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Judge dismisses Crown appeal on fake name case, cites lengthy delays

KAMLOOPS - Police and prosecutors failed to confirm the identity of a man who was charged, tried, convicted and sentenced under the wrong name and now one more failure is on the books. A Supreme Court Justice denied the Kamloops Crown an opportunity to fix its mistakes because they waited too long to bring it...

Kamloops university students get creative with science projects

KAMLOOPS - If you ever found yourself wondering how a zebra got its stripes or how bees communicate, check out some of the latest video projects from science students at Thompson Rivers University.  In their first-year biology class, students were told to answer an odd science question in an entertaining way. The topics range from...

Thieves steal $100,000 worth of computers from Kamloops store

KAMLOOPS – In what the manager of Simply Computing in the Sahali Mall describes as something out of the movies, thieves broke into his store and stole iPads and MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs overnight. Regan Hayes says he figures they took between $50,000 to $100,000 worth of electronics out of his storage room. He’s...

Performing arts centre input session reveals concern over cost, procedure

KAMLOOPS - When a $90-million project is announced for Kamloops you would expect hundreds of people to flood any public input session held to discuss the project, but this was not the case today in Kamloops. When the report on the proposed performing arts centre was released last week more than 200 people attended the...

Overlanders Bridge construction to begin next week

KAMLOOPS - Prepare to either be patient or seek alternative routes as construction begins on the Overlanders Bridge next week.   Phase one of the $9.3-million construction project begins Monday, April 20, and will have the southbound curb lane, west sidewalk and the Tranquille Road exit ramp closed to start. The bridge's overpass will be...