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Out of control wildfire near Merritt now over 800 ha
A wildfire in the Merritt area is out of control and has grown to an…
Administrator appointed to Merritt care home to ‘stabilize’ operations
Interior Health will be overseeing operations at The Florentine in Merritt after it failed to meet…
Outbreak declared over at Merritt care home
Interior Health says the COVID-19 outbreak at The Florentine care facility in Merritt is over.…
Reward grows to $30K in effort to find missing Merritt cowboy
A larger reward is now available for information in the case of a Merritt-area man…
Fish and game club plans to take Douglas Lake dispute to Supreme Court of Canada
The Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club may have lost a recent court battle for public…
Billionaire-owned Douglas ranch near Merritt wins appeal barring public from accessing lakes
The wealthy U.S. owner of a B.C. Interior cattle ranch has won an appeal blocking…
Merritt woman $1M richer after Lotto 6/49 win
A Merritt woman has won $1 million in a Lotto 6/49 draw. Natalie Jylha was…
UPDATE: Coquihalla reopens following fatal semi-truck crash
A man was killed after he was ejected from the cab of one of two…
Interior Health declares outbreak at Merritt long-term care facility
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care facility in Merritt after…
Workers at two grocery stores and pharmacy in Thompson-Okanagan test positive for COVID-19
There have been several possible COVID-19 exposures at retail outlets owned by Loblaw Companies Ltd.…
Merritt sees 20% drop in crime last year, largest in Southern Interior: RCMP
Merritt saw a big drop in its crime rates across several major crime categories last…
iN VIDEO: Family offers $15K reward in effort to find missing Merritt cowboy
The family of missing Merritt area rancher Ben Tyner has put up a $15,000 reward…
Merritt restaurant temporarily closed due to COVID-19 exposure
A Merritt restaurant has made the decision to temporarily close after a staff member contracted…
Lower Mainlanders flocking to small Thompson-Okanagan towns
When Tony Luck and his wife became empty nesters, they decided to uproot his business…
UPDATED: Multiple vehicle incidents reported on Coquihalla
Multiple vehicle incidents have been reported north of Merritt on Highway 5 this morning. According…