Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Family members identify victims of Monday crash in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Family members have taken to social media to identify the victims in Monday's (Feb. 15) horrific highway crash in Valleyview.Robert and Tonya Kuchma of Kelowna died when the vehicle they we...
Feb 17, 2021
Kamloops residents encouraged to stay away from river ice
KAMLOOPS - After a cold snap that caused sections of the North and South Thompson Rivers to freeze in a few days, Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) urges residents to avoid venturing on the ice themselves.Ri...
Feb 17, 2021
Merritt man wanted on province-wide warrant
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP in Merritt would like your help tracking down a man wanted on a province-wide warrant.Eddie Marvin Quilt, 29, is wanted for failing to comply with an order put in place after a Se...
Feb 17, 2021
Snowpack totals near normal; River Forecast Centre predicting high flows through Nicola Lake
VICTORIA - The BC River Forecast Centre has released the latest snowpack figures for the region, calculated on February 1, 2021.The figures show both the North and South Thompson basins nearly right o...
Feb 17, 2021
RCMP release suspect photos in Sahali armed bank robbery
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have released photos of the suspect in Tuesday's (Feb. 16) bank robbery in Sahali.CFJC Today has learned the financial institution that was hit was Canadian Western Bank at 12...
Feb 17, 2021
Petition launched to keep convicted murderer in jail
KAMLOOPS - An online petition has been launched in an attempt to keep David Shearing, who goes by the name of Ennis today, behind bars. The man convicted of killing six members of the Johnson and Bent...
Feb 17, 2021
RCMP look for suspect in Sahali armed bank robbery
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for a suspect in a Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 16) bank robbery in Sahali.According to Cst. Crystal Evelyn, a man walked into a bank in the 1200-block of Summit Drive at about ...
Feb 16, 2021
Royal Inland Hospital COVID-19 outbreak stable; three other Kamloops outbreaks grow
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says three of the four active COVID-19 outbreaks in Kamloops grew marginally over the long weekend, the largest stayed stable.In an email update, IH says the Royal Inla...
Feb 16, 2021
Federal firearms legislation would allow Kamloops and other cities to ban handguns
KAMLOOPS - The federal government's newly tabled legislation to allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaw services is being met with mixed reviews. Under Bill C-21, city bylaws could restrict...
Feb 16, 2021
Two arrested, firearms seized in Kamloops RCMP parking lot arrest
KAMLOOPS - A man and woman are in custody after they allegedly drove into a police-only parking lot with a shotgun in the front seat. The incident began on Monday (Feb. 15) when a police officer saw a...
Feb 16, 2021
