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UPDATE: Both missing teens located

KAMLOOPS - RCMP members have found two teens who went missing Feb. 26. Sarah Robinson had been away from her home since Feb. 17 and was last seen on Feb. 23. She was reported found March 2. A second teen, Brittany Pattison, was reported as missing after she was last heard from on Feb. 25....

What are DCCs and why Habitat for Humanity wants them waived

KAMLOOPS - The confusion over development cost charges and the complexity of the mandatory charge came to a head Tuesday with Habitat for Humanity asking to have the charges waived on affordable home ownership projects and members of the public questioning how they affect larger capital projects. Development cost charges, commonly referred to as DCCs...

Sweeping into spring

KAMLOOPS - Even with a chance of snow still in the forecast crews are ready to move ahead to the next stage of road maintenance — street sweeping and cleaning. The City of Kamloops will be moving ahead with full around the clock cleaning starting next week, the first week of March. “It’s a few...

Westsyde Pool to re-open in March

KAMLOOPS – Westsyde Pool is nearly set to re-open after being closed down for emergency repairs two weeks ago. The pool was shut down Feb. 13 when it was noticed the interior cedar ceiling panels over the pool area had started to sag. Crews have since assessed the damage and temporary repairs are underway. The...

Hockey dad could face criminal charges

WHEN YELLING AT REFEREES GOES TOO FAR THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A Kamloops hockey dad who allegedly took his anger out on referees in the parking lot after a Junior-A hockey game in Penticton last week could face charges. Penticton RCMP Sgt. Rick Dellebuur says the 52-year-old father of a Merritt Cenntennials player allegedly threatened two referees...

Early spring weather means early return of ticks

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - This spring-like weather may have you enjoying the outdoors with a hike or two, but beware, ticks are already out in full force. Hikers and dog owners are already reporting tick sightings, with one Kamloops-area hiker picking up nine in a single hike last week. In the Southern Interior the most common tick...

It’s back… snow expected overnight

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - We just knew it was too good to be true, Mother Nature is set to remind us winter is not quite over with a couple centimetres of snow by Friday morning and well below normal low temperatures early next week. Environment Canada is forecasting high temperatures to be within the seasonal normals of...