News Items tag as: KMMAR0215

Signature look leads to arson conviction
March 02, 2015 - 7:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – The video evidence may have been grainy, but it was an accused man’s white Stetson cowboy hat that turned his arson charge into a conviction.

Kamloops Provincial Court Judge Stephen Harrison convicted Mannie Shaw Stewart of arson damaging the McCracken Station Pub’s property after reviewing video evidence of the event and hearing from two witnesses who recognized the accused.
Court hears boat was travelling at 'killing speed' before crash on Shuswap Lake
March 02, 2015 - 7:29 PM

KAMLOOPS - A speedboat was travelling at "killing speed" before a fatal nighttime crash with a houseboat on Shuswap Lake in 2010, a trial has heard.
Another showing of northern lights possible Monday
March 02, 2015 - 4:29 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The adventurous and the lucky were able to get a glimpse of the northern lights this weekend but there is still a chance of seeing them again tonight and this time Mother Nature might be a bit more cooperative.
Elementary schools vandalized in Aberdeen neighbourhood
March 02, 2015 - 2:27 PM

KAMLOOPS – The weather has warmed and with it has come an upswing in vandalism, most recently at two South Shore elementary schools.

School District 73 Facilities Manager Art McDonald says Pacific Way Elementary and Aberdeen Elementary schools both had windows broken last week.

“It’s nothing out of the ordinary,” he notes. “It’s weather-dependent. We don’t get as much when it’s minus 30 degrees out.
Prescribed burns planned for Kenna Cartwright Park
March 02, 2015 - 11:15 AM

KAMLOOPS - Expect to see smoke in the air later this month as the city works to protect our large urban nature park from a potentially catastrophic fire.
Family of Clearwater homicide victim takes custody battle public
March 02, 2015 - 10:29 AM

"WE LOVE THEM MORE THAN I CAN EVEN PUT INTO WORDS."
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
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Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: KMMAR0215

Signature look leads to arson conviction

Court hears boat was travelling at 'killing speed' before crash on Shuswap Lake

Another showing of northern lights possible Monday

Elementary schools vandalized in Aberdeen neighbourhood

Prescribed burns planned for Kenna Cartwright Park

Family of Clearwater homicide victim takes custody battle public

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