100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A former Kamloops man imprisoned after he admitted to killing his pregnant girlfriend has been granted day parole for six months.Trent Larsen was arrested in September 2019 - nearly 20 years after killing 27-year-old Angel Fehr.The woman had threatened to report Larsen's involvement in a marijuan...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Areas of north of Kamloops are now subject to a snowfall warning. Environment Canada says the Cariboo and North Columbia regions - including Williams Lake, Quesnel and Blue River - are expected to receive 10 to 20 centimetres of the white stuff this weekend. The forecaster says snow expected to be...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health has issued an alert for Williams Lake-area residents who use drugs.The health authority says the alert was prompted by an uptick in overdoses from drug poisoning in the area in recent days. Some of those overdoses have proven fatal.The alert will remain in effect for one week, unti...

UPDATE: WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say the 55-year-old man who was reported missing on Wednesday, Nov. 6, has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this individual's identity has been removed from the article.)

CLINTON, B.C. - A wind warning is in effect for the Cariboo Monday (Nov. 4). The warning from Environment Canada covers the Cariboo, Chilcotin, Lakes District, Stuart Nechako and Highway 97 from Clinton to 100 Mile House. It's due to a strong Pacific frontal system that will push into B.C.'s interior stating Monday mor...

MERRITT AND WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service is notifying residents of Merritt and Williams Lake that it will carry out fuel burning near those cities starting Friday (Nov. 1).The project in the Nicola Valley will take place along Lindley Creek Road, 3.5 kilometres west of Merritt.Crews will begin burnin...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency department at 100 Mile District General Hospital will close at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 29).Interior Health says the department will reopen Wednesday morning at 7:00.The closure is blamed on limited nurse availability.Local residents in need of emergency medical care are advised to c...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in the 100 Mile House area hope the public can help them track down a stolen boat and trailer.In a news release issued Monday (Oct. 28), police say the heist was reported Sunday from the area of Fallsway Road in Horse Lake. However, police say the theft could have happened any time in the pa...

70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Volunteers with the BC SPCA are giving thanks after 10 cats were rescued near 70 Mile House on Thanksgiving weekend.In a post to its website, the agency says the cats were found abandoned at the side of the road."While driving through 70 Mile House on her way home to Vancouver, a woman observ...

CLINTON, B.C. - RCMP in Clinton say a single-vehicle crash in the Big Bar area last week was fatal.According to a news release issued over the weekend, an officer was called out at about 4:00 p.m. last Tuesday (Oct. 15) to a location off High Bar Road, two kilometres east of the west junction with Big Bar Road.Once on ...

CLINTON, B.C. - Residents in Clinton and area, along with drivers travelling along Highway 97 south, may notice some smoke over the next month. The BC Wildfire Service says crews will carry out a prescribed burn on 344 hectares of open range near Wildhorse Creek. The burn is located nearly 60 kilometres west of Highway...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Category 2 open burning will be allowed within the Cariboo Fire Centre as of noon Friday (Sept. 27). The B.C. Wildfire Service says Category 1 campfires will also be allowed within the Tsilhqot'in Declared Title Area. The campfire ban had been lifted for the remainder of the fire centre earlier in...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are asking for the public's help once again in finding a wanted man they believe may be in the Merritt area. RCMP say 23-year-old Sem Weiss is wanted for a home invasion and stabbing out of Williams Lake. In a news release issued Tuesday (Sept. 24), police add he is also want...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the second time in as many days, the emergency department in 100 Mile House will be temporarily closed. In a news release, Interior Health states the emergency department at 100 Mile District General Hospital is unavailabe from 7:00 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 31) to 8:00 a.m. Sunday due to "lim...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a pair of wanted men. In separate news releases issued Friday (Aug. 30), RCMP say they're looking for 35-year-old Travis William Storoschuk and 23-year-old Sem Weiss. Storoschuk is wanted for three counts of breach of undertaking. He's...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in the Cariboo Fire Centre will be able to roast marshmallows and smoke weenies over a campfire before summer ends. Effective 12:00 p.m. noon Friday (Aug. 23), the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the Category 1 campfire prohibition will be rescinded throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre, ex...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - BC Highway Patrol were busy from August 15 to 18 with focused traffic enforcement on Highway 97 from 83 Mile to Hixon.Over the four days, officers issued 151 tickets for a number of violations including distracted driving, defective vehicles, vehicle restraints and 106 speeding tickets.Officers im...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - B.C. Highway Patrol (BCHP) is appealing to the public for help solving a cold case hit-and-run that took the life of a South Cariboo resident.The incident took place in the wee hours of Saturday, April 19, 2003 - the Saturday of Easter long weekend.At about 3:42 a.m., a truck driver came across a...

UPDATE: WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say the 43-year-old man reported missing on Aug. 19 has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this individual's identity has been removed from the article.)

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake would like the public's help finding a wanted man.Braedon Laceese, 20, is wanted on an outstanding warrant for assault.Description:Indigenous5'11" tall181 lbsBlack, shoulder-length hairBrown eyesAnyone who knows where Braedon Laceese may be is asked not to approach him, ...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are investigating an early morning break-in and assault in Williams Lake. At around 1:17 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 15), Williams Lake RCMP say officers were called to a home on Carson Drive where it was reported that three men carrying machetes entered. "Police immediately responded and called...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) is set to open in Williams Lake in early 2025. Interior Health says the Willams Lake UPCC at 47 Cameron St. will provide urgent and episodic primary care seven days a week, including statutory holidays, when fully operational. In a news release issued Th...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say they have received two separate reports in as many days where individuals have been scammed out of thousands of dollars. In a news release issued Wednesday (Aug. 14), RCMP say the victims were contacted online from a company called High Growth Video Media. After being told t...

The evacuation order issued in the Chilcotin Confluence South area that was issued on Aug. 4 was rescinded on Wednesday (Aug. 14) afternoon.Residents may return to the area, according to a media release from the Cariboo Regional District. Landslide and river assessment is continuous and ongoing in the area. Residents a...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the second time in three days, the emergency department in 100 Mile House will be temporarily closed. In a news release, Interior Health says the emergency department at 100 Mile District General Hospital will be unavailable Wednesday (Aug. 14) from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. due to "limited...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - An emergency department in the Cariboo will be closed overnight Sunday (Aug. 11). In a news release late Sunday afternoon, Interior Health says the emergency department at 100 Mile District General Hospital will be temporarily closed from 7:00 p.m. Sunday to 7:00 a.m. Monday due to "limited ...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake First Nation says two and possibly three Indigenous cultural heritage sites sustained extensive damage when a torrent of water breached a landslide that had blocked the Chilcotin River in British Columbia's central Interior. The nation says two of the sites were located along the...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's emergency management ministry says water is expected to start moving over the top of the massive landslide site currently blocking the Chilcotin River within hours. The ministry says in a statement area modelling suggests water is expected to start moving over-top of the landslide site lat...