Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Hot weather statement issued by Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a hot weather advisory for much of the Southern Interior. The statement is in effect for Kamloops, the Shuswap, the length of the Coquihalla Highway and severa...
Jul 05, 2017
Help has dried up for some Cherry Creek residents after flood
KAMLOOPS - It has been nearly two months since flooding ravaged the Southern Interior. One of the hardest hit areas was Cherry Creek, just west of Kamloops. While some are slowly getting their lives b...
Jul 04, 2017
Hot, dry conditions keep Kamloops firefighters busy
KAMLOOPS - The recent hot and dry conditions have been keeping Kamloops firefighters on their toes. Kamloops saw two quickly spreading brush fires spark yesterday. The first, at a shooting range west ...
Jul 04, 2017
High temperatures pose risks to the homeless
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada is predicting temperatures well into the upper 30s this week, and Kamloops appears to be in for a heatwave. While many are enjoying the chance to soak up a little sun, th...
Jul 04, 2017
Police say teen who swam from officers in Kamloops located in Prince George
KAMLOOPS - Police are now saying the teenage girl who escaped custody by entering the Thompson River last week was found in Prince George. The new information comes two days after RCMP issued a statem...
Jul 04, 2017
Rivertown Players! Entertaining Kamloops kids all summer
KAMLOOPS - Every summer, five days a week, a trio of post-secondary students will put on original live productions throughout the city, free for children and families. The Rivertown Players are a prod...
Jul 04, 2017
Kamloops real estate market heats up
KAMLOOPS - June was another hot month for the local real estate market. According to the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association, residential sales were up seven per cent last month compared to ...
Jul 04, 2017
Two killed after car strikes deer on Coquihalla Highway
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are confirming a tragic crash on the Coquihalla Highway this morning was caused by a collision with a deer. Mounties were called to the scene just before 6:00 a.m., about three...
Jul 04, 2017
Police investigating two suspicious fires
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are assisting Kamloops fire inspectors investigating a couple of suspicious fires overnight. One fire took place in a vehicle right underneath the south end of the Overlanders Bridge. ...
Jul 04, 2017
Construction material plays role in igniting grass fire
KAMLOOPS - Fire investigators have determined that a piece of construction material from a home in Batchelor Heights hit a power pole and ignited the grass fire that burned most of Monday afternoon. T...
Jul 03, 2017
