Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
No dashcam video, gunshot wound trajectory factors in police watchdog clearing Barriere officer
LOUIS CREEK, B.C. - A dashcam video malfunction and the trajectory of a gunshot wound led B.C.'s police watchdog to not recommend charges for a Barriere RCMP officer who shot an armed suspect in May 2...
Aaron Schulze Jan 08, 2024
'Blizzard-like conditions': Coquihalla Highway upgraded to winter storm warning
KAMLOOPS - Hazardous winter conditions are expected as a winter storm watch for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt was upgraded to a winter storm warning Monday (Jan. 8) morning.Environment C...
Aaron Schulze Jan 08, 2024
Snowfall warnings issued for Okanagan Connector and Shuswap
KAMLOOPS - Snowfall warnings have blanketed portions of B.C.'s Interior Monday (Jan. 8) morning, including in areas around Kamloops.Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the Shuswap region ...
Aaron Schulze Jan 08, 2024
Environment Canada issues winter storm watch for the Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says heavy snow with strong winds and near zero visibility is expected on the Coquihalla highway from Hope to Merritt, beginning on Monday (Jan. 8) afternoon."A series of...
Aaron Schulze Jan 07, 2024
Kamloops BC SPCA plea for puppy fosters
KAMLOOPS- Just a few years ago, puppies were a rare sight at the BC SPCA, now, throughout the province, litter after litter is being brought into shelters. "2024 started with a bang for the SPCA," sai...
Silvia Senna Jan 05, 2024
"It's one of the best things that you could do to help someone;" Kamloops blood recipient encourages people to donate
KAMLOOPS - Canadian Blood Services is expecting a high demand for the year of 2024 and donations are needed more than ever. Lizzie Harbaruk, a 15-year-old Kamloops resident, is one of the many Canadia...
Jan 05, 2024
'Memories and More': Kamloops man's first poetry collection published
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has recently published his first poetry book, in his mid-90's. Murray Dovauo, who resides in Kamloops Seniors Village, got into writing poems during the COVID-19 pandemic. An...
Jan 05, 2024
Increase in 2023 medical calls putting strain on Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) received more than 10,000 calls for service in 2023, an increase of more than 500 from a year ago. Unsurprisingly the bulk of calls for the fire department this p...
Aaron Schulze Jan 05, 2024
Significant snow, minus double digit temperatures forecast for Kamloops next week: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops could be in store for a more traditional taste of winter next week.Environment Canada's forecast as of Friday (Jan. 5) morning is calling for snow from Monday morning to Tuesday mo...
Aaron Schulze Jan 05, 2024
Environment Canada warns of hazardous travel in the North Thompson due to stretches of dense fog
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Another fog advisory is in effect for the North Thompson region to end the work week.Environment Canada warns that travel is expected to be hazardous in the North Thompson Friday (J...
Jan 05, 2024
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