Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops RCMP investigating Brocklehurst assault of a woman in her '60s
KAMLOOPS - Mounties are looking for the people who assaulted a woman in her '60s in broad daylight Sunday afternoon in the Brocklehurst area.Police say the woman was walking home from the grocery stor...
Dec 02, 2021
Phase 3 day access delayed for Merritt residents due to river levels rising
MERRITT - The City of Merritt is delaying Thursday's (Dec. 2) day access for Phase 3 residents.Phase 3 residents have been given day-access to their properties all week and were set to continue today ...
Dec 02, 2021
Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart calls on Ministers to visit Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart is calling on provincial government officials to visit Merritt and view the devastation caused by the Coldwater River flood. Tegart stopped at Crossroad...
Dec 01, 2021
Mustard Seed receives $50,000 donation, using funds to help 'unseen' women on streets
KAMLOOPS - Cooking up meals for the less fortunate is nothing new for The Mustard Seed. The non-profit serves meals to the homeless and others twice a day. It also helps people out of addiction with a...
Dec 01, 2021
Kamloops performing arts and sporting events looking forward to easing capacity limits
KAMLOOPS - The lights are about to go up for the start of Western Canada Theatre's (WCT) mainstage productions, and as of this week the performers will be able to look out at a full house. "That's one...
Dec 01, 2021
'It's a little nerve wracking': another flood warning issued for Coldwater River
MERRITT, B.C. - Another flood warning has been issued for the Coldwater River as a third atmospheric river is headed toward the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope.Merritt Information Officer ...
Dec 01, 2021
Driver dies in medical emergency on Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - A person died after undergoing medical distress while driving in Valleyview Tuesday (Nov. 30) morning.Kamloops RCMP say the vehicle was stopped in the middle of the East Trans Canada Highwa...
Dec 01, 2021
Highway 99 re-opens after overnight closure, Highway 3 closed east of Princeton due to flooding
KAMLOOPS - Highway 99 between Pemberton and Lillooet is now open to essential travel after an overnight closure Tuesday (Nov. 30) due to weather and saturated ground conditions.The B.C. government say...
Dec 01, 2021
Remains of man discovered outside of Merritt may have been dead for years
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP is seeking the public's assistance to help identify the remains of an adult man whose body was discovered in an outdoor area outside of Merritt in late September 2019.Due to the o...
Dec 01, 2021
Coroner classifies 2020 death of Kamloops man as accidental drowning
KAMLOOPS - The death of 37-year-old Brandon Thomas Malkinson in the spring of 2020 has been classified as an accidental drowning with a combined drug toxicity, with fentanyl and methamphetamine as a c...
Dec 01, 2021
