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The lights and sirens were real, as was the bomb sniffing dog and the evacuation of the terminal at Fulton Field.

A private suffering led to a public suicide for a 36-year-old Kamloops woman. Kamloops RCMP said Monday they were called to the Peterson Creek bridge at 10:20 p.m. Sunday after . . .

A Rottweiler as depicted by Wikipedia. An 84-year-old Kamloops woman is nursing a left arm that needed 98 stitches to close up bites from wrist to elbow and the Rottweiler that attacked her is in the City pound as police and bylaws staff complete their investigation. Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned said Tuesday a 27-year-old friend of the dogs owner was looking after the female Rottweiler. He had left her outside the McDonalds on Fortune Drive Sunday afternoon when he went in to...

Theres no way William Loewen would have committed suicide or left town without telling his family, the missing mans daughter said Tuesday. Which is why Victoria Loewen is convinced her 68-year-old dad has fallen victim to a violent crime like carjacking. "My dad is not one to go and commit suicide or leave us," said Victoria. "Hes too strong for that and is the heart of this family." Loewens white 2004 Dodge Dakota was found parked in the northbound centre lane of the Overlander Bridge at about...

Catherine Martin and Keenan Warren On Monday, her 14th birthday, Catherine Martin left home and headed, her parents thought, to Brock Middle school where shes in Grade 9. But the girl never showed up in her classes. Her family realized there was trouble when she didnt arrive at home after 3 p.m. And now their family and that of Catherines boyfriend, 14-year-old Keenan Warren, are worried. Both teens have not been in contact or showed up for any of their regular activities - sc...

Given the way motorists roar along Parkcrest Avenue, its a miracle none of the four teens hit by an SUV driver was killed, parents and police said Monday. "We see people go up and down Parkcrest all the time. Its the drunken highway," said Nadia Tahara. "They dont slow down and theres kids everywhere. Theyre always on bikes, running. They are everywhere." Taharas daughter, Victoria, 12, was playing with the group of six young people about an hour before the blue Jeep ...

Selling drugs three different times to an undercover officer will cost a man 10 months in prison. Mitchell James Nesbitt, 20, pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court Monday to three counts of trafficking cocaine. The man sold drugs to undercover officers in June 2010, as well as in January and February of 2011. Nesbitt has a criminal record for breaching court orders, the judge was told. Justice Richard Blair said Nesbitt is a young man who now has a serious stain on his...

Photograph By Murray Mitchell Barricades once again bar access to the McArthur Island nature trail and at least one trap has been set following further incidents involving a mother bear and her three cubs. RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned said the barricades went up at about 2 p.m. Wednesday in an effort to keep people away from the bears, which have been spotted in the area for weeks. "People shouldnt be walking down the particular trails in the areas where t...