Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Heat warning lifted but Kamloops-area temperatures to remain above seasonal
KAMLOOPS - The first heat warning of 2025 has ended, but temperatures in the Kamloops-area are expected to be above seasonal heading into the August long weekend. The heat warning issued on Monday (Ju...
Aug 01, 2025
RCMP looking for information after break-in at Kamloops Mayor's West Victoria businesses
KAMLOOPS - Police are asking people who may have information about a recent break-in at the West Victoria Street auto dealership owned by Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson to step forward.In a news re...
Aug 01, 2025
Hitting the brakes on animal-vehicle collisions near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - According to the BC Conservation Foundation, highways can be detrimental to local wildlife populations and ecology. On average, ICBC tallies more than 12,000 animal-vehicle incidents every ...
Jul 31, 2025
Sun Peaks hits reset button on community health care
KAMLOOPS - The Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) will no longer be operating the Sun Peaks Community Health Centre as of this October as the society and resort municipality have...
Jul 31, 2025
Interior Health says RIH maternity patients have all been treated in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's been one week since Interior Health announced possible staffing challenges in the maternity ward of Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops.Last Thursday (July 24), Interior Health sta...
Jul 31, 2025
Lytton-area fire eclipses 1,000ha
LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says the Cantilever Bar wildfire south of Lytton is now more than 1,000 hectares in size.In an update to its website, the service says the fire - which sparked M...
Jul 31, 2025
City lays blame for former CAO Trawin's departure at feet of Mayor Hamer-Jackson
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says former Chief Administrative Officer David Trawin is no longer employed by the city - and blames his departure directly on the actions of Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson.T...
Jul 31, 2025
Five charged after months-long Kamloops RCMP drug investigation
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say five Kamloops residents are facing dozens of charges as the result of a lengthy drug and weapons investigation.In a news release issued Thursday (July 31), Superintendent Jeff Pell...
Jul 31, 2025
DASHCAM VIDEO: No serious injuries after SUV careens into oncoming semi on Coquihalla near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There were no major injuries after a two-vehicle crash Wednesday (July 30) afternoon between a semi-truck and an SUV on the Coquihalla Highway, just south of the Lac Le Jeune turnoff.WATCH:...
Jul 31, 2025
Free TNRD chipping day events coming to Lafarge, Agate Bay in August
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be holding free chipping day events in two communities next month as it works to mitigate the risks of wildfire by reducing wildfire fuels....
Jul 31, 2025
