Jessica Wallace

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who killed his friend in a drunken dispute last year will be sentenced in the new year. Torbin Alec pleaded guilty to manslaughter after stabbing Jesse Seymour to death at a party on Columbia Street in July 2012. Alec was initially charged with second degree murder and went to trial...

KAMLOOPS - While some curse the winter weather in the Interior, some (crazy) people have an appreciation for the fluffy white stuff. Skiers and snowboarders have hit the slopes after the opening of Sun Peaks almost two weeks ago. Then again, they're love for the snow may be misleading — they're covered head-to-toe in snow...

KAMLOOPS - Whether or not some Valleyview businesses have water today depends on what side of the road they're on. A water main broke on Oriole Road yesterday afternoon, flooding water into the street and shutting down water to nearby properties while crews worked to fix the problem. Crews worked into the night and have...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops teen considered high-risk to commit acts of terrorism was handed a stricter probation and jail-time today in Kamloops provincial court. The 17-year-old male, who cannot be named because of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was in court today on a Crown application and on separate charges. Last year the teen was...

'THEY WON'T BRING THEM BACK' KAMLOOPS - It's a pretty easy trip down Hillside Drive from Walmart to the TRU campus—easier still with a Walmart buggy. Going back up? That's a whole different story. Just ask the Walmart employees who, every week or so, head down to student residences, collect store property, and hike them...

KAMLOOPS - A non-profit store that caught fire two and a half months ago reopened yesterday. Thrift City, a store run by the New Life Mission, caught fire on Sept. 23. It closed down to repair interior and exterior damages. "(It was) way longer than we ever thought," said Thrift City store manager Regan Wilson,...

KAMLOOPS -  A man who was handed more jail-time than he expected after pleading guilty has also been denied his appeal. David Jeffrey Tremblay was responsible for a 'one-man crime spree' in Kamloops and will serve the full sentence imposed by the courts, a Supreme Court of Appeal decision ruled last week. Tremblay committed nine...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man was acquitted of assault but found guilty of mischief today in Kamloops provincial court for an incident on a public city bus last year. Bradley Derek Smith was accused of assaulting a public city bus driver and damaging a bus window, Dec. 4, 2012. He posted an altercation between himself,...

KAMLOOPS - Driving according to weather conditions is a no-brainer — it can be a matter of life or death. It means don't drive like an idiot while it's snowing, icy or slick. We don't even need to go into historical statistics or pull up past tragic examples. We can use our good logic and...

KAMLOOPS - A mere slip of the foot by a woman in a store parking lot was all it took for a man to lose part of his leg, a judge heard today. But Greg Harris, 53, is feeling lucky, nonetheless, and maintains a positive outlook. "I'm getting around pretty good," says Harris. "I've been...

KAMLOOPS - A former SD73 teacher has pleaded not guilty to possession of child pornography and is expected to stand trial. Jerry Waselenkoff, a retired special education teacher, was arraigned yesterday in Kamloops Provincial Court. The police investigation into the matter was almost a year long, beginning October 2012, and involved a specialized tech unit....

KAMLOOPS - The story behind the video of drama on a Kamloops bus last year had everything to do with claustrophobia and poor customer service, an accused man said in court today. Bradley Derek Smith is charged with assault and mischief following an incident on a public city transit bus in Kamloops, Dec. 4. 2012....

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS BENEFICIAL KAMLOOPS - A man who suffers from mental health problems and chased someone with a chainsaw over the summer will be in the hands of the justice system for the next five years, a judge ruled today. Wyatt Proulx was sentenced to two additional years in prison and three years probation...

'THEY CAN SUCK OUT MY PSYCHO. I HATE PLANET EARTH' KAMLOOPS - A Barriere man told the court today he is 'against violence,' despite admitting to chasing a man with a chainsaw this summer. "This is a one of a kind set of facts," Crown prosecutor Frank Caputo said today during sentencing submissions. "It seems...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are warning of a phone scam that targeted a local immigrant family, bilking them out of $2,400 last week. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said a family was scammed by a caller alleging to be a criminal investigation officer from Canada Revenue Agency. The caller allegedly threatened their immigration status. "The caller...

KAMLOOPS - Crime scene photos entered as exhibits in the double murder trial of Roy Fraser were released by the court late last week and may help provide some context as the trial proceeds.  A media application for exhibits from Kamloops This Week was accepted by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ian Josephson, who made the...

AFRAID THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR CHILDREN KAMLOOPS - Allegations of sex with underage girls only came to light when a 13-year-old girl confided in a school counsellor, a Crown prosecutor said in opening statements for a trial that began today. A trial by jury began today in B.C. Supreme Court for two men accused of...

KAMLOOPS - Good ideas don't just come from old Harvard professors who sit pondering amongst many leather bound books. Kamloops is full of them, and young people are too. At least, that's what producers of the popular non-profit, 'TED Talks' — a live speaker series that shares and discusses ideas — thought when they expanded to independent...

KAMLOOPS - A man who allegedly publicly accused a bus driver of kidnapping but was ultimately charged himself returns for the continuation of his trial next week in Kamloops. Bradley Derek Smith faces charges of mischief and assault after an incident on a public city bus on Dec. 4, 2012 that ended up on YouTube....

KAMLOOPS - A TRU international student is headed to jail after a violent assault at a local nightclub last year. "(It was) more an accident than a deliberate act," said Justice Richard Goepel during a sentencing decision today in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops. Goepel called the assault 'reckless' and 'negligent' and handed Yousef Almotairi,...

KAMLOOPS - The local equivalent to CSI found blood throughout a murder victim's work van, a jury heard today. Cpl. Jennifer Clark of the RCMP's forensic identification unit — 'Ident' — was part of a team of investigators in Kamloops trying to piece together what happened to Damien Marks, 31, and Kenneth Yaretz Jr., 24, back in...

STABBED FELLOW INTERNATIONAL STUDENT IN THE EYE WITH POOL CUE KAMLOOPS - An international student who stabbed another student in the eye with a pool cue faces deportation following his conviction, a defence lawyer said today. "Mr. Almotairi is going to be deported one way or another no matter what sentence he serves," said defence...

TRU SPENT $170,000 MAKING ROUTE SAFE: STUDENT SUES WHEN HURT TAKING SIDE ROUTE KAMLOOPS - A TRU student who failed in his lawsuit against the university when he broke his leg on an icy hill almost five years ago has now lost his appeal. Joshua David Dandell, 21, claimed for injuries after slipping and falling...