Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
With live music, therapy dogs, and smoothies, Interior Health takes comfort-based approach to vaccinations
KAMLOOPS - With live music, therapy dogs on site, and free smoothies, Interior Health aimed to make the Tournament Capital Centre (TCC) vaccination clinic feel laid-back and approachable this week. Wa...
Aug 04, 2021
Kamloops RCMP ask public to help find wanted man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking the public to help locate a wanted man.Kyle Deline was arrested on July 13 in relation to a robbery investigation dating back to April 2021.He was held for court an...
Aug 04, 2021
Drugs and ammo seized after reported drug deal in the North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Drugs and ammunition were seized, and a man was arrested as part of an investigation into street-level crime.At around 3 p.m. today (Aug. 4), members of the Kamloops RCMP Detachment's Targe...
Aug 04, 2021
Flights take off again at Kamloops Airport, smoke impacting passenger numbers
KAMLOOPS - A familiar sight returned to Fulton Field on Wednesday - planes landing on the tarmac. Passengers arriving in Kamloops were relieved to see the smoke dissipate enough to travel. "Oh, couldn...
Aug 04, 2021
Kamloops sees slight decrease in weekly COVID-19 cases, Central Okanagan nearly triples again
KAMLOOPS - The latest breakdown of COVID-19 cases by Local Health Area (LHA) shows Kamloops' COVID-19 cases slightly decreased in the last week.The map from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)...
Aug 04, 2021
MAPS: Thefts of bicycles and from motor vehicles — Week of July 26, 2021
KAMLOOPS - According to Kamloops RCMP, there were 35 reported auto break-ins seven bicycles stolen between July 26 and Aug. 1, 2021.See if your neighbourhood was hit:Week 30 Theft From Motor Ve... by ...
Aug 04, 2021
Kamloops man arrested after reportedly walking downtown with an axe and yelling at people
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for witnesses following a report involving a man with an axe Tuesday (Aug. 3) afternoon.At 1:40 p.m., police were called to Victoria Street and Third Avenue for a ...
Aug 04, 2021
Weather conditions could lead to more growth of White Rock Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - Mother Nature is making it more difficult to fight the White Rock Lake wildfire southeast of Kamloops. The fire has led to Evacuation Orders and Alerts within the Thompson-Nicola Regional D...
Aug 04, 2021
B.C. reports 342 new COVID-19 cases province-wide, including 171 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - Exactly half of the cases in the B.C. government's latest COVID-19 update are in Interior Health.Between August 3 and 4, the province is reporting 342 new cases of COVID-19, with 171 of the...
Aug 04, 2021
TRU gets ready for in-person classes, welcomes international students
KAMLOOPS - Since the start of the pandemic, Kamloops has been feeling empty without students flooding in from out-of-town. But all of that is about to change, as Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is ge...
Aug 04, 2021
