Jessica Wallace

KAMLOOPS - A trial is underway in Kamloops Provincial Court for a local high-profile father-son business duo facing environmental charges. Father and son Bob and Tom Gaglardi, owners of Northland Properties Corporation each, along with the company, face two counts of harmful alteration of fish habitat. Northland Properties is the parent company of the Sandman...

KAMLOOPS - A street worker says drug overdoses increased significantly in 2013, and he is concerned it could rise again this year. Ken Salter, outreach worker for ASK Wellness says a batch of tainted heroin is taking its toll in Kamloops and says users need to know it before they use it. “It’s the ongoing...

KAMLOOPS - The trial for a man accused of shooting a woman through the floor of a split level home in Kamloops last summer began today in B.C. Supreme Court. Trevor Wilvers faces multiple charges including assault, criminal negligence causing bodily harm and possession of a firearm contrary to court order for an incident at...

KAMLOOPS -  A man caught with over 19 pounds of marijuana in 2010 has lost an appeal after claiming his rights were violated during the police search of his home. David Michael Galbiati was convicted of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and unsafely storing firearms after a decision in Kamloops provincial court...

KAMLOOPS - A local grocery store was evacuated for nearly an hour after a youth decided to ‘joke’ about leaving a bomb in the store, RCMP reported today. Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned said RCMP were called around 10:45 a.m. from a manager of the North Kamloops Safeway. “There were three youths who had...

KAMLOOPS - Police and fire crews were called to the scene of a suspicious fire early this morning in North Kamloops and continue to investigate the cause. The call came into police around 2:30 a.m. after a truck fire started in the McArthur Island parking lot. Police arrived after the on-scene fire crew deemed the...

MEDIA REPORTS OF DEATH GREATLY EXAGGERATED KAMLOOPS - TRU is now denying earlier media reports that Accolades restaurant at TRU is slated to close. “There has been no decision to close Accolades," says spokesperson Diana Skoglund. She says budgetary constraints have prompted discussions about changes to the Culinary Arts program at the university including Accolades...

KAMLOOPS – A wonderful city, the best blooming town, the Tournament Capital of Canada — it’s not hard to find the beauty, but like anything, Kamloops doesn’t come without it’s flaws. In 2013, police, the courts and the bad guys were busy in the city, and we took note. A variety of trusted professionals in...

KAMLOOPS - It really hasn't been the best year for pedestrians in Kamloops. For a while, it seemed like there was an entire news beat necessary to stay on top of covering pedestrian collisions in the city. Even while compiling this piece, we were saddened to add another collision to the list — a tragic...

JOURNALIST JESSICA WALLACE This year, I'm skipping Christmas by skipping the country — and I won't miss it one bit. I hate the cold, HATE it. It's part of the reason my family and I decided to pull the plug on it altogether this year — a la 'Christmas with the Kranks.' We're saving the money we'd...

THOMPSON OKANAGAN - Maybe it's the expensive season, or it could be from indoor boredom. We like to think it's based on desperation and need. Whatever the cause, the holidays seem to be a target for scammers and thieves. We don't mean to be the holiday fun police, but there are things you should know....

KAMLOOPS - One of the two men accused of having sex with two underage sisters has been found guilty. The other was acquitted. The trial began in November for Tyson Coutlee and Raven Bebamikawe. Each faced one count of sexual interference of a person under 16. The charges came after events on Oct. 13, 2011. Crown...