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UPDATE: Two teen girls from Kamloops located
UPDATE: 8:06 A.M., MAY 24, 2015 Both girls have been located and are safe. 9:31 P.M., MAY 23, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Two teen girls are missing from Kamloops this weekend and it is believed they may be travelling together to the Central Interior. Kamloops RCMP believe 13-year-old Taylor Donald (also known as Taylor Garrioch) could be...
UPDATE: Flash flooding at Cache Creek
8:28 P.M., MAY 23, 2015 UPDATE: The highway has reopened. Drive B.C. recommends using caution in the area still. 6:59 P.M., MAY 23, 2015 CACHE CREEK - A severe thunderstorm tracking through the Interior dropped hail and lots of rain on Cache Creek this afternoon, resulting in flash flooding that has closed down the highway....
Humanitarian remains focused on efforts abroad since return from Nepal
KAMLOOPS - David Sakaki received a call for help with the devestating earthquake in Nepal while he was flying home to Kamloops after his humanitarian work in Nicaragua. So he got off the plane, went home, unpacked and packed again. Sakaki volunteers with GlobalMedic, a team of medical professionals which travels to areas rocked by...
Sun Peaks looks to proposed arena as year-round tourist destination
SUN PEAKS – The resort municipality of Sun Peaks is looking to build an indoor arena for use by tourists and residents alike. A council agenda resolution was passed to apply for gas tax grant for an arena tentatively named the Sun Peaks Centre. Right now the proposal is only an application and will only...
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for South Thompson and Nicola
KAMLOOPS – Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Kamloops and Merritt areas this morning. Forecasters say conditions are favourable today, May 23, for the development of severe thunderstorms, which may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and heavy rain. Hail and intense lightning are also possible with any storm, which...
UPDATE: Fatal crash on Trans Canada west of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – One person was killed in a rollover on Highway 1 in the Cherry Creek area west of Kamloops early this morning. RCMP say the pickup truck rolled at about 2:45 a.m., May 23, near Beaton Road. “Passing motorists discovered a pickup truck resting on its roof in the centre of the highway,” Sgt....