Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Shock of million-dollar lotto win shakes up Merritt woman's Saturday night
MERRITT, B.C. - It was a non-descript Saturday night for Natalie Jylha - watching TV and scrolling through Facbook when the Merritt woman's life changed.Seeing there was winning Lotto 6/49 ticket purc...
Feb 18, 2021
Mounties confirm fatal crash on Coquihalla south of Merritt Wednesday
MERRITT, B.C. - The southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway, between Merritt and Hope, re-opened earlier Thursday morning (Feb. 18) following a deadly crash late yesterday afternoon that prompted t...
Feb 18, 2021
COVID-19 exposure at Valleyview Secondary
KAMLOOPS - Valleyview Secondary School has been added to the Interior Health (IH) school exposure website. IH says a COVID-19-positive individual was present four days last week - February 9 to 12. Th...
Feb 18, 2021
Kamloops Mountie to take a chilly plunge for Special Olympics B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Normally, Kamloops RCMP would advise you to stay out of the river at this time of year. But one local Mountie will take a dip voluntarily - if he reaches his fundraising goal.Sgt. Brandon B...
Feb 18, 2021
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at The Florentine in Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Privately operated The Florentine long-term care and assisted-living home in Merritt is the site of a declared COVID-19 outbreak.In making the declaration, Interior Health says one resident...
Feb 18, 2021
Crews deal with small fire at Domtar
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews spent several hours overnight keeping an eye on a portion of the Domtar mill where a small fire broke out just before midnight. KFR crews assisted emergency crews from Domtar in ...
Feb 18, 2021
Sa-Hali Secondary sees seventh COVID-19 exposure in past month
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops secondary school has found its seventh COVID-19 exposure in the past month.Parents of Sa-Hali Secondary students were informed of an exposure that occurred on Tuesday (Feb. 16) i...
Feb 17, 2021
Drug sold as Percocet on Kamloops streets actually contains fentanyl
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has issued an alert about a drug being sold in Kamloops that is not what it appears. According to an alert issued Wednesday (Feb. 17), the drug is sold as Percocet - a ...
Feb 17, 2021
Kamloops COVID-19 case count showed a marked drop last week
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) says the COVID-19 case count in the Kamloops area decreased significantly last week. The most recent case map broken down by Local Health Area (L...
Feb 17, 2021
'Every day is the same': Three years after Ryan's disappearance, Heather Shtuka still wrestles with guilt
KAMLOOPS - It has been three years since Ryan Shtuka was last seen and his mother Heather has kept him in her thoughts every day since. "I always think that it feels like Groundhog Day. Every day is t...
Feb 17, 2021
