Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops transit services being cut back for summer
KAMLOOPS - Starting Sunday bus services will be reduced along some routes in Kamloops. Drew Snider with BC Transit says the services aren’t as heavily utilized in the summer. “In the summe...
Jun 25, 2016
Reports of shots fired brings heavy police presence to McGill Rd
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say at least one man is in custody after reports of shots fired in Kamloops this morning. Sgt. Lorne Wood says witnesses reported seeing two men fighting in the 700 block of McGill Rd ...
Jun 25, 2016
Driver strikes pole, causes Brocklehurst power outage
KAMLOOPS - A young male driver is being investigated for impaired driving after crashing into a utility pole early this morning, June 25. Kamloops RCMP responded to the crash at approximately 3:15 a.m...
Jun 25, 2016
Heart & Stroke FAST Program gets funding boost
KAMLOOPS - For every minute of delay in treating a stroke, the victim loses 1.9 million brain cells, which is why BC Health Minister Terry Lake partnered with the BC Ambulance Service, and the Heart a...
Jun 24, 2016
Man who killed his pregnant girlfriend receives his sentence
KAMLOOPS - A young man convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend nearly four years ago was sentenced at B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops today, June 24. Damien Taylor was found guilty of second degre...
Jun 24, 2016
Mental assessment ordered for Ashcroft murderer
KAMLOOPS - Shane Gyoba was once again uttering threats in a Kamloops courtroom, as BC Supreme Court Justice Dev Dley read his decision on whether to assess if the Ashcroft man should be held criminall...
Jun 24, 2016
Organizer, TNRD spar over music festival
KAMLOOPS -The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says it appears organizers of a music festival planned for the Deadman Valley next month are preparing to go ahead, despite having none of the proper pe...
Jun 24, 2016
Kamloops residents asked to participate in community survey
KAMLOOPS - Residents are being given the opportunity to provide input on the issues they are most concerned with in Kamloops. Online surveys are being conducted across B.C. to provide a snapshot of ke...
Jun 24, 2016
Community conversation tackles opiate epidemic in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Over a hundred people attended a community conversation held in Kamloops Thursday evening, to discuss the issue of opiate use, overdose, and treatment of opiate dependency and addiction. Th...
Jun 23, 2016
Police patrol changes could curb street level crime
KAMLOOPS - Many Kamloops mounties will be trading in their cruisers for bikes, boats, and a good pair of shoes this summer. Uniformed officers will be conducting foot patrols primarily in the Downtown...
Jun 23, 2016
