Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Local doctors express gratitude for community vigilance in the midst of COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - A pair of local doctors say they're thankful for the way the community has come on board with guidelines set out by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. The rate of new cases of COVI...
May 28, 2020
Kamloops RCMP seek information on man missing since February
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops are asking for your help finding a man who has been missing for more than three months.Jason Redhead was last seen in the Kamloops area on February 19.Description:Indigenou...
James Peters May 28, 2020
Highway 97 closed at Westwold after crash
WESTWOLD, B.C. - UPDATE: Drive BC says the road is now open. EARLIER: Highway 97 was closed at Westwold Thursday afternoon (May 28) after a serious crash. Drive BC says the crash is near Douglas Lake ...
James Peters May 28, 2020
Salmon Arm RCMP seek missing man
SALMON ARM, B.C. - UPDATE (June 1): RCMP say this missing person has been found.
May 28, 2020
Two Kamloops men arrested, weapons seized after Merritt break-in
MERRITT, B.C. - Two Kamloops men were arrested after a break-and-enter in Merritt Wednesday (May 27).In a news release, Cpl. Ryan Dell says Mounties were called last night to a break-in in progress at...
James Peters May 28, 2020
Five arrested, weapons seized after RCMP storm Merritt home Wednesday
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP stormed a Merritt home Wednesday (May 27), responding to the report of a pair of serious assaults.According to a news release from Cpl. Derrick Francis, Merritt RCMP received mult...
James Peters May 28, 2020
New RCMP detachment commander in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - There is turnover at the top of the Merritt RCMP detachment.Insp. Lorne Wood, who took over the detachment in early 2018, has been commissioned and transferred to Prince George, where ...
May 27, 2020
Spouses, families hope for reunification amid travel restrictions and border closures
KAMLOOPS - The first year of marriage is widely touted as a difficult learning curve, but for Jill Sperling and Matthew Shi, their time as newlyweds is being put to the test. "It was really scary for ...
James Peters May 27, 2020
RCMP rush to Lansdowne Village after gun complaint — but find no gun
KAMLOOPS - RCMP members rushed to the Lansdowne Village Shopping Centre in downtown Kamloops Wednesday afternoon (May 27) after a gun complaint.In a news release, Staff Sgt. Sascha Fesenko says the ca...
May 27, 2020
Restaurant owners say expanded patios will help cover costs through pandemic conditions
KAMLOOPS - Mittz Kitchen has been open throughout the pandemic with takeout and delivery. As restrictions have eased, the restaurant has reopened, though only at 50 per cent capacity. But the owners n...
May 27, 2020

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