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Summer safety reminders from the BC Coroners Service
The summer months have arrived and the BC Coroners Service is reminding people throughout the province to put safety first when planning warm-weather activities. The BC Coroners Service is investigating a number of fatalities related to outdoor activities between March 1 and May 31, 2026, including hiking/climbing, dro...
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FRAUD FRIDAYS: QR Code Scams (Parking, Menus, Payments)
As the number of frauds and scams continues to grow in the Nicola Valley, Merritt & Nicola Valley Crime Stoppers, and Q101 are teaming up to present Fraud Fridays, a feature designed to inform those in the community of the dangers of fraud, what they should look for, and what to do if they are a victim of fraud. Ma...
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UPDATE: B.C. Review Board grants conditional discharge for Merritt child killer Allan Schoenborn
UPDATE: A B.C. Review Board has granted a conditional discharge to Allan Schoenborn, who killed his three children at a Merritt home in 2008. In rendering its decision, the Review Board stated that Schoenborn must attend a psychiatric clinic for treatment and stay at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam if or...
Jun 04, 2026
RCMP seize drugs and weapons from Merritt home after gun threat
A reported gun threat led to a drug bust in Merritt Tuesday (June 2). Merritt RCMP say they responded to a report of threats involving a firearm although a specific time was not provided in a news release issued Wednesday. Police were told the suspect fled to a home in the 2100-block of Quilchena Avenue before officers...
Jun 03, 2026
Driver and passenger seriously injured in Merritt motorcycle crash
Two people were sent to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops with serious injuries following a motorcycle crash in Merritt. Merritt RCMP say officers responded to a stretch of Voght Street at around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday (June 2). According to RCMP, the motorcycle was travelling eastbound on Voght Street when the driver accel...
Jun 03, 2026
