Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Multiple crashes on Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS - Weather is once again wreaking havoc on the Coquihalla Highway. Kamloops and Logan Lake RCMP members, as well as B.C. Ambulance are responding to multiple accidents near Exit 355. RCMP say ...
May 29, 2016
KFR rescues women from South Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Two females were rescued from the South Thompson River last night after their vehicle went into the water. Kamloops Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Dave McMahon says personnel responded to...
May 29, 2016
Suspects in alleged Kamloops car jacking arrested in Vernon
KAMLOOPS - After numerous alleged lottery ticket thefts, a motor vehicle collision, and an apparent carjacking, two suspects were finally arrested in Vernon Saturday, May 28. A 42-year-old man and 33-...
May 28, 2016
McLeod says Conservatives are setting new path
KAMLOOPS - Decisions made at the Conservative convention in Vancouver today, May 28, could set the foundation for the future of the party. Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod says the party is v...
May 28, 2016
Commuters asked to ditch cars for Bike to Work Week
KAMLOOPS - Starting Monday Kamloops residents will be encouraged to get out of their cars and onto their bikes for Bike to Work Week. It’s a province-wide initiative seeking to reduce greenhouse...
May 27, 2016
Chaos on the Coquihalla as sleet covers the highway
KAMLOOPS - BC Ambulance says there have been a series of crashes at the Inks Lake brake check on the Coquihalla Highway that have resulted in eight people transported to hospital. Emergency crews rush...
May 27, 2016
Kamloops educators look forward to new curriculum
KAMLOOPS - B.C. High school students will have fewer exams to write thanks to the province’s new curriculum. Rather than writing five mandatory provincial exams students will write only two. WAT...
May 27, 2016
Man survives fall from Overlanders Bridge
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a 25 year old man is okay after falling from the Overlanders Bridge into the Thompson River this morning. At about 8:20, several witnesses called 9-1-1 to report the man hanging fr...
May 27, 2016
Health Minister says Kamloops a candidate for a safe injection site
KAMLOOPS - Health Minister Terry Lake says either Kamloops or Kelowna could become home to BC’s next safe injection site. Lake says Interior Health is in the initial stages of exploring the idea...
May 27, 2016
Pedestrian hit near Aberdeen Mall escapes serious injury
KAMLOOPS - A pedestrian who was hit by a car near Aberdeen Mall yesterday escaped serious injury. Kamloops RCMP say the 17 year old boy was in a marked crosswalk on Hillside Way with the warning light...
May 26, 2016
