Jessica Wallace

By Jessica Wallace After the surprising snowfall yesterday, it may seem farfetched to look ahead at summer activities, but it is time to look forward to sunnier days. Submissions for a local outdoor arts showcase held every summer are due on Saturday. Art in the Park, an annual downtown Kamloops event, will be held July...

By Jessica Wallace With Yves Lacasse finishing his final days as Kamloops RCMP's top cop, the detachment is looking for his replacement. A job posting for the superintendent position was posted internally last week across the country to find a qualified successor. "It's going to be up for three more weeks," said RCMP Const. Bernie...

By Jessica Wallace RCMP believe a man wanted for arrest on sex-related charges may be in the Kamloops area. Terrace RCMP are searching for 49-year-old Melvin Tourond, who also goes by the alias Richard Lincoln. Tourond is wanted on a warrant for his arrest for charges of sexual interference, sexual assault and possession of child...

By Jessica Wallace While it has been sunny and warm in Kamloops as of late, residents who put away their snow shovels during spring cleaning may have done so prematurely. Kamloops residents awoke this morning to a surprising amount of the fluffy white stuff. But before all hopes of sunnier days are gone, Environment Canada...

Kamloops movie buffs looking to get out of the house may want to check out some Canadian and international films this week at the 17th annual Kamloops Film Festival. A variety of films, typically less conventional and less popular than mainstream films, are shown every day at the Paramount Theatre downtown Kamloops with prizes to...

By Jessica Wallace A jury trial for two men stemming from an alleged bar fight was delayed in B.C Supreme Court today after administrative errors by Crown counsel. Trial by jury for Jean-Claude A. Auger and Brian W. Tweedhope was expected to begin today, however a proposed amendment of the charges postponed it to an...

The victim of a fatal bus crash near Cache Creek last week has been identified by B.C. Coroners Service. He was Allen Edward Power, 24, from Sorrento. Power was the driver of a vehicle in a collision with a chartered bus in the afternoon of March 1 on Highway 1, about 15 minutes outside of...

A car accident in Westsyde this morning has sent one man to hospital and his vehicle for a mechanical inspection. A 44-year-old man was trapped inside his vehicle after veering off the road and crashing into a parked mini-van listed for sale. The man was driving a 1997 Pontiac Sunfire heading north on the 4400...

RCMP are asking for public help in apprehending the suspect of an attempted break and enter from last night. A Kamloops resident heard the doorbell to his Mesa Estates home off Springhill Drive ring several times at about 8 p.m. Wednesday. The rings were followed by a loud bang at the side door leading into...

RCMP are investigating the death of a semi-truck driver who's body was recovered after the vehicle submerged into Shuswap Lake on Tuesday night. Media sources report the male driver is believed to have drowned after a dive team discovered his body in the lake near the cab of the semi truck. Police were alerted of...

Kamloops recently became one of three locations in the province to enact First Nations court. As of Monday, the Ckucwentn First Nations Court joins those alike in New Westminster and North Vancouver with a unique healing approach for aboriginal offenders. This court is reserved for those who self-identify as Aboriginal and are pleading guilty or...