Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops overdose calls rise as B.C. sets a new record for emergency calls
KAMLOOPS - B.C's overdose crisis statistics continue to climb, as Kamloops ranks within the top ten cities with the most 9-1-1 overdose calls last month. According to data from B.C. Emergency Health S...
Aug 04, 2020
New COVID-19 testing centre established in Kelowna
KELOWNA - The Interior Health Authority (IH) is taking a new strategy as it attempts to get control of the Kelowna cluster of COVID-19 cases.It is opening a new testing and assessment centre in downto...
Aug 04, 2020
Urban farm helps strengthen food security in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you travel along Clapperton Road in Kamloops, there's one property that stands out. Located just behind the Butler Auto and RV lots, it's owned by the same family; instead of trailers, i...
Aug 04, 2020
IIO investigating circumstances around Clarke Street stabbing
KAMLOOPS - B.C's police watchdog has been called in to investigate police actions surrounding a recent homicide in Kamloops. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C (IIO) is looking into the circ...
Aug 04, 2020
Summer version of Barb's Used Book and Music Sale to be held in pop-up format
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Symphony's fundraising sale will return this month, with a different format for COVID-19 precautions. A pop-up edition of the Barb's Used Book and Music Sale is ready to launch...
Aug 04, 2020
Arrest made in family disturbance
KAMLOOPS - A 27-year old man was arrested last night (Monday) following a family dispute in Westsyde. Staff Sergeant Mat. Van Laer says police received a report around 9:00 PM Monday night about a man...
Aug 04, 2020
Second-degree murder charge laid - image released in Clarke Street killing
KAMLOOPS - Jason Michael Holm is facing a charge of second-degree murder in connection with Saturday's (Aug. 1) stabbing death on Clarke Street in Kamloops. Police allege the Kamloops man stabbed 39-y...
Aug 03, 2020
Kamloops Woman Named to Order of B.C.
VICTORIA - She has spent much of her life advocating for the health and well being of Indigenous children and families. Today the province is recognizing the efforts of Ruth Williams, naming her to th...
Aug 03, 2020
Wildfire worries in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Concern over potential wildfires is growing throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. Hot dry weather has seen the fire danger rating grow from moderate to high through much of the region in the...
Aug 02, 2020
One dead in Clarke Street stabbing
KAMLOOPS - A 39-year-old man has been stabbed to death in Kamloops. The man was killed Saturday morning (August 1) at a home on Clarke Street. Kamloops RCMP were called to the home at 10:34 a.m. The v...
Aug 02, 2020
