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Police seek tips in Salmon Arm bank heist
SALMON ARM – Police are looking for a man who entered a Salmon Arm bank…
Refugee response team named for Thompson-Okanagan region
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A refugee response team tasked with helping Syrian refugees integrate and resettle will…
Salmon Arm curling club needs your help to recover stolen antique rock
SALMON ARM – The Salmon Arm Curling Centre has lost a piece of its history.…
Company disputes government estimate of size of possible fuel spill in Shuswap Lake
SHUSWAP – Exactly how much contaminated water — if any — seeped into Shuswap Lake…
Contaminated water believed spilled into Shuswap Lake prompts advisory
VERNON – Precautions are being taken after thousands of litres of water polluted with glue…
Irreplaceable war medals stolen from Blind Bay
BLIND BAY – A family is hoping First and Second World War medals will be…
Hefty jail term for man who rammed police cruiser, fled by kayak in Sicamous
SICAMOUS – It sounded like the quintessential Canadian crime story, but a man who fled…
Calgary man killed in crash near Salmon Arm identified
SALMON ARM – A man from Calgary has been identified as the person killed in…
High temperature records snapped across southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It was a beautiful spring-like day throughout the Thompson-Okanagan yesterday, and Environment Canada…
UPDATE: Trans Canada near Salmon Arm reopens following crash
SALMON ARM – Highway 1 has reopened near Salmon Arm after a vehicle collision this…
Search for flushed jewelry gets a happy ending in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – Dani Jacobsen couldn’t be happier to get her engagement ring and diamond…
UPDATE: Highway 1 open east of Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – The Trans Canada Highway was closed in both directions east of Salmon…
Principal praised for going above and beyond during police incident in rural Shuswap community
CANOE – Principal Shawn Weeks says he was just doing his job, but members of…
Can you help identify these men who broke into Salmon Arm pawn shop?
SALMON ARM – The owner of a Shuswap pawn shop that was broken into in…
UPDATE: Body found at Salmon Arm high school, foul play ruled out
SALMON ARM – Foul play has been ruled out in the death of a man…
Salmon Arm parents guilty of assault for spanking daughter with hockey stick, skipping rope
SALMON ARM – Two Salmon Arm parents have been found guilty of assault for disciplining…
Homeowner follows thieves, honks horn to get attention of Salmon Arm RCMP
SALMON ARM – A Salmon Arm homeowner who watched a pair of thieves make off…
Company fined in relation to industrial accident that killed Salmon Arm teen
VERNON – A Salmon Arm company has been fined for repeated, high-risk safety violations in…
First sponsored Syrian refugee arrives in Salmon Arm
SHUSWAP - They’ve got houses, furniture, dentists, backpacks and pretty much everything else a newcomer might need, and now a group of volunteers working to sponsor Syrian refugee families finally has its first arrival. A young man in his 20s arrived in Salmon Arm a couple of days ago, Salmon Arm Refugee Coalition member Brian...
Salmon Arm RCMP warn of bad driving conditions
SALMON ARM – Several close calls on slippery roads have prompted a warning for the…
Why your condo neighbours might not be allowed to smoke on their own balconies
SALMON ARM - There are strict rules in today’s world about where you can smoke and where you can’t, but as a Salmon Arm man found out through a lengthy legal battle with his strata council, there are some grey areas. Walter Peter Andrushko moved into a Salmon Arm condo for residents aged 55 and...
Charges laid against man who barricaded himself in Shuswap home, lit it on fire
SALMON ARM - A man accused of barricading himself inside a home and lighting it on fire during a bizarre episode in the Shuswap is facing criminal charges. Adolf Albert Edward Hemmerling, in his 40s, is charged with uttering threats and arson damaging property, in relation to the Dec. 20, 2015 incident. Hemmerling allegedly barricaded...
Gift of dress, community spirit, thrills Salmon Arm mother and daughter
KAMLOOPS - The mother of a young girl whose community rallied to get her a dress for the winter formal says she’s amazed by the generosity and Christmas spirit of strangers. “I am amazed and in utter shock,” Janet Perry says. “I could not believe it." Perry’s daughter Olivia Perry-Coultas, 17, is a student in...
School and seamstress spin holiday magic for Salmon Arm student
SALMON ARM - Things were looking grim when Olivia Perry-Coultas and her teachers started looking for something she could wear to the Salmon Arm Secondary winter formal dance — few things fit and time was running out. But the generosity of her community and strangers helped her feel like a princess for the special day....