Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

MERRITT, B.C. - Highway 5A between Merritt and Kamloops is set to receive some upgrades as the BC Government has announced several projects receiving funding to address the effects of climate change.T...

KAMLOOPS - The superintendent of the Kamloops-Thompson School District says he's concerned about the prospect of rising COVID-19 case counts in schools after the upcoming Family Day long weekend.Terry...

KAMLOOPS - Physical activity is an important piece of staying healthy and sane during the pandemic. The restrictions on the number of people have made it harder for citizens to get into some of the Ci...

KAMLOOPS - School District 73 is holding a virtual town hall meeting this evening (Feb. 11) with Interior Health Medical Health Officer Dr. Carol Fenton. The school district has experienced an increas...

KAMLOOPS - While the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) has not grown Thursday (Feb. 11), two others have.In an email, Interior Health (IH) says the RIH outbreak remains at 105 cases - 3...

KAMLOOPS - A new track at Hillside Stadium is expected to make a clear path for the City of Kamloops to host competitions and encourage running and walking.On Tuesday (Feb. 9), council approved a prop...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP member has been injured after responding to a downtown shoplifting report. According to Cst. Crystal Evelyn, RCMP were called to the 400-block of Lansdowne Street at around ...

KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared Kamloops RCMP officers after they repeatedly used a taser on a suspected shoplifter who had injured himself with a broken liquor bottle. Independent Inves...

KAMLOOPS - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has awarded Jessie Simpson and his family nearly $7 million after the 2016 baseball bat beating that left the teen with severe, permanent injuries.On June 19, 201...

HOPE, B.C. - The cause of a fatal crash on Highway 5 north of Hope has been determined.The crash that killed one person and injured approximately 50 others on Feb. 10 began with a report of a semi-tru...