Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Clearwater ER closed until Monday morning
UPDATE (5:15 a.m.): In a social media post late Sunday evening, Interior Health states the emergency department in Clearwater will resume regular hours at 7 p.m. on Monday. It's 12 hours longer than I...
Jul 10, 2022
"Honour Run and Walk for the Missing" hosted in Kamloops Saturday
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday (July 9), a local runner Brock Fraser is hosting the second annual Every Child Matters Ronour Run and Walk for the Missing. Beginning at 10 a.m., the Every Child Matters honor r...
Jul 9, 2022
IIO clears Kamloops Mountie in fatal Valleyview motorcycle crash
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared a Kamloops RCMP officer of wrongdoing for his part in the circumstances leading to a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Valleyview. The incident happened...
Jul 8, 2022
Fall COVID-19 booster campaign to begin in September
KAMLOOPS - On Monday (July 4), B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said the province was preparing for a possible third wave of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which could hit this fall. As a result he m...
Jul 8, 2022
City prepares for possible abnormal heat, advises Kamloopsians to check on vulnerable population
KAMLOOPS - People in B.C. typically get to enjoy the summer weather.Last year, however, during the heat dome 17 people died in Kamloops and the area due to the extreme temperatures.This summer, the Ci...
Jul 8, 2022
Person of interest caught on camera in Kamloops stolen vehicle investigation
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP now say the female identified is no longer a person of interest. EARLIER: Kamloops RCMP would like your help tracking down two people of interest in a stolen vehicle investigat...
Jul 8, 2022 Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP
With dry conditions in the forecast, province drops streamflow advisories for much of Southern Interior
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The B.C. River Forecast Centre has now ended the high streamflow advisory for the Nicola River and downgraded the South Thompson system to a high streamflow advisory. EARLIER: The p...
Jul 8, 2022
Blazers land most NHL Draft selections since 2004
KAMLOOPS - Fraser Minten got the Blazers draft train on Friday morning started when his name was called in the second round, 38th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Some pundits felt Minten went a li...
Jul 8, 2022
Kamloops parking pay stations temporarily out of order due to Rogers' wireless outage
KAMLOOPS - It's not winning $500 in a game of Monopoly, but Kamloops residents will have some free parking Friday (July 8) - at least temporarily.In a social media post, the City of Kamloops states th...
Jul 8, 2022
Bass Coast festival returns to Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Bass Coast is returning to Merritt this weekend for the 14th year and the first in three years."It's going to have been almost 3 years by the time we open the gate we were closed for t...
Jul 8, 2022
