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Kmfeb0315
UPDATE: Missing woman found
MERRITT - The missing woman the Upper Nicola Band and Okanagan Indian Band were in search for has been located. Before she was found, Annie Joe Gottfriedson, 20, of the Upper Nicola Band was last seen Feb. 16 at noon near Nicola Street in Merritt. “Our concerns run deep for Annie Jo and her family,”...
Items left bloodied in break and enter
KAMLOOPS – Monday morning’s break and enter at the Salvation Army Thrift Store will cost the charity more than a window replacement after a suspect cut herself on the glass and bled over several items throughout the store. “Anything with blood had to be disposed of,” Manager Sally Magee says. “You name it she was...
Half of 2014 development on South Shore
KAMLOOPS - The number of lots created over the past several years has continued to decrease, leaving 2014 well behind the 10-year average of 392 new lots. With about 200 new lots created in 2014, last year had the second lowest number of lots created in the past 10 years and was well behind the...
Rural RCMP kept busy during snowy weather
KAMLOOPS – Within a short two-hour time period, Rural RCMP officers responded to five accidents caused by snowy conditions on Monday, Feb. 2. Just before 2 p.m. RCMP responded to a woman’s vehicle that came to rest on a power pole near Little Heffley Lake after her care fishtailed and landed in the ditch. The...
Man caught with drugs and sawed-off shotgun
KAMLOOPS - One person has been arrested after a man with a gun was seen in the downtown area this afternoon. Police arrested a 25-year-old man with in an alleyway near a hotel after following up on a report of a man with a gun at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3. The local male was...
Sagebrush catwalk remains closed off; technician still recovering
KAMLOOPS – Backstage areas of the Sagebrush Theatre do not meet industry standards and will need to be replaced before workers are allowed access to the building’s catwalk, a WorkSafe B.C. investigation has revealed. The investigation began following a work-related fall in December. The woman, who fell over 25 feet, has not returned to work...
Forensic pathologist says Lytton man stabbed 73 times had ‘defensive wounds’
KAMLOOPS – The victim of a deadly knife attack in Lytton suffered what a forensic pathologist called “defensive wounds” to his arm, fingers and wrist.