Police are investigating what is believed to be a murder and attempted suicide after a report of a disturbance resulted in the discovery of a woman's body and an injured male Thursday evening. On June 19 at 6:12 pm, the Lumby RCMP received a report of a disturbance at a residence on the 300 block of Trinity Valley Road near...

Nelson RCMP announced in a media release this afternoon that the body of Michael Mucha was located by Nelson Search Rescue near the north end of the Big Orange Bridge Wednesday morning. Search Rescue found the 21-year-old Nelson man in a wooded area near the bridge at 10 a.m. Wednesday (June 18). RCMP said the exact cause of...

BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit announced Monday (June 16) during a press conference in Kelowna that two men have now been arrested and charged in connection with the 2011 Blind Bay homicide of 24-year-old Nicholas (Nick) Cole Larsen. Larsen was found shortly after midnight on June 1 of 2011 after members of the...

A couple from Newfoundland are lucky to escape injury when their 1987 'Hershine' fiberglass pleasure vessel caught fire Wednesday (June 11) in the Straight of Georgia, approximately one kilometer from Gossip Island. Coast Guard and Outer Gulf Islands R.C.M.P. received the Mayday call at approximately 4 p.m. The call of a fire...

A section of the stone wall near the Nelson Courthouse took a major hit early Saturday (June 14) morning as a suspected impaired driver lost control of his vehicle before ramming into the structure. Nelson Police dispatch received multiple 9-1-1 calls at 1:45 a.m. of a single vehicle collision in front of the Nelson Courthouse....

It took police hours to prevent a very violent end to an armed stand off in Nakusp on Monday, according to RCMP Cpl Ryan Fehler.   "On June 9, the Nakusp RCMP received a report that a male attended the British Columbia Service Building in Nakusp and was damaging a vehicle with a shovel," Fehler said in a press release issude...

Police are investigating a fatal crash after a vehicle was located down an embankment Thursday afternoon during their search for three people reported to be missing in the area. Wednesday (June 11) afternoon, Lytton RCMP were alerted to a report of three missing people who were due to return from the Pasulko Lake area. An...

My name is Colin Lohrer (Son-in-law) I am here today – on behalf of my family - to support the RCMP’s efforts in determining who is responsible for this unthinkable crime. Dad was born and raised in Rossland. He was a father, grandfather and great grandfather who loved to hunt and fish and enjoy the outdoors. In his younger...

The following is a press release via Superintendent Tim Head, the acting Southeast District Officer for the BC RCMP: “We are here today to seek the public’s assistance in the on-going and active homicide investigation into the death of a Rossland man. On Thursday June 5th at approximately 11 a.m. the Trail and...

RCMP continue to investigate a suspicious death Saturday (June 7) near Oliver. Police confirm a person of interest who was taken into custody following the discovery of a body has been released. The identity of the deceased is not being released pending notification of next of kin.   Police and the BC Coroners Service continue...