News Items tag as: Kamloops fire Boater attempts to extinguish blaze before fire crews arrive July 29, 2017 - 6:55 PM KAMLOOPS - Lorrie Jane Arnott and friends were out on the Thompson River this afternoon, July 29, when they saw signs of a wildfire off Shuswap Road. Displaced Kamloops family looks to donations for support after boxing day fire December 28, 2015 - 4:30 PM KAMLOOPS - A bit of smoke in a closet turned into a Boxing Day nightmare for a family of four living in the Brocklehurst neighbourhood, but thankfully some support is rolling in to help them rebuild their home. Kamloops couple still searching for furry family member that escaped house fire September 18, 2015 - 9:00 PM KAMLOOPS - A dog that escaped the flames that tore through a family home in Barnhartvale nearly a month ago is still missing. More ... McDONALD: Pipeline furor pits provinces, families against one another OPINION My first experience with the so-called Alberta Advantage was as a high school dropout in the late 1970s. I was born and raised in Edmonton, yet remained largely unaware of the oil industry and how it hel EDITORIAL CARTOON Top News Heads up drivers: Highway 97 at Stickle Road construction set to start VERNON - Changes are coming to a busy Vernon intersection. Road work will start on Highway 97 at Stickle Road in either late April or early April 20, 2018 3:30 PM Israeli fire in new Gaza border protest kills 4 Palestinians GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Israeli soldiers firing Friday from across a border fence killed four Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy, and April 20, 2018 2:30 PM Leak crackdown talk yields rare Comey, Trump agreement WASHINGTON - James Comey and President Donald Trump seem to disagree on most everything, but the ex-FBI director's memos show consensus on at April 20, 2018 1:00 PM 18-year-old hitchhiker from Vernon missing VERNON – An 18-year-old Vernon woman has been missing for a week. Vernon RCMP say Aislynn Hanson was last seen, April 13, and despite April 20, 2018 12:35 PM BACON SHOOTING TRIAL: Guilty pleas expected next month KELOWNA – The three men accused of a daytime drive-by murder in downtown Kelowna seven years ago are expected to plead guilty next month. April 20, 2018 12:16 PM Tweets by @infonewsvernon