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Wildfire forces evacuation of First Nation near Cranbrook

Wildfire forces evacuation of First Nation near Cranbrook

Cranbrook Jul 17, 2023 / 4:30 pm

A quickly growing wildfire has forced the evacuation of a Cranbrook-area First Nation. The St. Mary’s River wildfire is burning on the Kootenay River IR...

Kootenay predator who molested 'street-involved' foster child jailed 5 years

Kootenay predator who molested 'street-involved' foster child jailed 5 years

Nelson Jul 13, 2023 / 6:45 pm

Warning: This story includes description of the sexual assault of a child. Discretion is advised. A Kootenay man who molested a "street-involved"...

Inquest into 2015 RCMP shooting death of Kootenay man announced

Inquest into 2015 RCMP shooting death of Kootenay man announced

Castlegar Jul 7, 2023 / 12:38 pm

The BC Coroners Service has announced an inquest into the death of Waylon Jesse Edey, who died in the custody of a Mountie in Castlegar on Jan. 25, 2015....

Man could be charged for being too drunk in canoe on Christina Lake

Man could be charged for being too drunk in canoe on Christina Lake

Christina Lake Jul 4, 2023 / 2:56 pm

A man is being investigated for impaired operation of a vessel after creating a scene while drunk in a canoe on Christina Lake last week. RCMP say they were...

Judge steps aside from hearing Kaslo Home Hardware arson case

Judge steps aside from hearing Kaslo Home Hardware arson case

Kaslo Jun 29, 2023 / 2:30 pm

An out-of-town judge will be brought in to hear the case of a man charged with trying to burn down the Home Hardware in Kaslo last December. Nelson Judge Robert...

Bystanders talk woman off bridge in Trail, B.C.

Bystanders talk woman off bridge in Trail, B.C.

Trail Jun 27, 2023 / 4:21 pm

Bystanders saved the life of a suicidal woman in the Kootenays last week. The Trail RCMP says they were called on June 23 at 7:54 a.m. for a report that...

RCMP begin summer patrols in Christina Lake

RCMP begin summer patrols in Christina Lake

Christina Lake Jun 26, 2023 / 5:18 pm

RCMP say they have started patrolling Christina Lake for the summer season. This year police are taking a different approach to policing the popular summer...

Man convicted of manslaughter in death of Abbotsford police officer

Man convicted of manslaughter in death of Abbotsford police officer

Nelson Jun 26, 2023 / 3:36 pm

A man has been found guilty of manslaughter in the death of an off-duty Abbotsford police officer from a July 2020 incident on Baker Street in Nelson. Alex...

New campsites added to provincial park near Nakusp

New campsites added to provincial park near Nakusp

Nakusp Jun 23, 2023 / 2:36 pm

The provincial government has announced the addition of 39 new campsites to McDonald Creek Provincial Park south of Nakusp. The 468-hectare park is a popular...

Missing Australian woman found dead east of Kimberley

Missing Australian woman found dead east of Kimberley

Kimberley Jun 13, 2023 / 3:08 pm

It’s a sad end to the search for an Australian woman who was believed to be missing in the backcountry in the Cranbrook/Kimberley area. According to...

Community rallies around family of mother, twin daughters killed in crash

Community rallies around family of mother, twin daughters killed in crash

Cranbrook Jun 9, 2023 / 11:30 am

Nearly $65,000 has been raised to support the family of a Cranbrook mother and twin daughters who died in a head-on crash with a logging truck. Courtney...

Swimmers rescued from river rapids in Creston after being swept away

Swimmers rescued from river rapids in Creston after being swept away

Creston Jun 8, 2023 / 6:14 am

Two swimmers were rescued Wednesday from the Goat River in Creston, after being swept away in the strong current. Creston RCMP spokesperson Const. Brett Urano...

Three occupants of SUV killed after struck by logging truck last week

Three occupants of SUV killed after struck by logging truck last week

Cranbrook Jun 7, 2023 / 10:18 am

Three people were killed on Highway 3 near Cranbrook last week when a loaded logging truck crossed the highway's centre line and struck an oncoming SUV...

Salmon release celebrated at Slocan Lake

Salmon release celebrated at Slocan Lake

Slocan Jun 4, 2023 / 5:29 pm

More than 100 people gathered on the shores of Slocan Lake May 16 to witness the release of over 10,000 sockeye salmon fry. Students from the village of Slocan...

Fatal collision east of Cranbrook Thursday morning

Fatal collision east of Cranbrook Thursday morning

Cranbrook Jun 1, 2023 / 10:33 am

A serious multi-vehicle crash east of Cranbrook has left at least one person dead Thursday morning. In a brief press release, the RCMP BC Highway Patrol said...

Highway 6 open south of Slocan after vehicle fire

Highway 6 open south of Slocan after vehicle fire

Slocan May 29, 2023 / 8:57 am

UPDATE: 8:55 a.m. Highway 6 has fully reopened after a vehicle fire closed the highway early this morning south of Slocan. UPDATE: 7:30 a.m. DriveBC reports...

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...