Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Fire Rescue battles house fire in Rayleigh
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews are on the scene of a pair of residential house fires in the Rayleigh area this afternoon (July 31). The first fire appears to have broken out just after 2 pm alo...
Jul 31, 2020
Interior Health COVID-19 case total grows by nine
KELOWNA - Interior Health is reporting nine new cases of COVID-19 today (July 31). The regional total is now at 369 cases. The health authority says there have been 137 cases linked to Kelowna since J...
Jul 31, 2020
David Miller found guilty of second-degree murder at Aberdeen motel
KAMLOOPS - A B.C. Supreme Court has determined David Miller is responsible for killing a Fraser Valley woman in the Aberdeen area of Kamloops in 2016. However, Justice Madam Marguerite Church found Mi...
Jul 31, 2020
Food prices on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - At the Wednesday version of the Kamloops Regional Farmers Market, the bounty of local farms is on full display. Consumers were buying up onions, beans, carrots, and beets, keeping local far...
Jul 30, 2020
B.C. reports 29 new cases of COVID-19, four new cases in Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Provincial health officials report 29 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. today (July 30) for a total of 3,591 cases. This includes four new cases in Interior Health since Wednesday, for a total ...
Jul 30, 2020
Homeless population struggling during Kamloops' first heatwave
KAMLOOPS - All Jacqueline Webber can do to stay cool is fan her face. But that doesn't do the trick in this kind heatwave. "Right now, we're just drinking lots of water, trying to find as much shade a...
Jul 30, 2020
Federal government investing $645K into local charities
KAMLOOPS - The United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo will be distributing $645,000 from the Federal Emergency Community Support Fund to local non-profit organizations. According to a release from the Uni...
Jul 30, 2020
New TRU-based research chair to focus on forecasting, prevention of B.C. wildfires
KAMLOOPS - The province is chipping in $5 million to support a new position of a research chair at Thompson Rivers University, to improve the understanding of wildfires. B.C.'s Minister of Forests, La...
Jul 30, 2020
Clinton woman wins $50K on Scratch & Win ticket
KAMLOOPS - A Clinton woman is $50,000 richer after scratching a Super Crossword Scratch & Win Ticket. Sharon Holland bought the ticket at Donex Pharmacy & Department Store in 100 Mile House."W...
Jul 30, 2020
Sun Peaks resort confirms positive test for COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - An employee at Sun Peaks Resort has tested positive for COVID-19.The company issued a statement yesterday, saying the resort worker is in a non-guest facing role and tested positive at some...
Jul 30, 2020
