Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Large police presence at Mission Flats Road after train reportedly strikes pedestrian
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (11:45 a.m.): RCMP say they have not been able to track down a person supposedly hit by a train in downtown Kamloops Wednesday morning (Oct. 1). Mission Flats Road has since reopened...
Oct 01, 2025
Man without license ticketed after driving unusually damaged vehicle in the North Shuswap
CHASE, B.C. - An unusually damaged vehicle was seen driving through a North Shuswap community last month. On the morning of Sept. 17, Chase RCMP say officers carrying out routine patrols along Squilax...
Oct 01, 2025
Kamloops PhD candidate wins big on Jeopardy!
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is the latest Jeopardy! champion. Appearing in his first episode of the long-running trivia show Tuesday (Sept. 30), Curtis Bogetti wagered just enough on the Final Jeopardy ...
Oct 01, 2025
Kamloops postal workers take picket lines to Purolator
KAMLOOPS - Canada Post strike action has extended into another week, with the federal jobs minister urging the company to table a new offer to the union. It comes as Canadian Union of Postal Workers (...
Sep 29, 2025
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event scheduled at Tkʼemlúps arbour
TK'EMLUPS - Tkemlps te Secwpemc is hosting a local event Tuesday (Sept. 30) for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This year's gathering is organized in conjunction with the City of Kamloo...
Sep 29, 2025
Blazers' Zahejsky, Ravndahl out long term; team looks to keep hot hand without them
KAMLOOPS - Although the Kamloops Blazers came away with four points against the Seattle Thunderbirds last weekend, it didn't come without some unfortunate news as the team lost two impact players to i...
Sep 29, 2025
KFR expects dry conditions to persists for several more weeks; campfires remain banned within city limits
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) has had a busy 24 hours, fighting a pair of landscape fires in the city.On Sunday (Sept. 28) afternoon, multiple crews, including tenders and bush trucks, respond...
Sep 29, 2025
Kamloops councillors return hoping UBCM convention will bear future fruit
KAMLOOPS - Last week, a delegation made up of City of Kamloops councillors and several members of the senior management team travelled to Victoria for the annual convention of the Union of B.C. Munici...
Sep 29, 2025
Driver in 2023 crash that killed TRU volleyball player to be sentenced in November
KAMLOOPS - A date has been set for a sentencing hearing in the case of the 2023 crash that killed a TRU volleyball player and seriously injured two others.On November 29, 2023, Colval Abbinett was beh...
Sep 29, 2025
50-unit temporary housing project to rise in Kamloops' McGill industrial corridor
KAMLOOPS - The province is partnering with the City of Kamloops to build modular, temporary housing near the Thompson Rivers University campus. In a news release issued Monday afternoon (Sept. 29), Mi...
Sep 29, 2025
