Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
One man taken into Kamloops RCMP custody after home invasion
KAMLOOPS - One man has been taken into custody, after Kamloops RCMP responded to a home invasion early Saturday morning on the city's north shore. Staff Sgt. Mat Van Laer says in a release that office...
Aug 01, 2020
Power out for nearly 500 BC Hydro customers in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Nearly 500 BC Hydro customers are without power in Kamloops this morning (August 1). According to BC Hydro outage maps, the Batchelor Heights are has been impacted, and there's no cause ide...
Aug 01, 2020
Over a dozen new wildfire starts after lightning storm in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - After plenty of lightning in the region last night (July 31), there have been at least 14 new wildfire starts in the Kamloops Fire Centre. Most of the starts have occurred over the last 24 ...
Aug 01, 2020
Updated: RCMP say woman missing from RIH found safe
KAMLOOPS - Updated: Kamloops RCMP say a woman reported missing on August 1 from Royal Inland Hospital has been located safe and sound in Vernon. (Please note for privacy reasons, all previous informat...
Aug 01, 2020
Local wine industry adapting well to COVID-19 guidelines
KAMLOOPS - Many businesses have struggled to keep afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, but certain businesses have been doing quite well. Local wineries are enjoying a season that nearly resembles sum...
Jul 31, 2020
Updated: Highway 1 reopens near Tappen
TAPPEN, B.C - UPDATED: Drive B.C says the highway has reopened. PREVIOUS: A section of Highway 1 near Tappen is closed in both directions this afternoon. According to Drive B.C., a vehicle incident oc...
Jul 31, 2020
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
