Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops RCMP arrest man, seize BB-gun after firearm call
KAMLOOPS - RCMP swarmed a busy Kamloops North Shore shopping area Wednesday evening (July 13) after a gun complaint.Officers received a report of a man with a gun in the 700-block of Fortune Drive at ...
Jul 14, 2022
Property crime driving a busier first half of 2022 for Kamloops Mounties
KAMLOOPS - As the population of Kamloops increases, so, too, has the file count for the RCMP. Since the beginning of this year the detachment has seen an 8-to-10 per cent increase in the number of fil...
Jul 14, 2022
City unveils new audio walking tour to promote Kamloops' history and sustainability
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops in collaboration with Transition Kamloops is launching a new initiative to help people get well-informed about the area while focusing on sustainability.Through the wal...
Jul 14, 2022
Interface fire ignites near Inks Lake Road south of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (3:50 p.m.): Kamloops Fire Rescue says the fire is now under control.KFR crews and Bc forest service are fighting an interface fire off inks lake road. Fire is under control.— ...
Jul 14, 2022
Kamloopa Powwow organizers apologize after identity-based event rules spark outrage
TK'EMLUPS - Organizers of a popular powwow in Kamloops, B.C. have issued their "sincerest apologies" after the event rules posted to their Facebook page sparked significant public outrage. According t...
Jul 14, 2022
Wildfire breaks out just west of Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - UPDATE (4:35 p.m.): The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) has confirmed that the fire ignited at 12:45 pm (July 14), and has now grown to 25 hectares.Rob Schweitzer, director, Fire Centre Op...
Jul 14, 2022
Kamloops loses seven more lives due to illicit drugs in May; on pace to break yearly record in 2022
KAMLOOPS - Seven more illicit drug deaths were recorded in Kamloops in May, 2022.According to the latest preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, Kamloops still has the fifth-most illicit drug dea...
Jul 14, 2022
Kamloops man reaches World Series of Poker main event final table
LAS VEGAS - A Kamloops man has reached the final table in the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas.Aaron Duczak is one of ten players who remain at the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Wor...
Jul 14, 2022
Kamloops RCMP searching for three suspects in downtown robbery
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are searching for a trio of suspects after a woman reported she was robbed downtown last week.Police say the woman was walking to her vehicle on Victoria Street between Fourth...
Jul 14, 2022
Kamloops boat launches to re-open as City winds down flood protection
KAMLOOPS - After a month-plus closure, the City of Kamloops announced its boat launches on the Thompson River will re-open to the public Friday (July 15).In a news release, the City says the move is d...
Jul 14, 2022
