Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Baseball bat seized in Salmon Arm assault case
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A baseball bat was allegedly used as a weapon in a dispute in the Shuswap.On Wednesday, May 26, 2021 just before 8 p.m., Salmon Arm RCMP was called to a Sparrow Road address by a wo...
May 31, 2021
Teenage girl, allegedly abducted from Alberta, rescued in Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP say a teenaged abductee was rescued in Salmon Arm earlier this month.According to a news release, Salmon Arm RCMP were alerted on May 18 to a vehicle headed toward the communit...
May 31, 2021
Merritt RCMP seeking Matthew Hall on province-wide warrant
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are asking for the public assistance in locating a wanted Merritt man."Mr. Matthew Asa Hall, is wanted province wide for possession of stolen property and unauthorized pos...
May 31, 2021
Kamloops RCMP searching for witnesses in alleged crash and assault
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for potential witnesses in a recent vehicle crash and assault on Tranquille Road.On May 15, around 5:30 a.m., a brown Toyota Rav4 was reported to be involved in a ...
May 31, 2021
Kamloops community booster one of four recipients of honourary TRU degrees
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will acclaim four people with honourary degrees as its Spring 2021 Virtual Convocation.One of the recipients is Norman Daley, a chartered professional accou...
May 31, 2021
Search resumes for body of Kamloops firefighter presumed drowned in Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA - Extensive search efforts resumed on Sunday with crews determined to recover the body of an off-duty firefighter presumed drowned in Okanagan Lake. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) ...
May 31, 2021
Adopt-A-Road/Trail returns for 2021
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops can resume its Adopt-A-Road/Trail program on Tuesday (June 1) after being suspended the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Since its inception in the 1980s, the...
May 31, 2021
Tourism Merritt continues to promote ‘Dream Now, Visit Later’
MERRITT, B.C. - As the province of BC begins to loosen COVID-19 restrictions, travel and tourism will be looking to quickly rebound from over a year of limited movement."We'll be following the restric...
May 31, 2021
NorKam Secondary added to IH's COVID-19 exposure list
KAMLOOPS - There are four active potential COVID-19 exposure events in SD73.NorKam Secondary had a potential exposure on May 25 and 26. It joined Sa-Hali Secondary (May 17 to 19), Beattie Elementary (...
May 31, 2021
Missing Penticton woman found safe
KAMLOOPS - Thanks in part to efforts from a number of Search and Rescue groups, as well as police and first responders, a 26-year-old female missing in the Lac La Hache area was located alive and safe...
May 31, 2021
