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Edmonton flight helps boost traveller numbers at Kamloops Airport

KAMLOOPS - The number of travellers coming through the gates of Fulton Field is less than last year, but the addition of a direct flight to Edmonton is offsetting any major decline. The latest report from the Kamloops Airport shows the number of travellers for February down nearly 250 over last year, for a total...

Body found in river was missing woman

KAMLOOPS – A body found in the Thompson River last week was that of a woman who went missing more than three months ago, according to her best friend and the B.C. Coroner's Service. Megan Latchford says the family of 33-year-old Deseree Smith was given the news by the B.C. Coroners Service Tuesday night, five...

More high temperature records in Southern Interior

SNOW FORECAST FOR HIGHWAYS THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - One more day of record weather was had this week before temperatures dropped slightly in the Southern Interior. While the entire region hit temperatures in the mid-teens Tuesday, March 10, at 15.6 Celsius, Vernon was one of the lucky ones in setting a new high temperature record for the...

Search on for North Shore robbery suspect

KAMLOOPS – A man who produced a knife in a robbery at a North Shore convenience store this morning is on the run and RCMP are now looking for help in finding the man. Police officers are searching for a male suspect after the Mac’s Convenience Store on Tranquille Road was robbed before 5 a.m....

Charges recommended against driver who fled crash scene

KAMLOOPS – Charges are being recommended against a driver of a black Dodge SUV after his alleged involvement in two separate incidents, including a crash that sent two people to hospital yesterday, March 10. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP detachment, said the 43-year-old male was involved in a physical altercation with...

Seasonal flooding unlikely this year

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If the lack of snow, even at alpine levels, is any indication, we could be in for a very dry year. The River Forecast Centre is reporting all but two snow basins are below normal as of March 1. The North and South Thompson basins are near-normal at 96 per cent and 91...