Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Traffic slowed for sections of Highway 1 around Kamloops, Ashcroft areas
KAMLOOPS - Drivers in the Kamloops area can expect somewhat of a delay throughout the afternoon (Dec. 8), as crews work to clear a section of the Highway 1. According to Drive BC, a vehicle recovery o...
Dec 08, 2019 (Image Credit: Drive BC / Google Maps)
Two people arrested outside Kamloops in connection to stolen pickup truck
KAMLOOPS - A member of the public with a keen eye helped police make two arrests and solve a stolen truck investigation.Mounties say someone spotted the stolen pick up late Friday (December 6th, 2019)...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Museum showcases taxidermy collection in newest exhibition
KAMLOOPS - For some, it's majestic. Others may think it's barbaric. Taxidermy is a way to preserve animals in a life-like state, whether it's for hunters to display their trophies or for museums to re...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
More than 600 seniors take in 45th Kamloops Senior's Lights Tour
KAMLOOPS - Thursday evening was extra festive for close to 600 Kamloops seniors. That's because they piled on to more than 20 city busses and handy darts for the 45th annual Seniors Lights Tour. The s...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: Evan Fitzer/CFJC Today
Despite promising overdose fatality stats for Kamloops, experts warn substance users of unsafe supply
KAMLOOPS - A recent report from the BC Coroners Service showed a decrease in the number of fatal overdoses within the Kamloops area. The report cites 24 people who died from an overdose in Kamloops be...
Dec 06, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Hundreds of shoes to depict murdered women in somber display
KAMLOOPS - Women who have lost their lives to domestic violence will be remembered at a memorial service tomorrow (Dec. 7). The 12th annual Shoe Memorial will be held at Mocassin Square Gardens from 1...
Dec 06, 2019 (File Photo) Image Credit: CFJC Today
Mock-up of Patient Care Tower rooms provide opportunity for staff input
KAMLOOPS - The new Patient Care Tower is taking shape at Royal Inland Hospital. It's due to be completed in 2022 and will have a net gain of 15 beds. Individual rooms are a long way from being finishe...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Update: Woman involved in dramatic stolen vehicle incident arrested
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say a woman wanted after a stolen vehicle incident in Kamloops on Friday (Dec. 6), has now been arrested. In a release, Sgt. Sascha Fesenko says the woman was arrested...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
Clinton man who was acquitted in 2014 homicide now charged with first-degree murder
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to a homicide in Williams Lake last year - and just months before, he was acquitted of manslaughter in a different c...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Nearly $29,000 raised through United Way Homes for the Holidays fundraiser
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo United Way's annual Homes for the Holidays fundraiser has brought in $29,000 for the community.Spokesperson Katie Neustaeter says this year's event featured five...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
