Jessica Wallace

Tuition is going up at TRU, but some students haven't got the message. Students can find out through the minutes of the most recent board of governor's meeting - where the decision was made, but the university didn't send out a notification to their paying customers of a two per cent increase to tuition beginning...

MAN SENTENCED TO YEAR IN JAIL FOR BREAKING NOSE, ORBITAL SOCKET OF BYSTANDER A 24-year-old man was handed one year in jail after assaulting an innocent bystander while trying to rob a Kamloops bank last year. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Dev Dley hesitated at accepting a joint submission by Crown prosecutor Chris Balison and defence...

The Duchess On Tranquille will no longer be hosting exotic dancing after a change in ownership takes place on June 10. The bar is looking to attract a broader crowd and contribute to the changing landscape of North Kamloops. It will continue as a restaurant and pub with the possibility of expanding into a nightclub...

KAMLOOPS — Two Kamloops residents were surprised to hear of a shooting in their neighbourhood after moving away from notoriously crime-ridden Surrey, B.C. earlier this year. Mick and Kathy Baker lived in Kamloops 22 years before moving to explore a multitude of Canadian cities for over a decade. After around five years in Surrey, they...

A chirpy Tweet could actually be harassment. It could also be 'uttering threats' under the Criminal Code of Canada. These are just some of the charges that can stem from improper use online. Kamloops RCMP are reminding people that the police investigate crimes online. Cpl. Cheryl Bush said anonymous sites are commonplace for crimes and people will...

KAMLOOPS — Partying in Kamloops is about to get a little more PG. After a change in ownership, the last strip show at the Duchess on Tranquille will take place Saturday night. "There won't be anymore strippers," said Christopher Hammer, office manager for the club. After the Rendezvous closed in 2009, Kamloops strip club and...

KAMLOOPS — A 20-year-old man was rushed to Royal Inland Hospital after a dive into shallow water at Riverside Park early Sunday morning. Police received a call around 2:45 a.m. after the man was found floating face down in the Thompson River. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the man was part of a group...

It's a trip no cop enjoys making.

The B.C. Wildlife Park is urging due dilligence after investigating the illness and death of multiple bald eagles last month. The park's rehabilitation hospital investigated the matter after three sick eagles were brought to the park. Tara Geiger, animal care supervisor at the park, said the birds came in displaying signs of lethargy and non-responsiveness...

The number of colourful creatures roaming around the B.C. Wildlife park will soon increase. The park acquired three peahens - female peacocks - from the Calgary Zoo earlier this month and they are expected to join their other colourful counterparts on the property sometime next week. They are currently quarantined until they are cleared to...

KAMLOOPS — The search for a wanted woman led police to arrest three people this morning with stolen property. Kamloops RCMP believed a woman wanted on a warrant was at the Alpine Motel on Hugh Allen Drive when they showed up at 2:50 a.m. today. "Officers knocked on the door in search of a female...

Kamloops RCMP have arrested a man wanted out of the province for multiple property-related offences and believe he is part of the reason break and enters have been on the rise lately in the city. Chadley Darryl Olson, 45, a wanted federal parolee from Saskatchewan, is being linked to property-related offences in Kamloops. While police...

MAN GRANTED CONDITIONAL SENTENCE TO ATTEND REHABILITATION A 31-year-old man escaped prison today with a plan to get his life back on track. Kamloops provincial court judge Stephen Harrison allowed a conditional sentence permitting Scott Richard Rondestvedt to go to rehabilitation in the Lower Mainland instead of sitting in a jail cell. "It'd be very...

Trevor Taylor was handed four months in prison today for his involvement in a 2011 kitten hostage home invasion. Taylor pled guilty in April on one count of uttering threats days into a jury trial. The charges stemmed from an incident on Oct. 10, 2011 where Taylor helped take over the home of a Kamloops...

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVORS SHARE THEIR STORIES "I hate you residential school, I hate you. You're a monster." "Go away, leave me alone, you're following me, following me everywhere I go." "You're a cold-hearted monster, cold as the cement floors." "Your stomach growled at me every time I broke the school rules." "You didn't care how...

Locals affected by residential schools are getting the opportunity to share their experiences today and tomorrow in Kamloops for healing and to piece together Canadian history. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has travelled throughout Canada to hear the affects of residential schools from the people involved. "One of the sad facts about Indian residential schools...

A 24-year-old Kamloops man was sentenced today after pleading guilty to charges of assault and uttering threats for his part in a home invasion and 'kitten hostage' in 2011. Jason Wolfe was one of three accused in the Oct. 10, 2011 incident. Brandon Schell, Trevor Taylor and Wolfe all went to trial in April accused...

Kamloops RCMP are attributing quick and accurate information by victims as the main reason three people are in custody following a robbery today in Dallas. Police have three men in custody following reports of a robbery on the 5000 block of Dallas Drive around 1 p.m. today. "The victims were unharmed in the incident and...

A Kamloops antique store is going modern. Frou Frou Monkey is shutting it's doors on Victoria Street after eight years, but will continue selling it's eclectic products online. Owner, operator and founder, Margo Matheson, said the store will close at the end of June because she's ready to retire. She decided to continue the business...

Pedestrian injuries have plagued headlines in Kamloops lately - and the people with power have been paying attention. "There was four out of eight fatalities in the city last year that were pedestrians," said Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Mike Savage. "We've had a significant number of people who have been hit in crosswalks." The City...

One tourist is happily on his way home to Saskatchewan after a pricy pitstop in Kamloops. Muddussar Shah would have paid about $0.20 less per litre had he been able to fill up back home in Lloydminster, Sask today. He stopped in Kamloops overnight on the way home from a road trip to the coast....

Sun Peaks Resort will push ahead with plans to expand after a B.C. Supreme Court decision yesterday in Vancouver. "It's good news for Sun Peaks and basically the ski industry in B.C.," said Darcy Alexander, Vice President and General Manager of Sun Peaks Resort Corporation. The Adams Lake Indian Band lost after challenging provincial licensing...