Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Do you recognize this suspected alcohol shoplifter from downtown Kamloops?
KAMLOOPS - RCMP would like your help tracking down a man suspected of stealing booze from a downtown liquor store two weeks ago.In a news release, spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier says Mounties received ...
Mar 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Contributed / Kamloops RCMP)
Incumbent Nancy Bepple running for fourth council term in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Incumbent Kamloops Councillor Nancy Bepple announced she is running for re-election.Previously, Bepple served two terms as a city councillor from 2008 to 2014. She was voted back to Kamloop...
Mar 04, 2026 Kamloops City Councillor Nancy Bepple. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Dirt bike rider killed in collision on Highway 8 near Lower Nicola
MERRITT, B.C. - A dirt bike rider has died after a collision on Highway 8 near Lower Nicola. At around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 3), Merritt RCMP say they were told of a collision between a dirt bike a...
Mar 04, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Analysts say Kamloops gas prices could increase 10-to-15 cents over the next week
KAMLOOPS - Twenty million barrels of oil are shipped through the Strait of Hormuz every day, but that flow has been halted with Iran pledging to attack ships trying to get through. As a result, fuel p...
Mar 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
One injured, one charged in Salmon Arm road rage stabbing
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A 52-year-old Shuswap man is facing a pair of assault charges after an apparent road rage-related stabbing incident on the weekend.In a news release, Salmon Arm RCMP a man walked in...
Mar 03, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU professor believes Iran's regime favours 'long and messy' war
KAMLOOPS - Canada's federal government is attempting to work with allies in the Middle East to help citizens get out of the region as war takes over the area. Global Affairs Canada is reporting more t...
Mar 03, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
RIH Foundation secures anonymous donor to match up to $200,000 in Radiothon donations
KAMLOOPS - This Thursday (March 5) is the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's annual Radiothon, taking place from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., broadcasting on B100 from the atrium of the Gaglardi Tower. It ...
Mar 03, 2026 File (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops RCMP searching for suspect in theft at Hillside business
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for a suspect who reportedly stole hundreds of dollars in merchandise from a business. RCMP say they were told of a theft near the 1000-block of Hillside Drive at ...
Mar 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
Former Kamloops councillor Bill Walton passes away at 86
KAMLOOPS - A former longtime Kamloops city councillor has passed away. William "Bill" Walton died peacefully at his home in Black Creek on Feb. 10, 2026, according to an obituary provided to CFJC Toda...
Mar 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Walton Family/Contributed)
Shackan Indian Band and BC Wildfire Service planning 30-ha prescribed burn southeast of Spences Bridge
MERRITT, B.C. - A 30-hectare prescribed burn along Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge could begin as early as next week. The BC Wildfire Service says it's supporting Shackan Indian Band as p...
Mar 03, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
