Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
River ice not yet safe: City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Just because the weather is cold doesn't mean river ice is safe to walk on.The City of Kamloops issued a news release Tuesday (Jan. 14), acknowledging the -20 temperatures lead to the rapid...
Jan 14, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
RCMP provide more information regarding fatal police-involved shooting in Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - Police say two people safely escaped from a home before a police-involved shooting in Lytton left one man dead.In a news release, RCMP Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet confirms that police no...
Jan 14, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Police watchdog launches investigation after man killed by RCMP bullet in Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) has sent a team to Lytton after a man was killed in a confrontation with RCMP in the village Monday morning (Jan. 13).In a news relea...
Jan 13, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
'Frostbite is a worry': Outdoor workers gearing up for Kamloops cold snap
KAMLOOPS - The weekend brought yet another shift in the weather with temperatures plummeting below normal. While many people avoided going out in the blowing snow that arrived Sunday, it was back to w...
Jan 13, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Federal government calls Big Bar slide top priority; contract awarded for winter construction
BIG BAR, B.C. - Next steps are being taken to address the Big Bar Landslide on the Fraser River.In a news release, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans says a contract has been awarded for winter co...
Jan 13, 2020 Image Credit: File photo (BC Government)
TRU launches new program for trades students needing additional supports
KAMLOOPS - A new Trades Assistant program is being launched at Thompson Rivers University, for students with disabilities who need extra supports.The program will be for those interested in working in...
Jan 13, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Court to determine whether accused in Aberdeen murder gave statement to police voluntarily
KAMLOOPS - Court proceedings began Monday morning ahead of a first-degree murder trial for a Fraser Valley man accused of killing his acquaintance in Kamloops.David Miller is charged with first-degree...
Jan 13, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
B.C. Coroners Service cancels inquest into 2014 KRCC death
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Coroners Service has cancelled an inquest into a death at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre more than five years ago.Dylan Levi Judd, 20, was found dead in his cell in November...
Jan 13, 2020 Image Credit: Fraser-Morris & Heubner Funeral Home
Traffic flowing after alleged incident in Rayleigh involving horse and rider
KAMLOOPS - Traffic along Highway 5 near Kamloops is flowing again, and vehicles blocked off near a train crossing in Rayleigh are moving, after a horse and its rider were allegedly involved in a train...
Jan 12, 2020 (Image Credit: Nathan Ritchie)
Kamloops students learn a lesson in problem-solving through robotics class
KAMLOOPS - Technology is ever evolving and School District 73 is trying to keep up by teaching students how to use technology in new and creative ways. Several classes across the district have been le...
Jan 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
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