Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Tobiano-area wildfire caused by burning vehicle now under control
TOBIANO, B.C. - A vehicle fire that spread to nearby brush near Tobiano Tuesday just before noon (June 22) has been brought under control. The vehicle went up in flames on the shoulder of the Trans Ca...
Jun 22, 2021
Police watchdog clears RCMP of wrongdoing in downtown Kamloops stabbing death
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog says it will not recommend charges against Kamloops RCMP officers in relation to an August, 2020 stabbing death. On August 1 of last year, Paul Whitten, 39, was stabb...
Jun 22, 2021
Missing White Rock man might be driving to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing White Rock resident who may be driving to Kamloops.Williams Henry Rawlison, 82, was last seen June 20, 2021. He's a 5'10", ...
Jun 22, 2021
TRU fire ecology researcher looks to include historical context, First Nations perspectives into wildfire project
KAMLOOPS - Forest fires are commonplace in the B.C. Interior. You don't have to look back far to see what kind of impact they've had on Interior forests. The 2003 fires raged through the North Thompso...
Jun 22, 2021
Kamloops' Pattison Media acquires stake in leading podcast creator Everything Podcasts
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-based Pattison Media is entering the podcast market.In a news release issued Tuesday (June 22), Pattison Media President Rod Schween announced the partial acquisition of Everything...
Jun 22, 2021
Kamloops Fire Centre danger rating moderate-to-high after fierier season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Fire Centre has seen 103 wildfires burn nearly 2,100 hectares between April 1 and June 21, 2021. It's a notable uptick from the 10-year average of 73 wildfires for nearly 1,200...
Jun 22, 2021
TRU Law in hot water after over-offering seats to prospective students
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, several posts on social media claimed that Thompson Rivers University Law School had rescinded acceptance to 42 students who had previously been offered places within the ...
Jun 21, 2021
Rollover crash near Merritt kills young driver
MERRITT, B.C. - One man was killed and another injured in a rollover crash near Merritt Saturday (June 19).In a news release, Merritt RCMP say the crash happened along Kane Valley Road, off the Okanag...
Jun 21, 2021
B.C. averages 76 new COVID-19 cases per day over the weekend; 60 new cases found in Interior
VICTORIA - B.C. averaged 76 new cases of COVID-19 per day over the past three days, according to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. In a release, Henry notes there were 94 new cases found Sat...
Jun 21, 2021
Interior First Nations bands visit residential school site as part of Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations
KAMLOOPS - In recent weeks, drumming and singing has become commonplace on the steps of the former Kamloops residential school. Since the discovery of 215 unmarked graves last month, groups and indivi...
Jun 21, 2021
