Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Two weeks after Kamloops arrest, Shuswap attempted murder suspect wanted again
KAMLOOPS - A Shuswap man arrested in downtown Kamloops two weeks ago while wanted on an attempted murder is on the lam once again.Sicamous resident Terrance Allan Jones, 40, is wanted for offences inc...
Jan 27, 2021
New Afton mine informs community of positive COVID-19 case
KAMLOOPS - New Gold's New Afton mine west of Kamloops says it has been informed an employee has tested positive for COVID-19.In a news release, Community Relations Coordinator Samuel Numsen says the m...
Jan 27, 2021
Panicked deer escorted out of Westsyde home after entering through dog door
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to a home invasion of a different kind last weekend. According to Cst. Crystal Evelyn, distressed homeowners in the 900-block of Pine Springs Road in Westsyde called...
Jan 27, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital grows to 66 cases, including 43 staff
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) has grown by 14 from Tuesday to Wednesday (Jan. 27).In a Zoom conference with reporters Wednesday, Chief Publi...
Jan 27, 2021
Property damaged, intoxicated man arrested in Dufferin
KAMLOOPS - A high visibility arrest in a popular Dufferin shopping area was the result of a mischief call.According to Cst. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RCMP, police were called to a mischief report in ...
Jan 27, 2021
Beattie Elementary in Kamloops added to COVID-19 exposure list
KAMLOOPS - Parents at Beattie Elementary School in Kamloops have been informed that the school has been added to the COVID-19 exposure list. An exposure took place at the school last Thursday and Frid...
Jan 27, 2021
Rental vehicle abandoned in Cache Creek contained fentanyl-making supplies, corroded guns: RCMP
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - RCMP say the mystery surrounding an abandoned rental vehicle found in Cache Creek filled with drug production supplies is deepening. Mounties called the federal RCMP Clandestine La...
Jan 27, 2021
City of Kamloops to apply for cost coverage of Summit-Downtown connection routes
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is moving toward the creation of a continuous route from the top of Summit Drive to the Lansdowne bus exchange. The city is hoping to add two more components to the Xget'te...
Jan 26, 2021
RCMP seek info on Kamloops man's pre-arrest activities
KAMLOOPS - RCMP would like to know if you have some information about a recent Kamloops arrestee.Last Saturday (Jan. 23) at about 11:00 p.m., Mounties were called to Jasper Avenue after the report of ...
Jan 26, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital grows to 50 active cases
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) has grown but it has not yet spread beyond the ward where it originated.In a Zoom meeting with reporters Tuesday mo...
Jan 26, 2021
