Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Around a dozen unvaccinated BC Transit workers in Kamloops put on unpaid leave
KAMLOOPS - Around a dozen BC Transit workers in Kamloops will be placed on an unpaid leave of absence as of Tuesday (Nov. 30).It comes after the company made it mandatory for all its employees across ...
Nov 30, 2021
Kamloops RCMP searching for missing 27-year-old woman
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say this individual has been located.
Nov 30, 2021
TNRD issues second evacuation order for Brookmere in two weeks
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued an evacuation order for the community of Brookmere Tuesday (Nov. 30) afternoon.B.C. government staff noticed significant log jam approximately t...
Nov 30, 2021
Highway 99 closed ahead of heavy rainfall
KAMLOOPS - Highway 99 between Pemberton and Lillooet will be closed at 4 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 30) due to the incoming atmospheric river event.The B.C. government says the duration of the closure will de...
Nov 30, 2021
Interior Health's COVID-19 restrictions on capacity limits to expire at midnight
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health's COVID-19 restrictions on organized events will be repealed at midnight on Wednesday (Dec. 1). During the B.C. government's COVID-19 briefing Tuesday (Nov. 30) afternoon, P...
Nov 30, 2021
City of Merritt says Phase 4 residents may gain day access by the end of the week
MERRITT - The City of Merritt says residents in the Phase 4 boundary of the return plan may be allowed day access to their homes by the end of the week.Depending on weather conditions, Phase 4 residen...
Nov 30, 2021
Prescribed burn in Pineview to be visible within the city: Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS - A prescribed burn in Pineview is expected to be visible in Kamloops for Tuesday (Nov. 30) and Wednesday (Dec. 1).Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) says a contractor is completing a prescribed burn...
Nov 30, 2021
