Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Trial date set for Salmon Arm church murder suspect
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A murder suspect in a Salmon Arm church shooting will go on trial this summer.Matrix Gathergood, 25, is accused of killing 78-year-old Gordon Parmenter at the Church of Christ in Ap...
Feb 05, 2020 Image Credit: Vernon Matters

FitSpirit after-school program kick-starts in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of young women in School District 73 had an opportunity today (Feb. 5) to hear, and experience how empowering physical activity can be. The EmpowerHER event held at the Tournament ...
Feb 05, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Pathologist wraps up testimony in Kamloops murder trial
CONTENT ADVISORYKAMLOOPS - A forensic pathologist says 52-year-old Debra Novacluse died from blunt-force trauma and strangulation - but defence is suggesting she died during a rough sex encounter.Dr. ...
Feb 05, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Safety is top priority for arena workers in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's Arena Safety Week in Kamloops. From February 3 to 9 the City is putting an emphasis on staff safety procedures in all of the city's rinks. Safety is taken very seriously at the Sandman...
Feb 05, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling

Short standoff at Merritt motel ends with suspect in handcuffs
MERRITT, B.C. - A Merritt man was arrested Tuesday (Feb. 4) after a brief standoff at a local motel.Merritt RCMP say in a news release that they received a call Tuesday that a man with several outstan...
Feb 05, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

One dead after Tuesday evening crash in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - One person died in a three-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada Highway in Salmon Arm Tuesday night (Feb. 4).Police say an eastbound Ford F-350 pickup truck crossed the centre line and...
Feb 05, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Two dead in crash near Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - Two people have died in a highway crash north of Barriere. According to Cpl. Mike Halskov of the BC RCMP E-Division Traffic Services, emergency crews were called to the scene just aft...
James Peters Feb 05, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Remains of missing Richard Jules have been located
KAMLOOPS - After more than two months, the remains of a missing Kamloops man have been found.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says that a resident located human remains on Salish Road Feb....
Feb 05, 2020 Image Credit: RCMP Handout

Winter weather expected to slam Coquihalla over next 36 hours
MERRITT, B.C. - Travellers are already reporting icy conditions on the Coquihalla Highway during the latest winter storm to hit the Southern Interior.Environment Canada forecaster Doug Lundquist says ...
Feb 05, 2020 Image Credit: Drive BC

Snowfall warning issued for North Thompson, continued for Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - Up to 15 centimetres of snow is expected in the North Thompson and Cariboo today. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the regions, with heavy snow expected at times through...
James Peters Feb 05, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

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