Author Archives: James Peters

KAMLOOPS - Another layer of fire prohibitions has been placed over the Kamloops Fire Centre amid drier and warmer conditions. Effective noon Friday (June 13), the BC Wildfire Service says Category 2 o...

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is forwarding its investigation of a 2023 shooting death in Revelstoke to Crown counsel for the consideration of charges. The investigation stems from around ...

"WHAT TO MAKE OF A DIMINISHED THING". As I read the recent report on Kamloops debt load per person, I found myself realizing that we might be missing the point about the nondemocratic ways of the curr...

VICTORIA - High school students walking across graduation stages this month will step into an uncertain job market as B.C. has the second-highest youth unemployment rate in Canada. Figures released by...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP say they seized suspected drugs, firearms, illegal cigarettes and cash from a house in Williams Lake Thursday (June 5) in a bust that also led to the arrest of two people. P...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (8:45 p.m.): BC Wildfire Service says the fire is under control. EARLIER: The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is reporting a new start west of Kamloops Wednesday evening (June 4). BCWS sa...

KAMLOOPS - Real estate activity is on the upward trend in Kamloops, but remains below its level from one year ago. New numbers released by the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 235 residenti...

KAMLOOPS - For the third consecutive year, a stretch of Pacific Way earned the disreputable accomplishment of having the most vehicle crashes in Kamloops. According to data on vehicle-related crashed ...

MERRITT, B.C. - The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) says the body of a man reported missing from Merritt two years ago was recovered in April. SED MCU is conducting a suspicious ...