Jessica Wallace

KAMLOOPS - Torbin Alec was fighting with Jesse Seymour about a girl before Alec stabbed him and killed him, a Kamloops court heard today. Nicole Jones Dodging-Horse said Seymour, a close friend, was stabbed to death after telling Alec he didn't have a shot with his cousin. Alec is charged with second degree murder after...

KAMLOOPS - The house at the corner of MacKenzie Avenue and Poplar Street doesn't need yellow caution tape to stand out on the street. The house was the centre of an investigation after a blaze on Monday night. Kamloops Fire and Rescue was called to the scene around 8:30 p.m. Monday after a fire that...

KAMLOOPS - A former SD73 teacher charged with possession of child pornography won't enter a plea until next month, after adjourning his arraignment hearing today in Kamloops Provincial Court. Jerry Waselenkoff, a retired special education teacher, is now scheduled to enter a plea Nov. 25 after hiring a lawyer from Vancouver. An agent acting on...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP believe alcohol was a factor after a 22-year-old man allegedly crashed into two parked vehicles, rolled his truck, reported it stolen, then resisted arrest all around 2 a.m. this morning. Kamloops RCMP is reporting the man took off from a residence on the 900 block of Gleneagles Drive where he had been...

'HE CALLED IT A TAX FOR DISRESPECT' KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops drug enforcer and dealer turned his life around while tending horses on his sisters ranch in Chase, according to his defence lawyer. "He's been enjoying the work, he's been working long hours," defence lawyer Sheldon Tate said. "He's learning." Jason Wolfe, 24, was...

KAMLOOPS - Two people were sent to hospital and two trucks were totalled after a three-vehicle pileup on East Shuswap Road yesterday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 4 p.m. after the driver of a truck failed to see two vehicles stopped on the road, one of them making a left turn...

SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN FIND AT THE WINTER FARMERS MARKET KAMLOOPS - Crisp green lettuce, juicy, ripe cherry tomatoes and rich, buttery squash all practically sell themselves from the stands at the farmer's market. But that's when they're in season. As the harvest season winds down, the outdoor markets of Kamloops are moving indoors throughout...

KAMLOOPS - Police are reporting about $3,000 worth of miscellaneous aluminum that went missing from a Valleyview storage compound in the early hours of yesterday morning. "They entered through the chain-linked fence and they stole some miscellaneous aluminium pieces," said Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush. Aluminum river dock brackets and long aluminum pipes were reported...

KAMLOOPS - Quadding in the hills outside Kamloops yesterday went from bad to worse when a rider first got a flat tire, then had the vehicle stolen. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the female owner called a friend to help with the flat tire. She left the vehicle at the corner of Campbell Creek...

'FOR THE HORSES OF CANADA' KAMLOOPS - A group of concerned citizens are expected to gather tomorrow in Westwold to denounce the practice of a local slaughterhouse. Protestors are set to meet tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Westwold Elementary, alleging KML Meat Processors is slaughtering horses. InfoTel left a message with a representative from the...

KAMLOOPS - NHL veteran Mark Recchi never played for the Edmonton Oilers, but he can be seen in oil in downtown Kamloops until next week. His portrait is part of Mairi Budreau's 'Walks of Life' series of oil-based portraits representing significant Kamloopsians. The art exhibit is on display for one more week at the Kamloops...

KAMLOOPS - A 51-year-old man has avoided jail time for stumbling into a Kamloops liquor store drunk and threatening to slice an employee into pieces. Ronald Fredrick Durieux was sentenced to two years probation in Kamloops provincial court Thursday. He had earlier plead guilty to uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. The court...

KAMLOOPS - A Chase man will be sentenced next month for bizarre and troubling events at a teenage slumber party. Shawn David Henry was found guilty of assault with a weapon, criminal harassment and possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes after his daughter had a friend over to their home for a sleepover back...

'HE SHOULD HAVE SERVED A LIFE-TIME" KAMLOOPS - A judge emphasized rehabilitation today while sentencing the man who killed a 64-year-old Kamloops Indian Band elder last year while drinking and driving. Family members expressed shock outside the courtroom after sentencing. "I can't see him being rehabilitated," said one of the victim's daughters, Veronica Seymour. "He...

'HE ALONE IS RESPONSIBLE' KAMLOOPS - A man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in her home over the course of two months will spend 14 months in prison, a judge ruled today. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sheri Donegan called Nelson Thomas a risk to public safety today during her sentencing decision....

KAMLOOPS -  A manager for the New Life Mission is concerned about money it's losing while one of its income generators remains closed. Thrift City on Seymour Street usually brings in about $1,000 to $1,500 in sales for the non-profit per day, but hasn't since a fire in the back alley on Sept. 23 —...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who stumbled into the home of a stranger while intoxicated last year and beat up a resident was given probation yesterday. Crown prosecutor Jenny Reid outlined the bizarre events of June 30, 2012 that led to charges of forcible entry, assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm against...

"I CAN'T IMAGINE THE PAIN I'VE PUT YOU GUYS THROUGH." KAMLOOPS - He tried to express his grief and remorse not just to the court, but to family, friends. He turned to face them and say he's sorry for killing his friend, but it was nowhere near enough. Robert Bill, 32, pleaded guilty to a...

KAMLOOPS - ASK Wellness is happy to report no further incidents related to a spike in heroin overdoses last month. The agency reported five overdoses in 24 hours on Sept. 20, including one death. "It moved through the community really quickly," says executive director Bob Hughes. "There have been no other reports from our outreach...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man accused of stabbing a family friend to death at a party downtown Kamloops last year is expected to stand trial Oct. 28. Jury selection was completed this week in Kamloops for Torbin Alec, charged with second degree murder following the death of Jesse Seymour. Seymour died in hospital after he...

KAMLOOPS - A man allegedly impersonating police near Chase has laid low lately, but the search continues for the one responsible for shaking community trust in the real police. "Trust is really important," said Chase RCMP Cpl. Mark Skotnicki. "It definitely goes to the more serious level of impersonation." Two vehicles were pulled over in...