried her and two other girls in a truckload of canola.
Bonner resigns, MacGregor new GM of Blazers
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers Hockey Club announced today that Stu MacGregor has been named Vice President and General Manager of the hockey club effective immediately. Craig Bonner has resigned, and will be moving on to another hockey opportunity. “We would like to thank Craig for his dedication and hard work with the Kamloops Blazers....
Boy found not liable for greeting at 8th birthday party that led to aunt’s fall
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A Connecticut jury on Tuesday rejected a woman's bid to sue her 12-year-old nephew for injuries she says she suffered from his exuberant greeting at his birthday party four years ago.
Joyrider trashes green at Sun Peaks Golf Course
SUN PEAKS - An early morning joyride on the golf course at Sun Peaks has wrecked at least one green over the weekend. Cpl. Mike Mucha of the Kamloops rural RCMP detachment says video surveillance shows a white Jeep Wrangler type vehicle doing donuts and spin outs on the 10th hole in the early morning...
UPDATE: Missing Okanagan woman found
UPDATE: 6:22 A.M. OCT. 27, 2015 A 26-year-old woman missing for weeks has been located. Police say Celina White was found safe and sound Oct. 26. 12:05 P.M., OCT. 13, 2015 VERNON - RCMP are on the lookout for a woman who last spoke with her family several weeks ago. Celina White, 26, was last...
Vernon fundraiser to help warm winter for those in need
VERNON - Gateway Casinos & Entertainment and their Lake City Casino property in Vernon has joined together with several local businesses to collect warm winter wear for the Upper Mission. Now until Nov. 7, simply bring in your excess coats, mitts, gloves, scarfs, boots for adults or children (clean and in good repair please)...