Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
KFR outlines FireSmart solutions following devastating 2021 fire season
KAMLOOPS - Rose Hill is the most forested neighbourhood in Kamloops. It puts residents there at greater risk of a wildfire. "We have a neighbourhood [in Rose Hill] that is uphill. Fire likes to travel...
Apr 26, 2022
Man who claimed his legs were blown off may have put his foot in his mouth
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a supposed assault victim was exaggerating when he told emergency responders that his legs had been blown off.In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says RCMP were called to the ar...
Apr 26, 2022
BrewLoops returns for limited-capacity craft beer festival
KAMLOOPS - After two years of cancellations, the craft beer festival BrewLoops is returning to McArthur Island Park on May 28.In a news release issued Tuesday (April 26), Suzan Goguen said this year's...
Apr 26, 2022
RCMP say second bone found near Kamloops Airport not human
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a bone found near Kamloops Airport earlier this month was not human after all.In a news release issued Monday (Apr. 25), RCMP said a second human bone had been found near Kamloops ...
Apr 26, 2022
Body pulled from Thompson River Monday; RCMP believe man's death not suspicious
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the death of a person whose body was pulled out of the Thompson River Monday night (Apr. 25) appears to be non-criminal.In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the body was spo...
Apr 26, 2022
Coroner called to Mission Flats area Monday night
KAMLOOPS - There was a heavy police presence in the Mission Flats area of Kamloops Monday night (Apr. 25). A witness has reported seeing a BC Coroners Service vehicle along with several RCMP vehicles ...
Apr 26, 2022
With her Kamloops fiancé by her side, Ukrainian woman flees warfare to safety in Canada
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is sharing his story after he travelled to Europe to accompany his Ukrainian fiance to Canada.Calum Carrigan went on a mission trip to Ukraine in October, 2021, where he met ...
Apr 25, 2022
Singh announces 'bold ideas' for Kamloops mayoral campaign
KAMLOOPS - Monday morning (April 25), Kamloops mayoral candidate Arjun Singh announced what he's calling his campaign's bold ideas for action. The items are an early platform from the current councill...
Apr 25, 2022
Second human bone found near Kamloops Airport; DNA analysis underway
KAMLOOPS - A second human bone has been discovered near Kamloops Airport, deepening a mystery that began a month ago.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the second bone was discovered ...
Apr 25, 2022
Brock bus crash 'non-criminal', sent pedestrian to hospital
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a bizarre crash in Brocklehurst Sunday sent a pedestrian to hospital.At about 4:20 p.m., a bus careened off of Tranquille Road, hitting a pedestrian on the sidewalk as it left the ...
Apr 25, 2022
