Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Merritt Mounties investigating a string of dumpster fires
MERRITT, B.C. - On Tuesday (April 6) morning, the Merritt Fire Department was called out to a fire in a commercial garbage dumpster. The responding crew was able to knock down the fire and prevent it ...
Apr 07, 2021
Kamloops man charged following crime spree across Thompson Nicola region
MERRITT, B.C. - Numerous criminal charges have been approved against a Kamloops man accused of carrying out a crime spree across the Thompson Nicola region at the beginning of the month."On April 1, 2...
Apr 07, 2021
WHL team identifies Shuswap crash victim as player's grandfather
SICAMOUS - A 73-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman tragically died on Highway 1 Tuesday (April 6) afternoon.B.C. RCMP attended the scene of a two-vehicle head-on collision on Highway 1, the main rou...
Apr 07, 2021
Kamloops-based Jim Pattison Broadcast Group announces name change, increased digital focus
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-based Jim Pattison Broadcast Group has announced a name change to reflect a shift in focus toward digital media.In a news release, President Rod Schween says beginning May 1, t...
Apr 07, 2021
Two believed dead after Shuswap crash
KAMLOOPS - While police haven't said much officially yet, there are reports that two people died yesterday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash near Sicamous. The Trans Canada was blocked for several hour...
Apr 07, 2021
New businesses multiplying in Kamloops despite pandemic
KAMLOOPS - There's been no shortage of suffering for many small businesses during the pandemic, but the amount of new operations in Kamloops is growing. New business licenses are being issued at recor...
Apr 06, 2021
Kamloops Search and Rescue has busiest year in 2020, could see similar numbers in 2021
KAMLOOPS - According to the Public Safety Ministry and Emergency Management B.C., the province had a record number of calls to ground search and rescue groups.Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) also ex...
Apr 06, 2021
'It's one month': Health officials urge B.C. residents to adhere to restrictions through April
KAMLOOPS - It's been one week of tougher restrictions in B.C. as the province endures a three-week circuit breaker to curb new COVID-19 cases. April is expected to be a difficult month for many, with ...
Apr 06, 2021
B.C. finds 1,068 new cases of COVID-19, including 106 in Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s COVID-19 case count has grown by another 1,068 new cases, including 106 within Interior Health. The total was included in an update from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry Tu...
Apr 06, 2021
Trans Canada Highway closed in Shuswap after major collision
SICAMOUS, B.C. - RCMP say the Trans Canada Highway is closed east of Sicamous as a result of a major collision.Staff Sgt. Scott West of Salmon Arm RCMP said at 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday (Apr. 6), two vehic...
Apr 06, 2021
