Premier Christy Clark has issued the following statement following an explosion in Boston: “Our immediate thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those killed and injured by today’s terrible explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. “While we don’t have full details, it’s clear that first responders are to be commended […]

Nelson Police said a distraught woman contemplating life tied up commuter traffic on the Nelson Bridge Sunday evening for the better part of an hour. Nelson Police received a call at approximately 7:18 p.m. a 23-year-old female was attempting to climb to the top of the Orange Bridge. Officers rushed to the scene to find […]

Nelson RCMP is requesting the assistance of the public to identify those responsible for damaging several signs on Highway 6 between Crescent Valley and Slocan Park in the early morning hours of March 23 (Saturday).   Sometime overnight between (Friday) March 22 and (Saturday) March 23, someone drove a vehicle into the ditches and over […]

Camp Tweedsmuir has once again been the victim of senseless vandalism, according to property manager Heather Hamer. “Probably, cost-wise, we’re looking at almost $1,000 damage,” she said, referring to a camp in Fruitvale owned by Scouts Canada (but used by church groups, cadets, and a variety of other community organizations). “They sent some picnic tables […]

Nelson Police is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a thief that broken into the Bogustown Liquor Store last week, taking multiple bottles of hard alcohol before exiting the premises. The incident happened shortly after the liquor store located in the 700 block of Nelson Avenue in Fairview district closed for the night, at […]

The latest scam affecting many Canadians has popped up in the East Kootenays. RCMP in Kimberley and Cranbrook have received reports from residents that have been locked out of their computer. The scammers send a pop-up message which often has a photo of the owner, taken by their own computer, stating that their computer has […]

RCMP have two people in custody after the quiet Bavarian town of Kimberley got a taste of life in the big city witih a shooting Thursday (April 4). The incident happened at approximately 11 p.m. Thursday when RCMP received a report of shot fired at a residence in a drive-by shooting that occurred on Archibald […]

Kaslo RCMP Cpl. Shaun Begg says yet more of the property stolen during Break and Enters involving 4 unoccupied buildings in the Johnson’s Landing slide area has shown up, this time on the front steps of a local church. Other property, believed to have been stolen from residences in an area still deemed to be […]

It was more than just a loud car crash on the television that startled a Nelson family recently (Sunday, March 24) said Nelson Police Sargent Paul Bayes. The family experienced a sudden jolt when a car crashed into the house at approximately 8:30 p.m. During the investigation the homeowner found a car resting against the […]

The BC Coroners Service confirmed identity of deceased male found last month near the mouth of Cottonwood Creekin Nelson as 27-year-old Seron Capell Beattie. Nelson Police Chief Constable Wayne Holland said Beattie was from the Kootenay region and had been in Nelson for only a few days. The Coroners Service and Nelson City Police continue […]