Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Highway 97 closed at Westwold after crash
WESTWOLD, B.C. - UPDATE: Drive BC says the road is now open. EARLIER: Highway 97 was closed at Westwold Thursday afternoon (May 28) after a serious crash. Drive BC says the crash is near Douglas Lake ...
May 28, 2020
Salmon Arm RCMP seek missing man
SALMON ARM, B.C. - UPDATE (June 1): RCMP say this missing person has been found.
May 28, 2020
Two Kamloops men arrested, weapons seized after Merritt break-in
MERRITT, B.C. - Two Kamloops men were arrested after a break-and-enter in Merritt Wednesday (May 27).In a news release, Cpl. Ryan Dell says Mounties were called last night to a break-in in progress at...
May 28, 2020
Five arrested, weapons seized after RCMP storm Merritt home Wednesday
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP stormed a Merritt home Wednesday (May 27), responding to the report of a pair of serious assaults.According to a news release from Cpl. Derrick Francis, Merritt RCMP received mult...
May 28, 2020
New RCMP detachment commander in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - There is turnover at the top of the Merritt RCMP detachment.Insp. Lorne Wood, who took over the detachment in early 2018, has been commissioned and transferred to Prince George, where ...
May 27, 2020
Spouses, families hope for reunification amid travel restrictions and border closures
KAMLOOPS - The first year of marriage is widely touted as a difficult learning curve, but for Jill Sperling and Matthew Shi, their time as newlyweds is being put to the test. "It was really scary for ...
May 27, 2020
RCMP rush to Lansdowne Village after gun complaint — but find no gun
KAMLOOPS - RCMP members rushed to the Lansdowne Village Shopping Centre in downtown Kamloops Wednesday afternoon (May 27) after a gun complaint.In a news release, Staff Sgt. Sascha Fesenko says the ca...
May 27, 2020
Restaurant owners say expanded patios will help cover costs through pandemic conditions
KAMLOOPS - Mittz Kitchen has been open throughout the pandemic with takeout and delivery. As restrictions have eased, the restaurant has reopened, though only at 50 per cent capacity. But the owners n...
May 27, 2020
High water forces boat launch, trail closures in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As the waters of the North and South Thompson Rivers continue to rise, the City of Kamloops is slowly closing access to low-lying areas.According to a news release issued Wednesday (May 27)...
May 27, 2020
Kamloops on pace to set year-end record for overdose deaths
VICTORIA - New overdose statistics from the B.C. Coroners Service show an alarming jump in the rate of deaths in Kamloops.According to a report detailing overdose deaths to the end of April, Kamloops ...
May 27, 2020
