Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops fuel management begins in Pineview Valley, Westsyde, Kenna Cartwright Park
KAMLOOPS - Wildfires may be the last thing on our minds right now, but the City of Kamloops has begun seasonal work to prevent the spread of fires in local natural areas.According to a City of Kamloop...
Feb 06, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Rider Express applies to increase Trans Canada service, add Sorrento and Chase
KAMLOOPS - A passenger bus company that serves the Trans Canada Highway corridor through the B.C. Interior is applying to increase its route frequency.Rider Express already makes daily runs between Ka...
Feb 06, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
RCMP release photos of Shuswap armed robber in action
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are trying to identify the man who robbed a local bank last fall, and have released surveillance images in an effort to drum up more tips. On October 21, 2019, at...
Feb 06, 2020 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
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...
Feb 05, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
