Category Archives: British Columbia
High water levels, heavy rainfall forecast could increase flood risk in B.C.
MERRITT, B.C. - The B.C. government says increased water levels are expected to cause more flooding along Nicola Lake and river in the province's south-central region. The Ministry of Forests, Lands a...
May 09, 2017
After bruising month-long campaign, voters decide in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Voters across British Columbia are marking their ballots as a sometimes bruising 28-day election campaign fought on jobs, the economy and the influence of big donors in provincial politics...
May 09, 2017
TNRD declares state of emergency in the Nicola region
MERRITT, B.C. - The Thompson Nicola Regional District has declared a state of emergency in ‘Area M – Nicola Valley – North’. The state of emergency is due to flooding and road ...
May 08, 2017
Cache Creek remembering man who community 'could count on'
KAMLOOPS - The community of Cache Creek is mourning the loss of its fire chief Clayton Cassidy, who went missing at 3 a.m. Friday morning and hasn’t been seen since. After two days of searching,...
May 08, 2017
Man convicted of first-degree murder eight years after shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - A jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder, eight years after a shooting death in a Surrey, B.C., apartment. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says RCMP responded to a s...
May 08, 2017
Police ID man missing after mudslide near Tappen
TAPPEN, B.C. - RCMP have identified the man who is missing and presumed dead after a landslide near Tappen Saturday. He is 76 year old Roy Frederick Sharp. The man was last seen inside his home along ...
May 08, 2017
New BC snowpack numbers stoke flood fears
KAMLOOPS - Ominous numbers released by the BC River Forecast Centre today suggest the Interior could see a lot more flooding this spring. The latest snow survey shows the average provincial snowpack a...
May 08, 2017
Former ICBC employee pleads guilty in B.C. Justice Institute attacks
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police say a former employee of the Insurance Corp. of British Columbia has pleaded guilty in a case where people connected with the Justice Institute of B.C. were targeted wit...
May 08, 2017
TNRD dealing with high water all over the region
MERRITT -Throughout the region, communities are dealing with high water causing road closures, detours, and in some cases, whole highways have been washed out. Lower Nicola residents were cut off from...
May 08, 2017
Former Barriere fire chief pleads guilty to child pornography charges
KAMLOOPS - The former chief of the Barriere fire department has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. The charges against Al Kirkwood stem from incidents last July and October. Kirkwood resigne...
May 08, 2017
