Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Man arrested after reportedly breaking into North Shore business and stealing cash
KAMLOOPS - A man was arrested in connection to a break-in on the North Shore Tuesday (Aug. 23) morning.Kamloops RCMP say cash was stolen from a register in a business on the 500-block of Tranquille Ro...
Aug 25, 2022
Kamloops RCMP seize stolen van and bicycles from North Shore home
KAMLOOPS - A suspicious caravan parked on the 1200-block of 13th Street on the North Shore Wednesday (Aug. 24) morning led to police recovering stolen bicycles and a vehicle.In a news release issued W...
Aug 25, 2022
UPDATE: Missing girl found safe
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say the girl reported missing on Aug. 9 has been located and is safe.(Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this individual's ...
Aug 25, 2022
Mudslide along Highway 8 cuts off Shackan reserve
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: The Shackan Indian Band has issued an evacuation order.EARLIER: The B.C. Ministry of Transportation says a mudslide that came down across Highway 8 west of Merritt Tuesday (Aug...
Aug 24, 2022
55+ athletes injecting at least $3.5 million into Kamloops economy with no hotels rooms to be found
mmuniKAMLOOPS - Throwing the bowl and getting it close to the jack is not an easy task, but these lawn bowler are having the time of their lives in Kamloops. "Oh, this is great," said Alberta competit...
Aug 24, 2022
For Ukrainians in Kamloops, Independence Day takes on new meaning as war rages on
KAMLOOPS - It's a day usually filled with celebration, but as the war in Ukraine stretches into the sixth month since the Russian invasion, Ukrainian Independence Day has taken on a much more solemn f...
Aug 24, 2022
'Everybody has a space crunch': WCT says Fawcett's new performance space second best thing to arts centre
KAMLOOPS - A performing arts centre in Kamloops is a distant dream at this point, but it isn't stopping philanthropists Ron and Rae Fawcett from renovating a building downtown to provide more performa...
Aug 24, 2022
Thunderstorm rainfall closes stretch of Highway 8; impacts City of Williams Lake
MERRITT, B.C. - Thunderstorms impacted the Nicola and Cariboo regions Tuesday (Aug. 23) afternoon. Environment Canada forecaster Bobby Sekhon says even though Kamloops itself didn't see any storm acti...
Aug 24, 2022
Fire breaks out at downtown Merritt business
MERRITT, B.C. - A fire broke out Wednesday morning (Aug. 24) at a downtown Merritt business.Merritt Fire Rescue, along with Merritt RCMP and paramedics, responded quickly to the flame on Quilchena Ave...
Aug 24, 2022
TNRD postpones referendum on Cherry Creek fire service; merger with Tobiano required
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) postponed a referendum for fire protection service in Cherry Creek due to amendments that it says need to be made.In a news release issued Wedne...
Aug 24, 2022
