Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Former Kamloops Mountie named top cop in Kelowna
KELOWNA - The Kelowna RCMP detachment has a new leader who spent his formative policing years in Kamloops. Supt. Chris Goebel was named the new top cop in the central Okanagan city Wednesday (July 23)...
Jul 23, 2025
UPDATE: Missing man found safe
UPDATE (Aug. 8): KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say the 47-year-old man who was reported missing on July 23, 2025, has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous informati...
Jul 23, 2025
Peterson Creek Park closed off as police respond to 'tragic death'
KAMLOOPS - Peterson Creek Park was closed most of Wednesday morning (July 23) after what police are calling a 'tragic incident'. In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier with Kam...
Jul 23, 2025
Construction of Kamloops cancer centre set to begin
KAMLOOPS - Ground will be broken on the long-awaited Kamloops cancer centre Thursday (July 24) morning.The B.C. government has scheduled a news conference to mark the start of construction at the West...
Jul 23, 2025
Semi-truck fire snarls overnight traffic on Highway 97 north of Clinton
CLINTON, B.C. - Traffic is flowing on Highway 97 north of Clinton after a semi-truck caught fire Tuesday (July 22) night. DriveBC says the southbound lane remains closed on Highway 97 at Big Bar Road ...
Jul 23, 2025
'We have to improve or we'll die': B.C. ranchers seek water solutions in long drought
Rancher John Parkes wants more water storage in B.C.'s Interior, which is suffering the impacts of a multi-year drought. But Parkes, manager of Nicola Ranch near Merritt, says it's not just for irriga...
Jul 23, 2025
Kamloops' Small earns Canada's Walk of Fame recognition two years after Prism's induction
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops musician Henry Small has received retroactive recognition from Canada's Walk of Fame (CWF). When Vancouver rock band Prism took its place in CWF in 2023, former member Small was no...
Jul 22, 2025
City of Kamloops unveils team tasked with building downtown performing arts centre
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has unveiled the team that will be tasked with building the proposed Centre for the Arts project downtown. In a statement, the city says the facility - which is set to ...
Jul 22, 2025 Image Credit: Kamloops Centre for the Arts Society
Community-led crisis teams help reduce pressure on police and hospital services: health minister
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne was in Kamloops Monday (July 21) to announce the formal launch of the CRCL Kamloops. Formerly called 'peer assisted care teams,' CRCL is a mobile, communi...
Jul 22, 2025
Overlanders Bridge project on schedule as crews ramp up construction
KAMLOOPS - Construction on the Overlanders Bridge has entered week two, with crews working on replacing the bridge joints on the northbound lanes, along with the multi-use path. As is common with any ...
Jul 22, 2025
