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RCMP investigating suspicious fire at pizza shop

KAMLOOPS — A RCMP investigation is underway into a fire at a pizza shop which started after an accelerant was thrown through a broken window early this morning Firefighters extinguished the fire in the 400-block of Victoria Street around 5 a.m., Aug. 20. RCMP say investigators are still trying identify a suspect. If anyone saw...

Credit card skimmers prompt public warning by RCMP

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Police in the Central Okanagan are once again warning about card skimmers after the devices were discovered in Vernon and Kamloops. Spokeswoman Const. Anne Donnelly of the Kelowna RCMP fraud section, said in a press release there are ways to foil the scam, which requires both your debit card number and your personal...

No smoke alarms in fire that destroyed trailer on Ord Road

KAMLOOPS — A fire could have gone much worse at the Apple Valley Trailer Park according to a Kamloops Fire Rescue Inspector. Ray Webster says there were no smoke alarms detected in a trailer which went up in flames around 10 a.m. today, Aug. 19. “This could have been far worse,” he says. A neighbour...

Surveillance footage to help RCMP arrest Tournament Capital Centre thieves

KAMLOOPS – RCMP used surveillance footage provided by Tournament Capital Centre staff to assist in their investigation and arrest individuals suspected of recent thefts at the Centre. Unsecured property, unlocked lockers and lockers with low quality locks easily removed with tools were targeted. Property stolen included mobile phones, wallets, credit cards and keys. According to...

Warm fall, mild winter in long-range forecast

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Look for a hotter, drier fall across the Southern Interior if AccuWeather’s long-range fall forecast holds true. Issued by AccuWeather’s global weather centre, the forecast says a stubborn high pressure system anchored over the West coast and abnormally warm water over the north-eastern Pacific have kept the weather warm and dry. This is...

Turning industrial trash into home furnishing treasures

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - There's something quintessentially Canadian about taking an item like a lowly wooden pallet or a fruit packing box and making good use of it. Keith Hamer and his crew take it one step further in an old fruit packing house in Oyama, creating a business to make new furniture out of old wood...

Two men who died in Spences Bridge crash identified

KAMLOOPS - Two men are dead after the vehicle they were in left the roadway and rolled down a steep embankment near Spences Bridge last week. The B.C. Coroners Service says Morris Nicholas Wilson Sr., 47, and his son Morris Nicholas Wilson Jr., 24, were in a Jeep Grand Cherokee heading eastbound on Drinkwater Road...

Ashcroft and Logan Lake could have doctors within six months

THOMPSON-NICOLA - With the loss of community doctors in both Logan Lake and Ashcroft residents have had limited health care options for a significant period of time, but that could change by February as the province continues with a program to bring international doctors to rural communities. Dr. Nancy Humber, the community medical director for...

Kamloops computer store out $1,000 in product and a door following morning theft

KAMLOOPS - A computer store is out one door, a few refurbished computers and a bit of cash after thieves backed their car into the store’s window in a break and enter early this morning. Gary Johnston, the owner of Josto Technologies and Computers, says he got a phone call from the resident living above...

UPDATE: 41-year-old woman located

UPDATE: 2:37 P.M., AUG. 18, 2015 RCMP say Tilley Powder has been located 'safe and sound.' 1:39 P.M., AUG. 17, 2015 KAMLOOPS - A woman last seen Tuesday in the downtown area of Kamloops has been reported missing by her family, who say it’s out of character for her to not be in contact. Tilley...

Kamloops runner reaches Quebec in cross-country journey

KAMLOOPS - It’s been close to six months since Edward ‘Fast Eddy’ Dostaler left Kamloops for his run across Canada and back and on Friday, Aug. 14, he crossed the border into Quebec. Dostaler says he’s completed 6,400 kilometres on his run to raise awareness for breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease and in the process...

More roadwork set to begin in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - As work continues on major roadways in the city two more projects are set to begin. Aberdeen Drive from Pacific Way to Highway 5A will be repaved and sidewalks will be repaired. A left turn lane will be constructed at Van Horne Drive as well as minor improvements to drainage, curb and gutter systems....

Early morning theft from Kamloops computer store

KAMLOOPS - RCMP were called to a theft in progress at a local computer store early this morning. Sgt. Bob Fogarty says RCMP were called around 4:15 a.m., Monday, Aug. 17, to a break, enter and theft in progress at Josto Computers on Hillside Drive, where they found the store extensively damaged. Fogarty says the...

New store bringing records back to Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - It might feel a bit like a blast from the past, but the vinyl market is growing with the city’s first record store in years opening this week. Before they ever thought of opening their own shop, Ronan McGrath and Jessie Kobylanski started holding pop-up record stores during events, or on their porch,...

Downtown stabbing sends one to hospital in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - A 23-year-old is being treated for serious injuries at Royal Inland Hospital after he was stabbed in a downtown parking lot Thursday evening. Around 7:20 p.m., Aug. 13, RCMP were called to the 7-Eleven on Seymour Street for reports of a stabbing. They found a 23-year-old male with serious, but non-life threatening injuries...

Music, festivals and fun in Kamloops this weekend

KAMLOOPS - If you are looking for something to do this weekend you’re in luck, between music and community festivals there is lots to do. The third annual Overlanders Day will take place Saturday, Aug. 15, at McDonald Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be live entertainment, including music and cultural performances...

Cooler temperatures and thunderstorms in store for Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Temperatures are set to cool down and we can expect to see heavy rain and possibly severe thunderstorms over the next couple of days. Environment Canada is calling for thunderstorms over the region Friday and Saturday, along with up to 20 millimetres of rain overnight tonight, Aug. 14, and says conditions are favourable...

You’re not the only one not feeling frisky in this heat

HEAT KILLING CATTLE (SEX) DRIVE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Beef is meeting supply needs so far this year, but it hasn’t been easy for ranchers as they deal with drought and extreme conditions that leave cattle not wanting to mate. Kevin Boon, general manager of the B.C. Cattleman’s Association, says the hardest hit areas in the province’s...

Highways closed, smoke fills the sky as wildfires take over Interior

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A hot, dry week followed by a lightning storm that moved through the region has led to an increase in aggressive fire activity in the Kamloops and Southeast Fire Centres today. Currently Highways 33 and 3 are closed because of a 350-hectare wildfire that is growing rapidly near Rock Creek. The fire was...

New weather record set in the Okanagan; heavy rain on the way

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It only took until mid-afternoon for Kelowna to tie the high temperature record for Aug. 13, and within the hour a new record was set.  By 4 p.m. Environment Canada was reporting a temperature of 37.3 Celsius, just above the 36.7 C record set in 1990. At 36 C, Vernon still has a...

Agreement reached in Kamloops recycling strike

KAMLOOPS – An end is in sight for the recycling strike that has lasted nearly eight weeks in Kamloops after the Steelworker’s Union reached an agreement with Emterra Environmental today. The two sides reached a tentative deal Thursday, Aug. 13, and employees are set to vote on it this evening. Marty Gibbons, Steelworkers’ Union president,...