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Can you identify this woman for Kamloops Crime Stoppers?

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers is asking for more information on a suspect in possession of a stolen bank card. On Friday, Sept. 18, a vehicle was broken into on McArthur Island Park and the suspect made off with a wallet. The stolen bank card was then used at Walmart. Investigators are looking to identify...

Salmon Arm mom pulls son from school after learning he was placed in locked room

SALMON ARM - A Salmon Arm mother is still in shock after finding out her seven-year-old son was being locked in a room at school as part of a behaviour management plan she knew nothing about. Jackie Graham found out about the practice when the principal of South Broadview Elementary School in Salmon Arm called...

Another chance to get the lowdown on the proposed performing arts centre in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – With less than a month before a referendum decides the fate of a proposed downtown performing arts centre, one business association looks to answer resident’s remaining questions. The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association held an information session this afternoon, Oct. 8, at the Rex on Seymour and will be hosting another this evening between...

If you’ve inherited a home, you could be on reality T.V.

KAMLOOPS – If you’ve recently inherited a home in the Kamloops area, makers of a new reality show want you. Anaid Productions, the production company behind such shows as ‘X-Weighted’ and ‘The Liquidator,’ is casting families who have recently inherited a home for a new real estate or renovation series. The company asks especially for...

Mother accused of murdering infant son in Kamloops to undergo psychiatric assessment

KAMLOOPS - A woman charged with murdering her newborn son will undergo a psychiatric assessment to determine her mental state at the time of the alleged offence. Courtney Fawn Saul made a brief apperance in Kamloops Provincial Court this morning, Oct. 8. She is charged with second degree murder in the death of her infant...

Kamloops jurors to hear case of man charged with manslaughter, arson next week

KAMLOOPS - Beginning next week, jurors in Kamloops Supreme Court will hear evidence in the case of a man charged with manslaughter and arson. David Peter Gordon, born in 1980, is charged with one count of manslaughter and two counts of arson linked to a house fire in April 2013. Cheryl William, 44, was pulled...

Okanagan wineries report progress in efforts to rein in legislation

OKANAGAN - Small and medium sized wineries say efforts are working to slow the province’s issuing of liquor licenses to allow wine sales in grocery stores. Following a meeting held at Poplar Grove Winery in Penticton last week, the B.C. Alliance for Smart Liquor Retail Choice reported the group met with staff of Premier Christy...