Jessica Wallace

KAMLOOPS - Local police are working with the school district in a ‘complex investigation’ involving multiple youth. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said in a press release that police were notified by staff from School District 73 after learning about ‘the alleged exchange of inappropriate material.’ Details in the release were limited, the release citing...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is mulling over smoking in public. They voted today during a regular council meeting to direct staff in recommending a bylaw to restrict smoking in public areas such as parks, trails and stadiums. Jeff Conners of Interior Health told council today he sees the restrictions as having multiple impacts including...

KAMLOOPS - American Idol-born singer songwriter, Phillip Phillips is coming to Kamloops. The pop-rock artist won season 11 of the reality singing competition back in 2012 and shortly after, he released his album The World from the Side of the Moon. Now he's stopping in the Tournament Capital on tour to rock the Interior Savings...

KAMLOOPS - Wine tours are expected to begin this spring in Kamloops. TasteFull Excursions is slated to begin offering wine tasting tours in the Thompson Shuswap region this April. From full-day to half-day tours or customized tours for up to 11 people, the new Kamloops company will provide van tours of local wineries. Maatje Stamp-Vincent...

KAMLOOPS - A woman was taken to hospital this morning after hitting a slippery section on the Coquihalla Highway, rolling her car several times and totalling it. Kamloops rural RCMP reported the lone occupant was travelling towards Kamloops from the Lower Mainland when she lost control of her silver sedan, hitting a piece of ‘frosty...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are getting a ‘fresh start’ with former coach Guy Charron back behind the bench. “The mood in the room is better, and I think the guys are looking forward to it,”  Blazers left winger Cole Ully, 18, said. Ully, like the local WHL organization, would not comment as to what...

KAMLOOPS -  A man charged with attempted murder following an attempted robbery at a Kamloops hotel in November will face a preliminary inquiry to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to go to trial. John Dawson Scott Attrell faces seven charges including attempted murder, pointing a firearm, unauthorized posession of a firearm, and careless use/storage...

KAMLOOPS - The trial for a high-profile father-son business duo has been extended. The Gaglardis, along with Northland Properties Corporation, face two counts each of harmful alteration of fish habitat. Northland Properties is the parent company of the Sandman hotel chain and the Denny’s, Moxie’s and Shark Club restaurants. A Sandman Signature hotel is near...

KAMLOOPS - A judge has allowed the Crown to cross-examine a witness who recanted incriminating evidence in a Kamloops shooting trial. The trial continues for Trevor Wilvers in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops. Wilvers faces multiple charges after Tanya Watkins, 25, was shot through the floor of a duplex on Brunner Avenue last summer. Watkins...

KAMLOOPS - It’s still unclear why the coach of the Kamloops Blazers was replaced during a road trip last week because no one is speaking publicly about it. “I can’t say anything as to why or what exactly happened,” said media spokesperson Tim O’Donovan. On Jan. 11, the local WHL club announced head coach Dave...

KAMLOOPS - The first appearance of a man accused of killing a 16-year-old teen found dead in Kamloops has been postponed until later this month. Damien Lawrence Taylor, 22, is charged with second degree murder in the death of C.J. Fowler. He was arrested in Kelowna last week after more than a year-long investigation by...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman told a court today how she was shot through the floor of her home while her four-year-old daughter sat on her lap watching cartoons. “I heard an unbelievable bang and felt pain like I’d never felt pain before,” said Tanya Watkins. Watkins, 25, testified today in B.C. Supreme Court during...

KAMLOOPS - Clearing of lakefront property owned by a high-profile father-son business duo disrupted the food supply for salmon and trout in Kamloops Lake, a court heard today. A trial began yesterday in Kamloops provincial court for Father and son Bob and Tom Gaglardi, owners of Northland Properties Corporation. They each, along with the company,...

KAMLOOPS - Single draw tickets for the upcoming brier in Kamloops are on sale. So far, only ticket packages have been available for the Tim Hortons Brier that hits the Interior Savings Centre March 1 to 9. The annual national curling event marks the second time it will be hosted in the Tournament Capital. The...