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Kamloops teen helps ‘frozen puddle goalie’ achieve dream

KAMLOOPS – When Bailey Monteith heard the story about an Abbotsford boy’s dream of playing hockey he stepped up to help. The 14-year-old goalie from Kamloops created a fundraising campaign online to help Markus Stewart’s family pay for goalie equipment and the hockey fees so he could play. Stewart’s plight grabbed the Internet’s attention when...

Plane from Kamloops makes emergency landing at Kelowna Airport

KELOWNA – A passenger plane bound for Calgary from Kamloops yesterday afternoon was forced to make an emergency landing at the Kelowna Airport. Firefighters from halls in Kelowna and Lake Country were called to the airport at about 3:03 p.m., Jan. 9. An Air Canada Dash-8 with 65 people on board landed with only one...

Kamloops Judge says more jail won’t help repeat offender

KAMLOOPS - A homeless man who used a different name to escape his troubles and criminal history got another chance at rehabilitation today after his lawyer and a judge agreed jail wasn’t going to help him. In Kamloops Supreme Court today, Jan. 8, Eric Bradley Charlie's lawyer argued Charlie's continuous life of crime would not...

UPDATE: Suspect identified after theft from firefighters’ charity

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops firefighter took it upon himself to locate a man he suspects of stealing from a warehouse full of donated items heading to the less fortunate in Nicaragua and says he managed to convince him to talk to police.  Kamloops Fire Rescue firefighter David Sakaki, who regularly makes volunteer trips abroad to...

Kamloops Search and Rescue nearly doubles volunteer base after memorable year

KAMLOOPS - With a wide variety of calls, including some that did not end well, it was a memorable year for local search and rescue volunteers, and with 22 new recruits now in training, 2016 is also shaping up to be a memorable year. Last year Kamloops Search and Rescue was called out on about...

Teen appealing to public as she searches for mother in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - A teenaged girl has turned to social media in hopes of gaining more details about her biological mother as she plans to travel to Kamloops in search of her. Katrina Ladouceur, 17, says she only has sparse knowledge of who her mother is and says she’s been searching for clues since she was...

Missing and murdered indigenous women, girls to be recognized, honoured in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - In recognition of missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls, the B.C. Native Womens' Association plans to host a red ribbon awareness campaign later this month. On Jan. 15, the association will host a brief ceremony to tie the first red ribbon, followed by a song and prayer. A location for the 10:15 a.m....

Man arrested after pepper spraying Rayleigh homeowner, stealing truck

KAMLOOPS - One suspect is in custody after he allegedly stole a pickup truck before pepper spraying a home owner in Rayleigh today, Jan. 6. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for Kamloops RCMP, says police received a report around 7 a.m. about a Dodge pickup truck stolen from a location on Royal Avenue overnight. Shortly...

Stolen truck was involved in hit and run, police still looking for suspects

KAMLOOPS - Police are still looking for suspects involved in two vehicle thefts after one of the stolen vehicles was involved in a hit and run yesterday afternoon. The rural RCMP detachment received a report of a stolen Chevrolet pickup truck from the Cherry Creek area around 4 p.m. yesterday, Jan. 5, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson...

UPDATE: Truck involved in Kamloops hit and run located

KAMLOOPS - One driver is in hospital and officers were searching for the driver of another vehicle that left the scene of the collision in Sahali late this afternoon. The collision occurred near Summit Drive and Waddington Drive in Upper Sahali today, Jan. 5. RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Darren Michels says a male driver is in...

Victim of Westsyde Road fatal crash named

KAMLOOPS - The woman who died yesterday when the vehicle she was driving crossed the centre line of Westsyde Road and collided with an oncoming vehicle has been identified. Carmela Nicole DeCicco, 32, was found deceased at the scene, according to a release from regional coroner Larry Marzinzik, however the morning after the accident Cpl. Cheryl...

Westsyde Road collision claims life of 32-year-old Kamloops woman

KAMLOOPS - Slippery winter road conditions led to a fatal collision on Westsyde Road last night. Two vehicles collided in the 1700 block of the road around 8 p.m. yesterday, Jan. 4, according to Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush. A vehicle travelling towards Kamloops lost control on a curve and crossed over into the...

Government officials examining diesel spill at Kamloops rail yard

KAMLOOPS - Officials from Transport Canada are investigating a diesel spill at a local rail yard that occurred on Christmas Day. Approximately 8,000 litres of diesel spilled in the CN rail yard during a fuel transfer from a railcar to a truck on Dec. 25, according to company spokesperson Kate Fenske. David Karn, media relations...