Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Merritt councillor Bhangu charged with uttering threats
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt City Councillor Mike Bhangu has been charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. Merritt RCMP confirm they received a report of uttering threats on July 5."The...
Aug 18, 2021
New data shows growing number of Kamloops home buyers coming from Lower Mainland
KAMLOOPS - New data shows the red-hot local real estate market is being driven in large part by buyers fleeing the Lower Mainland.In a news release on Wednesday (Aug. 18), the Kamloops and District Re...
Aug 18, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Nicola Meadows as B.C. reports 553 new cases
VICTORIA - A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at an assisted living facility in Merritt. Nicola Meadows was added to B.C.'s outbreak list in the province's COVID-19 report on Wednesday (Aug. 18). E...
Aug 18, 2021
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes cemetery dragging, attempted home invasion
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 438 calls for service from midnight Friday Aug. 13, to 9:00 a.m. on Monday Aug. 16. Below are some highlights from those calls.Alleged dragging near...
Aug 18, 2021
District of Logan Lake hopes residents can return home 'within the next day or so'
KAMLOOPS - Logan Lake remains on evacuation order as of Wednesday (Aug. 18), although there could be some good news for residents soon.The district's latest update says its goal is to notify residents...
Aug 18, 2021
Mounties unharmed after machete, scythe attack near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm took a woman into custody Monday (Aug. 16) after she allegedly attacked officers with a machete and a scythe.Officers originally responded Monday afternoon to a r...
Aug 18, 2021
B.C. Liberal leadership candidate Ellis Ross visits Interior, pushes for change in forestry management, wildfire response
KAMLOOPS - One of six declared candidates for the B.C. Liberal Party leadership race made his way through the Interior this week.Ellis Ross, Skeena MLA and former Haisla Nation Chief Councillor, says ...
Aug 18, 2021
Merritt man celebrates $200k Keno win
MERRITT, B.C. - Two months after his big lotto win, a Merritt man is sharing the news with the world.Arnold Gray won $200,000 in the June 14 Keno draw. He purchased the winning ticket at the Canco gas...
Aug 18, 2021
Kamloops man with a knife arrested after fight in Lower Sahali restaurant
KAMLOOPS - A 24-year-old Kamloops man faces charges for failure to comply with probation orders, following a report involving a knife and a restaurant washroom.Kamloops RCMP say they responded to a we...
Aug 18, 2021
Canadian Tire buys 25 per cent stake in Ashcroft Terminal
ASHCROFT, B.C. - A prominent Canadian retailer is buying a stake in Ashcroft Terminal.A news release on Ashcroft Terminal's website says Canadian Tire Corporation has acquired a 25 per cent stake in t...
Aug 18, 2021
