Author Archives: James Peters

British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly attack on a couple in the province's Interior over the weekend was likely "defensive in nature," and it's unlikely the bears were stalkin...

MERRITT, B.C. - A vehicle fire that spread to the surrounding landscape along the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt Monday evening (July 28) was quickly brought under control.At about 8:00 p.m. a se...

LYTTON, B.C. - A new wildfire start discovered south of Lytton Monday (July 28) has already grown to 150 hectares, prompting a pair of evacuation alerts.The Cantilever Bar fire erupted about 10 kilome...

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that a gunman who killed four people at a Manhattan office building was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League bu...

KAMLOOPS - The first heat warning of 2025 in Kamloops is set to last until Thursday (July 31) as a ridge of high pressure will bring sustained heat to the interior of B.C. That has the City of Kamloop...

MERRITT, B.C. - The Upper Nicola Band has expanded an advisory warning of blue-green algae to Douglas Lake.Earlier this month, the band asked residents not to swim in parts of Nicola Lake, saying prof...

Access to the Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park near Hope, B.C., has been closed as emergency responders work to recover the body of a man believed to have drowned. RCMP say police ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP detachment is detailing a series of arrests and weapons seizures undertaken in the past month.In a news release issued Friday (July 25), spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier says...

KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued a drug alert for Kamloops after pills sold on the street as a common painkiller were found to contain a mysterious fentanyl analog.In an alert distributed Thursda...