Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RCMP move in on Kamloops North Shore drug-dealing headquarters
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say they’ve shut down a North Shore home that was a base of operations for street-level drug dealing. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the home in the 400-block of Alexander Avenu...
Mar 30, 2017
TRU information session aims to decrease Kamloops fentanyl-related overdose deaths
KAMLOOPS - With Kamloops seeing the fifth-highest rate of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in the province in the first two months of this year, it’s clear there’s still a long way to go w...
Mar 29, 2017
WCT presents The Cure for Death by Lightning
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre is gearing up for another world premiere production. Former WCT Artistic Director Daryl Cloran adapted The Cure for Death by Lightning from a best selling book. The p...
Mar 29, 2017
Close call as semi-truck crushes highway barrier
KAMLOOPS - A close call unfolded this morning on Highway 97 near Monte Lake as a semi-truck rammed a highway barrier. The driver was lucky to walk away uninjured, as large drop-off was beyond the barr...
Mar 29, 2017
Confusion ensues from Halston traffic stop
KAMLOOPS - A routine traffic stop turned chaotic Tuesday night on Halston Ave. An RCMP Southeast District Traffic Services officer pulled over a driver around 6:30 p.m., suspecting the man might be im...
Mar 29, 2017
Police identify suspicious male
KAMLOOPS - Police are no longer seeking the public’s assistance after issuing an alert earlier this morning (March 29) about a suspicious male. The male alledgelly went to a private residence on...
Mar 29, 2017
Police arrest 39-year old Falkland man on drug charges
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have a 39-year old Falkland man in custody after the Street Level Drug Unit conducted enforcement in the 300 block of Tranquille Road earlier this month. Corporal Jodi Shelke ...
Mar 29, 2017
Ticks creeping out in Kamloops despite cool weather
KAMLOOPS - After a lengthy winter that is still trying to hang on in Kamloops, walking trails aren’t as busy as usual at this time of year. But the cooler temperatures aren’t keeping the t...
Mar 28, 2017
Library hosts "Geek Week" to encourage young patrons
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Library is hoping to bring in a younger crowd during “Geek Week.” The target crowd is 18-30 year-olds. The TNRD Library System’s head of adult services Cather...
Mar 28, 2017
Driver walks away from rollover on West Battle Street
KAMLOOPS - One person walked away from a serious crash on Battle Street West shortly before 11:30am (Tuesday). A single vehicle came to rest on its roof after launching off the road, onto a private dr...
Mar 28, 2017
