Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

MERRITT - It looks like the BC Wildfire Service has a handle on the wildfire that broke out just west of Merritt Thursday. Marla Catherall with the Kamloops Fire Centre says the fire – which is ...

KAMLOOPS - Be careful if you plan on heading into the backcountry this BC Day long weekend. The BC Wildfire Service says there are over 450 wildfires burning in B.C. and Fire Information Officer Kyla ...

KAMLOOPS - The police incident at the downtown Kamloops Denny’s is over as the man who barricaded himself inside is now in police custody. The standoff started at 4 a.m. this morning when he mad...

KAMLOOPS -UPDATE: The BC Wildfire Service has remapped the Monte Lake fire near Westwold to 60 hectares in size. EARLIER: 71 wildfires are burning in the Kamloops Fire Centre with 30 of them starting ...

KAMLOOPS - Family and friends of a missing jet skiier are planning an organized search of the South Thompson River this morning. Family members tell CFJC Today they will be meeing at 9:00 AM at the Pi...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP have confirmed to CFJC Today that the situation at Denny’s is unfolding right now. Witnesses say ERT members have broken restaurant windows on the 6th Ave side o...

KAMLOOPS- UPDATE- Kamloops Fire and Rescue crews made quick work of a small fire that broke out late this afternoon on the hill above the Domtar pulp mill. Crews were called around 5:30 after a lightn...

KAMLOOPS - It’s been more than five months since Ryan Shtuka went missing after leaving a party at Sun Peaks in the early morning hours of Feb. 17. The family has been back and forth from their ...

KAMLOOPS - A new lightning-caused wildfire has popped up southwest of Monte Lake in the Westwold area. It’s believed the 22 hectare blaze started this morning. Kamloops Fire Centre Fire Informat...

Water safety is front and centre for Kamloops RCMP and Kamloops Search and Rescue these days, with a spike in the number of deaths in lakes, rivers and creeks in BC. While cooling off is a top priorit...