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Wildfire near Merritt still out of control
A wildfire burning near Merritt is estimated to be 100 hectares in size and is…
Evacuation alerts near Merritt as spring wildfires threaten
Three wildfires near Merritt are forcing more than a dozen residences to be prepared to…
RCMP warn overdoses on the rise in Merritt
Merritt RCMP are warning the public about an increase in calls to potential overdoses from…
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…
Regional district to consider supporting truck traffic ban on Highway 5A
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District board will decide in mid-January whether to support a call for…
Merritt’s Christmas Elf spreading hidden holiday cheer
A secret Christmas elf is helping people get into the Christmas spirit by hiding 25…
$10,000 donation made in support of Ty Pozzobon Foundation
Shell Rotella launched a charitable initiative this year known as the ‘Rugged Ride for Charity’.…
‘Indian Road Trip’ filmed around Kamloops, Merritt now available for streaming
An Indigenous comedy filmed around the Thompson and Nicola regions is now available for streaming…
Merritt family donates $200K to RIH patient care tower
The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation got a generous early Christmas gift from a family in…
Man dead following gunfire incident outside Merritt RCMP detachment
A man is dead following an incident involving RCMP in Merritt and the Independent Investigations…