Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TRU instructor ordered to stand trial on several charges after alleged domestic incident
KAMLOOPS - A TRU instructor will have to stand trial on a string of charges stemming from an alleged domestic incident. Court documents show Julio Viskovich is facing charges of assault, forcible conf...
Oct 08, 2019 Image Credit: YouTube / TEDx Talks
TNRD seeking feedback on RVs being used as permanent homes
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is asking for the public's input on if RVs should be used as permanent homes within the district.In the survey, the regional district asks questions re...
Oct 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Little Fort breeders won't have serval cats returned to them
LITTLE FORT, B.C. - Two Little Fort residents who had more than a dozen serval cats seized from their property will not be getting their animals back. In a decision released last month, the BC Farm In...
Oct 08, 2019 Image Credit: BC SPCA
Vern Boettger's truck found; still no sign of Vavenby man after six years missing
VAVENBY, B.C. - RCMP in the Clearwater area say there has been a break in a six-year-old missing persons case.Vern Boettger was 78 years old when he was last seen on October 6, 2013.Cpl. Madonna Saund...
Oct 08, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: RCMP Handout)
Expect delays on Coquihalla highway this morning
KAMLOOPS - Overnight snow has led to several problems on the Coquihalla Highway through the night and into Tuesday morning (Oct. 8).According to DriveBC, compact snow and slush are causing slippery se...
Oct 08, 2019 Image Credit: DriveBC
Honour Ranch to offer life-saving treatment for veterans and first responders
ASHCROFT, BC - Nearly a decade ago, Al De Genova established Honour House. It was created as a place for injured veterans or first responders and their families to stay when they were in the Lower Mai...
Oct 07, 2019 Imager Credit: Kathleen Fisher Photography
Kamloops Run for the Cure raises over $64,000 for the fight against breast cancer
KAMLOOPS - According to the Canadian Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. But thanks to advances in treatment for the disease, the mortality rates associated with b...
Oct 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Red Brigade conducts dance protest, concerned about Trans Mountain effects on climate
KAMLOOPS - Early work on the Trans Mountain pipeline is expected to start as early as next week in the Kamloops area, but it didn't stop a group from protesting the twinning project that was approved ...
Oct 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Klassen
Families encouraged to make home fire escape plans during Fire Prevention Week
KAMLOOPS - When the smoke alarm is sounding, it's time to act. Kamloops Fire Rescue is encouraging families to make fire escape plans during Fire Prevention Week. "Planning really helps," said KFR Lif...
Oct 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
CN investigating train derailment near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. - CN is investigating after a train derailment near Ashcroft. In an email statement, CN says crews responded to an incident near Ashcroft on Friday involving 14 rail cars carrying inter...
Oct 07, 2019 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
