Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Hurricane-strength winds knocked over semi trucks on the Coquihalla Highway
HOPE, B.C. - The wind that swept through the Fraser Valley and Hope on Wednesday night was so strong that it tipped semi trucks on their sides.The trucks were travelling on the Coquihalla Highway, bef...
Mar 13, 2026
Man awaiting bail hearing after Salmon Arm RCMP seize loaded handgun
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A man was arrested after a loaded handgun was seized in the Shuswap. Salmon Arm RCMP say officers carried out a traffic stop on Wednesday (March 11) where they saw "indicators consi...
Mar 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Salmon Arm RCMP)
BC Wildfire Service, Lytton First Nation partnering on 39-hectare prescribed burn
LYTTON - The BC Wildfire Service and the Lytton First Nation will be conducting a 39 hectare prescribed burn approximately eight kilometres north of the Village of Lytton.The burn is located on Ngwyu'...
Mar 13, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Changes in autism funding spark demonstration at Kamloops City Hall
KAMLOOPS - Local advocates plan to gather at Kamloops City Hall on Saturday (March 14) to protest changes in the way the B.C. government provides support to families with children with disabilities. T...
Mar 13, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
No criminality suspected in Columbia Street crash that knocked out power for hundreds, sent two to hospital
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say no criminality is suspected in the collision that knocked out power for more than 1,000 BC Hydro customers Thursday (March 12).BC Emergency Health Services (EHS) received ...
Mar 13, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today)
Interior Health says childhood vaccinations on the rise but not by enough
KAMLOOPS - Childhood vaccination rates in British Columbia are on the rise, but health officials warn that they're still lower than what they should be. In B.C., just over 58 per cent of children aged...
Mar 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Newsfile / CFJC Today)
Kamloops council furthers plan to expand potential tax exemptions to Fulton Field
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has greenlit a plan to look into expanding the city's Revitalization Tax Exemption (RTE) program to the airport in the hopes of spurring development at Fulton Field. In doi...
Mar 12, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent SImmonds)
UPDATE: Missing boy found safe
UPDATE (March 13): WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say the 13-year-old boy who was reported missing on March 11, 2025, has been found and is safe.(Please note: for privacy considerations any ...
Mar 12, 2026
Two people died due to toxic drugs in Kamloops in January; province records 150 fatalities
KAMLOOPS - The province has begun the year by recording 150 deaths due to toxic drugs in January, including two in Kamloops.The BC Coroners Service notes the provincial total equates to about 4.8 deat...
Mar 12, 2026
UPDATE: Power restored after vehicle collision takes out power pole in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 7:25 p.m.): BC Hydro says power has been restored to all customers following the earlier crash along Columbia.According to the online outage list, power was restored to the remainin...
Mar 12, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Curtis Goodrum)
