
Flat tire leads to stolen quad
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...

Verma guilty of first degree murder
KELOWNA - Joelon "Joey" Verma has been found guilty of the first degree murder of Brittney Irving after a trial by judge and jury. "We're free," Irving's mother, Sandra Irving, said following the decision. "I can't believe it. I'm a happy girl." The 12-person jury deliberated for two and half days following Verma's trial. Brittney...

Locals to protest slaughterhouse practices
'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...

Sentencing next month in bizarre teenage sleepover gone wrong
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...

Probation for threatening to slice up liquor store staff while drunk
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...

Visit some familiar faces with help from local artist
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...

Two years jail for taking a life
'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...

‘Risk to public safety:’ Child rapist sentenced to prison
'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....

Bad days turn to bad weeks for New Life Mission
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 —...

‘Way too drunk’ to get jail for walking into wrong house, beating resident
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...

Drunk driver, already banished from TIB, faces jail
"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...

No news is good news for the New Life Mission
KAMLOOPS - Today is a better day for the New Life Mission. Outreach Centre manager Terry Butcher is confident power will be restored to Thrift City today, allowing restoration to begin following a recent bout of damages to the non-profit property. "Really none of the restoration or cleanup (can be done) until the power can...

Post-secondary student on field trip dies in ATV crash near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A post-secondary student has been killed in an ATV accident south of Kamloops, B.C.

Sigh of relief for street workers after spike in heroin overdoses
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...

Murder trial to begin later this month
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...