Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

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 ...
Kayla Derkach 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...
Kayla Derkach 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...
Kayla Derkach 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...
Kayla Derkach 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 ...
Kayla Derkach 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...
Kayla Derkach 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. ...
Kayla Derkach 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...
Kayla Derkach Jul 03, 2017

Take a flight on World War II plane pivotal in Allies' victory
KAMLOOPS - It’s a World War Two plane that has done its fair share of flying and fighting during the last 73 years. While no longer in battle, the B-25 Bomber is still going strong in the air, a...
Kayla Derkach Jul 03, 2017

Electric car couple bolt through Kamloops en route across Canada
KAMLOOPS - For some Canadians, the idea of an electric car gives them range anxiety. It's a fear they'll run out of juice before they reach their destination; but for a couple from the Sunshine Coast,...
Kayla Derkach Jul 03, 2017

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