Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Residents make quick work of dousing house fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire and Rescue called to a house fire in Rayleigh last night. The fire broke out in a garage at a home at 248 Montego Road. KFR officials say residents of the area used garden hos...
Jul 22, 2016
Preparations underway for Kamloops Marathon
KAMLOOPS - This Sunday marks the 5th annual Sportchek Kamloops Marathon with participants taking part from all over North America. The event which is a fundraiser for TRU Athletics and the Canadian Ti...
Jul 22, 2016
Hitting high notes: Music in the Park tradition continues
KAMLOOPS - It’s one of the best things about living in Kamloops in the summer, Music in the Park. For the past 23 years residents and tourists alike have been heading down to Riverside Park, set...
Jul 21, 2016
Roving wolf pack wanders near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A wolf pack has been spotted in the Lac du Bois Grasslands area northwest of Kamloops, a rare discovery so close to people. Provincial WildSafeBC coordinator, Frank Ritcey first noticed a w...
Jul 21, 2016
Kamloops mom accused of killing her child has charge reduced
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops mother accused of killing her newborn child has had her charge reduced. Courtney Fawn Saul was originally charged with second degree murder in the 2011 death of her newborn son G...
Jul 21, 2016
RCMP reiterate the costly consequences of unlocked vehicles
KAMLOOPS - Local RCMP officers respond to between eight and 10 reports of thefts from vehicles every night, and 80 per cent of the time the vehicles are left unlocked. Today, July 21, Cpl. Jodi Shelki...
Jul 21, 2016
Retiring superintendent of schools reflects on career
KAMLOOPS - After 39 years with School District 73 Karl deBruijn is calling it a career, officially retiring at the end of the month. deBruijn started at the Kamloops-Thompson School District, previous...
Jul 21, 2016
Accused in baseball bat beating to learn bail decision next week
KAMLOOPS - The bail hearing for 39-year-old Kristopher Teichrieb wrapped up at the Kamloops Courthouse this morning. Teichrieb is charged with attempted murder after allegedly assaulting 19-year-old J...
Jul 21, 2016
New RIH parkade set to open on Monday
KAMLOOPS - The long-awaited new 350-stall parkade at Royal Inland Hospital will open to the public on Monday. IHA Health Service Director Kris Kristjanson says members of the public entering the hospi...
Jul 21, 2016
Wildfire east of Barnhartvale now out
KAMLOOPS - A wildfire reported earlier today just east of Barnhartvale is now out. Fire Information Officer Melissa Klassen says the blaze grew to only 10 metres by 10 metres in size, and was extingui...
Jul 21, 2016
