Author Archives: James Peters
Wanted couple in Williams Lake includes woman considered missing
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake would like the public's help tracking down a couple - both of whom are wanted on warrants and one who has been missing for more than two weeks. In a news re...
Apr 29, 2021
COVID-19 case count grows by 853 in B.C.; 43 new cases in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The province of B.C. is reporting 853 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Apr. 29), including 43 within Interior Health. (Note: An earlier version of this story included different totals. It ha...
Apr 29, 2021
Family of Wells Gray mass murder victims compile statements, petition to keep killer behind bars
Warning: This story contains details that may disturb some readers. CLEARWATER, B.C. - The family of six B.C. mass murder victims has compiled a mountain of information hoping to keep the man who comm...
Apr 29, 2021
Utility pole fire leads to power outage along East Trans Canada in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: B.C. Hydro says power has been restored. EARLIER: A fire on a utility pole and electric transformer has resulted in a large power outage in east Kamloops. According to B.C. Hydro, t...
Apr 29, 2021
Kamloops had 46 new COVID-19 cases last week - nearly identical to previous week
KAMLOOPS - The latest breakdown of COVID-19 cases by community shows a steady rate of new cases popping up in Kamloops. The Local Health Area (LHA) map posted by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (B...
Apr 28, 2021
B.C. finds 841 more cases of COVID-19; hospital and ICU counts push higher into record territory
VICTORIA - B.C.'s hospitalizations and intensive care admissions from COVID-19 have pushed further into record territory, even as the daily case counts drop from earlier heights. The province is repor...
Apr 28, 2021
One in custody as RCMP probe suspicious death in home near Adams Lake
ADAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man has been arrested after the suspicious death of a woman in a home near Adams Lake.In a news release, RCMP Southeast District spokesman Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey says Chase RCMP me...
Apr 28, 2021
Paramedics respond to single-vehicle crash on Coquihalla just outside of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Emergency responders are on scene of a single-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway just outside of Kamloops.According to Cst. Crystal Evelyn, Tk'emlups Rural RCMP were called to scene ju...
Apr 28, 2021
Nicola Valley teachers union president questions vaccination timeline for teachers
MERRITT, B.C. - As the third wave of the pandemic continues across BC, the local teachers union is questioning when teachers will receive vaccines.President of the Nicola Valley Teachers' Union Peter ...
Apr 28, 2021
Merritt enters infrastructure funding agreement with Trans Mountain
MERRITT, B.C. - Following a unanimous vote by City Council, Merritt has entered into a funding agreement with Trans Mountain to construct a bulk water and sanitary dump location."The City has worked w...
Apr 28, 2021
