Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - There didn't appear to be any significant delays at Kamloops Airport (YKA) Saturday (Aug. 2) morning as crews worked to fix an electrical issue that impacted one of the the baggage screenin...

CLEARWATER, B.C. - People in the Clearwater area will not have emergency room coverage for a significant portion of the BC Day long weekend.Interior Health said the emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken ...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says former Chief Administrative Officer David Trawin is no longer employed by the city. He had been on leave from the job since March 2024. Council says the departure ...

TK'EMLUPS - Fred Yellow Old Woman comes from a close-knit family, and though he's been missing since 2011, his relatives are drawn back to the Kamloops area every year in search of answers."It's been ...

KAMLOOPS - While the interior of B.C. was just hit by a heat wave and the first heat warning of the year, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has not been forced to enact a campfire ban in the Kamloops Fir...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson has launched a second defamation lawsuit against a council colleague.A filing in BC Supreme Court dated July 31 alleges Councillor Katie Neustaeter defamed...

KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a large portion of the Southern Interior.The watch, put in place Friday afternoon (Aug. 1), covers the North and South Thompson...

KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says a wildfire in the Heffley Creek area of Kamloops is being held at 5.8 hectares in size.It means the Lyons Creek fire, located between Lyons Lake and Heffley-Lou...

LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says an Incident Management Team has been assigned to the Cantilever Bar wildfire near Lytton, which is now estimated to be 1,262 hectares in size.Its up from th...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say the 46-year-old woman has been located.