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Inmate preparing claim against Kamloops prison
KAMLOOPS – An inmate at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre is preparing a small claims suit against the prison because he says the conditions there are causing him stress. Matthew Robert Barber, who is currently in custody for mischief-related charges, filed the claim earlier this week, but it was filed improperly and a completed document...
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teen safe and sound, again
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops teenager who went missing on Wednesday, was found on Thursday, but reported missing again on Friday, has finally been located. Kamloops RCMP confirms Shanna Dodman, 15, is safe and sound, but won't answer any questions about the confusion surrounding the missing person case. Dodman was originally reported missing by Kamloops RCMP...
Crash sends driver to hospital, calf passenger to vet
KAMLOOPS - Police believe a calf being transported in the cab of a truck may have caused head injuries to the driver after the vehicle crashed this morning. In the morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 29, Kamloops Rural RCMP members attended an accident scene on Highway 5 near the CN Junction Road after hearing reports...
Freeze thaw cycle and lots of snow could make for bad pothole season
KAMLOOPS - City crews are already working hard to stay on top of the potholes forming on city streets but because of temperatures hovering near 0 Celsius they are being forced to return to the same potholes multiple times. “Patches only last so long,” Streets Manager Glen Farrow points out. “We don’t have the hot...
Olynyk again named to Rising Stars All-Star team
KAMLOOPS - It is just his second year as a National Basketball Association player but Kelly Olynyk continues to make waves, posting numerous personal bests and getting named to the Rising Stars team for the second straight year. Olynyk has played 40 games this season, but has sat out the last few games after spraining...
Employee killed at Fountain Tire identified
KAMLOOPS - The name of a 36-year-old man who died in a work-related incident at Fountain Tire on Tuesday, Jan. 27 has been released. He was Nicklas Jay Kristen Taylor, of Kamloops, according to the B.C. Coroner's Service. The worker was fatally injured when he was unloading a trailer-load of tires and became trapped by a...