Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops more than doubles weekly COVID-19 cases
KAMLOOPS - For the second week in a row, Kamloops has more than doubled its weekly COVID-19 cases.The latest Local Health Area map from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control between Aug. 8 to 14 shows 1...
Aug 18, 2021
TNRD residents demand provincial wildfire response review
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says residents are demanding that the province reviews how it fights wildfires going forward by removing some of the red tape that stops the pub...
Aug 18, 2021
Mother of Kamloops soldier killed in Afghanistan horrified at Taliban takeover
KAMLOOPS - Last week marked the 13th anniversary of Master Corporal Erin Doyle's death. He was killed in action in Afghanistan, defending an outpost just east of Kandahar on Aug. 11, 2008. Late last w...
Aug 18, 2021
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
