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Guns, stolen side-by-side abandoned near bike path in Kootenays

Guns, stolen side-by-side abandoned near bike path in Kootenays

Trail May 24, 2023 / 3:48 pm

Police are investigating after a cache of firearms were found inside an abandoned side-by-side ATV in the Kootenays. RCMP say they were called on May 11 at...

Controlled burn planned for east of Christina Lake

Controlled burn planned for east of Christina Lake

Christina Lake May 10, 2023 / 2:11 pm

The BC Wildfire Service is planning a controlled burn east of Christina Lake. The agency says 44 hectares will be burned 10 kilometres east of the community,...

Evacuation alert issued for 892 properties in Salmo and surrounding area

Evacuation alert issued for 892 properties in Salmo and surrounding area

Salmo May 5, 2023 / 3:26 pm

An evacuation alert has been issued for 892 properties in Salmo and surrounding areas Friday afternoon. At 3 p.m., the Regional District of Central Kootenay...

Quebec man handed 6-year jail sentence for shooting at officers near Trail hospital

Quebec man handed 6-year jail sentence for shooting at officers near Trail hospital

Trail Apr 26, 2023 / 3:11 pm

A man was handed a six-year jail sentence earlier this week for shooting at police officers outside of a Trail ambulance station last fall, but he avoided an...

One dead in Highway 3 crash near Christina Lake

One dead in Highway 3 crash near Christina Lake

Christina Lake Apr 21, 2023 / 3:16 pm

One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash overnight on Highway 3 near Christina Lake. Police say they were called to the crash at 12:30 a.m. on Friday...

Nakusp caribou pen safely receives moms-to-be

Nakusp caribou pen safely receives moms-to-be

Nakusp Apr 21, 2023 / 11:27 am

Thirteen members of an endangered caribou herd – and the last survivor of a now-extinct one – were safely captured and moved to a maternity pen near...

RCMP arrest man who ran Hwy 3 roadblock caused by mudslide

RCMP arrest man who ran Hwy 3 roadblock caused by mudslide

Christina Lake Apr 17, 2023 / 1:49 pm

A driver was arrested at his Christina Lake home after he ran a Highway 3 roadblock that was the result of a mudslide. Grand Forks RCMP says they received a...

Police gang squad unit makes bust in Kootenays

Police gang squad unit makes bust in Kootenays

Fruitvale Apr 13, 2023 / 12:55 pm

B.C.’s police gang unit made a trip to the Kootenays earlier this month to make a significant weapons bust. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit...

Highway 3 partially reopened following Tuesday mudslide

Highway 3 partially reopened following Tuesday mudslide

Christina Lake Apr 12, 2023 / 1:07 pm

Highway 3 near Christina Lake has been partially reopened following a mudslide Tuesday evening. The slide crossed the main highway about 10 kilometres east of...

'Miscarriage of justice': Cranbrook toddler's death conviction quashed

'Miscarriage of justice': Cranbrook toddler's death conviction quashed

Cranbrook Apr 12, 2023 / 12:27 pm

B.C.’s Court of Appeal has set aside the conviction of a woman who pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing the death of a 19-month-old child left in...

Mudslide causes overnight closure of Highway 3 near Christina Lake

Mudslide causes overnight closure of Highway 3 near Christina Lake

Christina Lake Apr 11, 2023 / 7:34 pm

Highway 3 east of Christina Lake will be closed in both directions over Tuesday night after a mudslide. According to DriveBC, the slide happened between East...

Woman dumped at Kootenay hospital with gunshot wound to head

Woman dumped at Kootenay hospital with gunshot wound to head

Trail Mar 29, 2023 / 12:50 pm

Police in the Kootenays say they arrested a man for attempted murder on Monday after a shooting victim was dropped off at a local hospital. A 33-year-old...

Interior Health suspends third-party home care contracts, leaves families worried

Interior Health suspends third-party home care contracts, leaves families worried

Trail Mar 27, 2023 / 7:00 pm

UPDATE 12:30 p.m. Boyes disputes Interior Health's interpretation of how things unfolded. "At no time did I, or anyone associated with my company, have...

Threats, online intimidation resulting in postponement of Drag Storytime treated as suspected hate-motivated incidents — NPD

Threats, online intimidation resulting in postponement of Drag Storytime treated as suspected hate-motivated incidents — NPD

Nelson Mar 23, 2023 / 10:46 am

Nelson Police said Tuesday the department is stepping up investigations following the recent postponement of the 'Drag Storytime Children’s...

Trial resumes for man charged in death of off-duty police officer in Kootenays

Trial resumes for man charged in death of off-duty police officer in Kootenays

Nelson Mar 21, 2023 / 5:26 pm

A trial resumed Tuesday for a man charged with manslaughter in the death of an off-duty Abbotsford police officer. Alex Willness, 28, is charged in the death of...

Poison suspected in pair of dog deaths in Trail, B.C.

Poison suspected in pair of dog deaths in Trail, B.C.

Trail Mar 21, 2023 / 4:33 pm

Trail RCMP say two dogs from separate families have died after they were poisoned. The dogs were neighbours to each other along the 4000 block of Casino Road in...

Airline ends Vancouver-Cranbrook route due to staffing shortage

Airline ends Vancouver-Cranbrook route due to staffing shortage

Cranbrook Mar 14, 2023 / 2:27 pm

Pacific Coastal Airlines has announced it will end its route between Vancouver and Cranbrook due to a staffing shortage. The regional airline has been flying...

Kootenay driver caught with beer in hand, 100 empties in back seat

Kootenay driver caught with beer in hand, 100 empties in back seat

Fruitvale Mar 7, 2023 / 2:42 pm

A Kootenay man’s road beer caught the attention of police over the weekend. RCMP officers in Fruitvale spotted a man leaving a licensed establishment...

Nelson police officers face discipline after racism allegations substantiated

Nelson police officers face discipline after racism allegations substantiated

Nelson Mar 1, 2023 / 3:00 pm

A multi-year investigation into allegations of racism against current and former Nelson police officers has substantiated some of the claims, leading to...

Trail man arrested after victim shot in face with BB gun

Trail man arrested after victim shot in face with BB gun

Trail Feb 28, 2023 / 5:00 pm

One suspect is in custody after a man was shot in the face with a BB gun Tuesday morning in Trail. Police in Trail say they responded to a report of a man who...