Jessica Wallace

Kamloops property values are slightly up this year after the first decline in over a decade in 2012. "You never know if that's the start of a trend," said Graham Held, deputy assessor for B.C. Assessment in Kamloops. "In this case it wasn't." B.C. Assessment has issued 2013 property assessments for over 34,000 Kamloops properties...

A man suspected of three robberies in the Okanagan is in custody after ramming into a police cruiser in a stolen vehicle on New Years Day in Kamloops. Police responded to reports about 10 p.m. last night when a man was seen smashing vehicle windows with a baseball bat in Sahali. The man tried to...

Stepping out on the street, you look before you move. You're on a mission, there for a purpose and extra careful. Multiple zombie-like people swinging there arms and yelling incomprehensible slurs approach. You recognize some of them, shells of people you once knew - but they're different now. You ignore them because you're there to...

With 2012 winding down, the countdown begins - to make the right New Year's Eve plans. There are a wide range of events, from dancing to mini getaways to family events in the Kamloops area for everyone to celebrate the end of 2012. Hoodoos restaurant at Sun Rivers golf course is offering an intimate venue...

The coordinators for Bike to Work Week are hoping a good idea won't go to waste after council rejected their funding request for a waste management intiative. James Gordon and Marcia Dick presented the idea last week. The proposed free community event, called the Zero Waste Challenge, would span across the month of October in...

A 26-year-old-man known to police was taken into custody after a standoff with RCMP this afternoon in downtown Kamloops. "He was distraught and was threatening to harm himself," says RCMP spokesperson, Staff Sgt. Grant Learned. "He had in his possession, we were told, a syringe… threatening to inject himself." The man was visiting a lady acquaintance...

Holiday customs are constantly changing and Boxing Day is no exception. While some people still opt for waking up in the wee hours of the morning on Dec. 26 for some of the best deals of the year, online shopping has become a popular Boxing Day shopping option. For tech-savy shoppers, online shopping is a...

While some people enjoyed Christmas with their families, some merely sought shelter. "Right now we're at capacity," said Jacquie Brand, program coordinator for the Y Women's Emergency Shelter. The two shelters rely on monetary and in-kind donations around the holidays, requiring around 95 per cent of their funding to come from the public at this...

The Christmas season is known as the season of giving. While iPads and video games are on many minds during the holiday season, the Kamloops Volunteer Society is asking residents to give a different gift this year - time. "(Volunteering) is very rewarding," said Robert McKinnon, the society's community programs coordinator. McKinnon facilitates organizations with...

The Idle No More campaign is expected to stop in Kamloops this week. First Nations groups and environmentalists are rallying in opposition of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Bill C-45 that, among other things, would make changes to land management on aboriginal reserves. A rally is expected in Kamloops Friday, Dec. 21. Over 200 people have confirmed...

RCMP are searching for a 15-year-old Kamloops girl who has been missing since Dec. 7. RCMP said Sarah Lynne Robinson leads a high-risk lifestyle and has left home before. While this is the longest she has been away, police believe she may be staying with people she knows or resorted to living on the street....

Kamloops RCMP have released a surveillance photo of 16-year-old C.J. Fowler hoping it will trigger the memory of anyone who saw her before she was murdered two weeks ago. The video surveillance photo was taken at 2:54 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 at Royal Inland Hospital. The image shows Fowler wearing blue jeans, a pink tank-top, a...

There's controversy over whether a viral end of the world party in Kamloops circlulating on Facebook since 2009 will actually happen. The online event page lists about 14,000 confirmed attendees, another 3,700 who may attend and roughly another 5,500 who have been invited. Kamloops RCMP are saying it won't happen and aren't making it a...

A Kamloops councillor is not happy with the way the city is handling its debt, but found himself powerless to do anything about it. Councillors approved a $3.3 million expansion of Juniper's Highland Road Tuesday and another $2.4 million is expected to be approved to upgrade lighting along the North Shore's Tranquille Road. While Coun....

Kamloops RCMP responded to 22 calls for motor vehicle incidents between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. yesterday after a heavy snowfall in Kamloops. "That's substantially more than normal," said RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt. Grant Learned. He said 13 of the calls came before 3 p.m. when snowfall was the heaviest. "To have that type of...