Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Following witness reports of a grass fire being intentionally set in the city Tuesday afternoon (July 8), police say it's now an arson investigation. A fire broke out just before 4 p.m. in ...

KAMLOOPS - The potential for heavy rain has prompted a special weather statement from Environment Canada. The forecaster says the South Thompson region could see embedded thunderstorms Wednesday (July...

LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says the Izman Creek fire near Lytton is being held at 242.8 hectares in size, thanks to the "excellent progress" of crews as well as favourable weather. The cha...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops firefighters appear to have made quick work on a grassfire just east of the Kokanee Way exit, the third grassfire they were called out to today. Photos and videos shared to social ...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of major infrastructure upgrades will be getting underway in Kamloops this month. Crews are mobilizing to begin resurfacing work along the Overlanders Bridge, with that project set t...

KAMLOOPS -- Kendra Woodland is one step closer to becoming the first player from Kamloops to crack a Professional Women's Hockey League [PWHL] roster. The 25-year-old goaltender on Monday [July 7] sig...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue is on-scene at Strathcona Park fighting a landscape fire. The call came into KFR shortly before 4:00 p.m. with three trucks responding to the scene, including a bush tr...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and councillor Katie Neustaeter were back at the Kamloops law courts on Tuesday (July 8) morning, as Justice Jacqueline Hughes announced her decision on Ha...

KAMLOOPS - With school out for the summer, parks and playgrounds around Kamloops are a popular destination for kids and families, and they're also a daily stop for the Bright Red Book Bus. This summer...

KAMLOOPS - The Calgary Stampede is one of the biggest events in Canada, and it's also part of the inspiration behind a smaller-scale rodeo show in Kamloops. To kick off Western Heritage Week, Kamloops...