Glynn Brothen
Firefighters turning up the heat on calendar sales for the holidays
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Firefighters Charitable Society has met nearly half of its goal for calendar sales and the plan is to increase sale opportunities before the holidays. "We've sold roughly 900 calendars and made over $18,000," firefighter and 'Mr. February' Chris Davies says adding the goal is to sell 2,000 calendars. One-hundred per cent of...
Name of deceased inmate released
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Coroners Service has released the name of a 20-year-old Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre inmate found dead in his cell during a morning check November 10. He was Dylan Levi Judd, originally from Ontario. Judd was found unresponsive and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The investigation into Judd's death is ongoing....
Homeless man’s tent goes up in flames on North Shore
KAMLOOPS – Firefighters quickly knocked down a tent fire on the beach behind the Riverside Gardens apartment building on the North Shore. One Kamloops Fire Rescue fire truck responded to the incident. Assistant Chief Steve Kilmartin says no one was hurt. Kilmore says a witness at the scene said the tent, which was engulfed in...
Faulty alarm leads to high school evacuation
KAMLOOPS - Students at South Kamloops Secondary were evacuated around 11 a.m. this morning due to a faulty fire alarm. "It was faulty pull station," Assistant Chief Steve Kilmartin said adding no one pulled the alarm. "the electrician already fixed it." To get out of the cold, students were transferred to a separate building. To...
There’s still time to make bail in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There's still time to bail out those who are fundraising for the United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo in Kamloops. Several community players, after being arrested by RCMP members earlier today, are currently being held at a makeshift jail at the Tournament Capital Centre at Thompson Rivers University while they wait for someone to...
Accused in home invasion released on bail
KAMLOOPS – One of the accused charged in a North Shore home invasion was released on bail Monday afternoon. Kamloops Provincial Court Judge Len Marchand released Jason Joseph Robertson on a $100,000 bail on the conditions that he not contact any resident of the home and be available to his probation officer. Robertson and Steven...
Kamloops actor credited on Anthony Hopkins film
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Kamloops residents can expect to see a familiar face in the latest Hollywood picture filming in the Okanagan. Local actor Dennis Cound garnered a small credit as the “sleepy man” in Go With Me – a suspense movie being filmed in Vernon and Enderby among other locations. Anthony Hopkins and Julia Stiles are...
Joint effort to aid mental health clients continues in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The mental health crisis program, a joint service from the Kamloops RCMP and Interior Health Authority, has been renewed for the next four years. After being deemed a priority, Car 40 received an additional officer to its evening watch to respond to emergency calls from those who may be having a mental health...
Charges laid in Kamloops home invasion
KAMLOOPS - Two suspects have been charged with break and enter and forcible confinement in connection to a home invasion in Kamloops in March. Steven John Insua and Jason Joseph Robertson made an appearance in Kamloops court Thursday morning. The two men are accused of holding the people living in the home in the 700 block...
Catholic schools closed in Kamloops Friday
KAMLOOPS - St. Ann's Academy and Our Lady of Perpetual Help catholic schools will be closed Friday in memorium of a deceased music teacher. Robert Petersen died in hospital after a vehicle turned in front of his bicycle last Saturday. At 11 a.m. family, friends and students of Petersen's will attend his funeral mass Friday...
Pedestrian hit while crossing the street downtown
KAMLOOPS - A female pedestrian was struck by a male driver while she was crossing 3 Avenue and Columbia in the crosswalk around 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. The 74-year-old male driver was turning left when the 43-year-old woman was struck according to an RCMP press release. The woman was taken to Royal Inland Hospital across...
Inmate found dead during morning checks at Kamloops prison
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Coroner investigators are following up on the death of an inmate at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre which occurred last Monday, November 10. "It's still very preliminary," spokesperson for the B.C. Coroners Service, Barb McLintock said. The male was found deceased when staff conducted a morning cell check. More to come. To contact...
Name of deceased cyclist confirmed
KAMLOOPS - Sources have confirmed with InfoNews Monday morning the cyclist who died in hospital after hitting a vehicle on Springhill Drive Saturday afternoon was Robert Petersen. Petersen was a music teacher at St. Ann's Academy and at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic school. Around 3 p.m. he struck a southbound Ford Escape that...
Kamloops woman finally gets her wallet back—after 30 years
KAMLOOPS – An 81-year-old Kamloops woman had her wallet returned to her after it was stolen from her in the 1970s. A park ranger found the woman’s wallet in Ucluelet where the woman travelled decades ago. Identification was still in the wallet but the $100 left in it was gone. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson...
Ten break-and-enters in Sahali and Aberdeen overnight, RCMP searching for suspects
KAMLOOPS – The RCMP is investigating and tracking suspects after ten break-and-enter cases that occurred in Sahali and Aberdeen during the early Friday morning hours. A stolen white F350 pickup truck was involved in the case Cpl. Cheryl Bush said in a media release. It was later recovered in the Rogers Way area. Bush said...