Jessica Wallace

KAMLOOPS - Jury selection will begin today in Kamloops for a man accused of two counts of murder in a double homicide. Roy F. Fraser is charged with two counts of murder and has elected trial by judge and jury in B.C. Supreme Court. The charges came after two people were found dead at Knouff...

KAMLOOPS - Every few months, Kamloops Mounties give local councillors the run down on where its $18.6 million budget is being used. New police chief Brad Mueller brought some receipts to council for his first time this week along with some interesting items about police work in our city. Here's a quick rundown of what...

KAMLOOPS - Torbin Alec has ended his murder trial by pleading guilty to stabbing and killing a friend in a drunken dispute over a girl last year. Defence lawyer Jeremy Jensen said Alec pleaded guilty to manslaughter today, ending his second degree murder trial that began earlier this week in B.C. Supreme Court. Alec stabbed Jesse...

KAMLOOPS - Black ice is to blame for an accident that happened this morning on Sun Peaks road. The single vehicle crash happened about 7 a.m. at the outskirts of the village. Mounties at the scene say the road was coated with black ice. Witnesses told police the driver was moving below the speed limit...

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 - 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 - 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...

'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 - 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...

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 - 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...

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...