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What we know about the gunman charged in the Kamloops standoff with police
KAMLOOPS – Shane William Caron was out on bail when he allegedly exchanged gunfire with…
Why there are so many little black bugs buzzing around the Interior this year
You can’t walk very far these days without getting a small, winged insect stuck in…
Kamloops wines win big at national competition
KAMLOOPS – Three Kamloops wineries walked away with nine medal at the 37th annual All Canadian…
Why all those discarded needles are signs of progress for HIV, Hep C in Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Nearly 400 new Hepatitis C cases and as many as 15 HIV cases…
Number of syringes discarded in Kamloops unprecedented
KAMLOOPS – The number of syringes discarded by illicit drug users in public spaces in…
Wine and dine events coming to the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Food and wine events across the region will given foodies the chance to…
Curious about the price of marijuana in your city? Check PriceOfWeed website
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It isn’t legal yet in Canada, but that won’t stop people from keeping a close eye on weed market in their city. Akin to the website Gas Buddy, which monitors gas prices to help consumers find the lowest price in town, there’s a website called Price of Weed, in which users report the...
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna woman located
UPDATE: 2:18 P.M., NOV. 12, 2015 RCMP says Crystal Schmid has been located and is safe and sound. 10:05 A.M., NOV. 12, 2015 KELOWNA - RCMP need your help locating a Kelowna woman who was last seen five days ago. Crystal Schmid was last seen Saturday, Nov. 7. She is a 32-year-old Caucasian female, 5‘7”...
Everything you need to know about quail in the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you ever walk into the middle of a covey of California quail,…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teen found
Update: 8:48 a.m., Oct. 5, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say Sydney Beckley, 17, who was reported missing on Sept. 25, has been located safe and sound. 2:49 p.m., Oct. 1, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP is asking for the public’s help to locate a teen missing since last week. Sydney Beckley, 17, was reported...
Judge clears charges against care home patient after assault on support worker
KAMLOOPS – A judge cleared the criminal record of a care home patient who lives…
Kamloops wine industry official with launch of new tourism signs
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops is officially a wine region with the launch of provincial highway signs…
UPDATE: Kamloops psychiatric unit patient located in Kelowna
UPDATE: 9:37 A.M., MAY 28, 2015 RCMP say the missing man was located in Kelowna…
Driver ordered to pay $2,000 after killing passenger
KAMLOOPS – The case against an Alberta driver who caused an accident that killed a…
Winery first in Kamloops to win prestigious award
KAMLOOPS – Last week, experts selected a Kamloops winery’s 2012 vintage for 'Pinot Noir over…
UPDATE: Kamloops teen located
UPDATE: 3:28 P.M., MAY 12, 2015 RCMP say 15-year-old Kyla Spijksma has been located and is safe. 11:06 A.M., MAY 12, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Police are asking for help locating a teen last seen by her family Monday evening. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush says Kyla Spijksma, 15, was last seen by her family...
Rain, snow increase avalanche risk in Interior
KAMLOOPS - With less than a week left in March spring is well under way at lower elevations, but that doesn’t mean winter conditions are not present on mountain highways or in the backcountry. Avalanche Canada is warning of moderate to high risks of avalanche in many of the alpine and treeline elevations throughout the...
UPDATE: Missing Vernon man found
UPDATE: 6:45 p.m. Feb. 2 The man reported missing has been found and is in…
Association putting spotlight on Kamloops wines
KAMLOOPS – Four local wineries are working hard to put Kamloops on the map as…
Candidates have up to seven days to remove signs
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The elections are over but there are still some of those brightly-coloured election signs lying around. They should all be gone soon though, candidates are required to remove them by this weekend. The Ministry of Transportation has the strictest regulations, requiring signs to be removed the next working day after the general voting...
Public figure makes personal confession to break down negative stigma of drug addiction
KAMLOOPS – While the Kamloops Rotary planned the forum, sent out invitations and set tables…
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ends
UPDATE: A severe thunderstorm watch for the Okanagan, South Thompson and Nicola areas has been lifted. Environment Canada states the conditions required to produce severe weather no longer apply. THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Torrential rains, strong winds and hail are all possible as an unstable airmass moves over the region. Environment Canada has again issued a severe...
Woman pleads guilty to assaults, shaving heads for her dealer
KAMLOOPS – The lawyer for a woman who kept video footage of herself beating and shaving heads of at least two women, told Kamloops Supreme Court during a sentence hearing his client was acting under the direction of her boss. Mary Lynn Dyson, 30, pleaded guilty last month to charges of assault with a weapon,...