Thompson-Nicola Regional District communications manager Colton Davies is asking for more vigilance and patience from residents on evacuation orders and alerts, with an ominous forecast threatening the region. "It's really sort of a perfect storm for what you don't want to see for the weather," Davies said. &...

Interior Health has issued a toxic drug alert for the city of Merritt and surrounding area. The health authority is warning those who use that a certain strain of the substance known as "down", "dope", tranquil" and "fentanyl" circulating in the area may have been responsible for sev...

If you were driving a tractor-trailer and saw a white pickup truck crash off the Coquihalla on July 30, you have important information and police need to speak with you. On July 30, at about 2:15 p.m., BC Highway Patrol was called to a collision on Highway #5 northbound near Exit 286 just south of Merritt. When police ...

For the second time this racing season, officials with the Merritt Speedway have been forced to cancel racing scheduled for this weekend due to the ongoing wildfire situation in the Nicola Valley and the extremely dry conditions throughout the region. In a statement posted online August 18, the association announced th...