Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RCMP continuing investigation one year after homicide and vehicle fire outside of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit (MCU) is reaching out for witnesses in its ongoing investigation into suspicious circumstances surrounding a homicide and vehicle fire one ye...
Aug 24, 2026 Dillen Bain. (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
RV stolen overnight from storage facility in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are asking for the public's help after an RV was stolen from a storage facility in Williams Lake. At around 6:25 a.m. on Aug. 16, Williams Lake RCMP say officers were told t...
Aug 24, 2026 Black and white CCTV image of the suspect vehicle. (Image Credit: Williams Lake RCMP)
Broncos put up three touchdowns, fall to Kodiaks at home 36-23
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Broncos scored more points in one game than they did throughout the entire 2026 BC Football Conference (BCFC) season so far, but it wasn't enough for them to earn their first w...
Aug 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Instagram/@peakmotionimages and @kamloops_broncos)
TNRD downgrades evacuation order for two properties impacted by French Bar Creek wildfire
CLINTON, B.C. - An evacuation order has been downgraded to an evacuation alert for two properties within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) impacted by the French Bar Creek wildfire. Effecti...
Aug 24, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Pair of theft suspects reportedly leave Valleyview store with $1,600 in groceries
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a pair of suspects who reportedly stole hundreds of dollars in groceries from a store in Valleyview last month. At around 10:30...
Aug 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
TNRD gives 'all clear' for 1,000+ properties impacted by Clinton-area wildfire
UPDATE (10:30 a.m.): The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) also partially downgraded its evacuation order and alert in relation to the Pear Lake wildfire. Effective 4:00 p.m. Sunday, the SLRD...
Aug 24, 2026 BC Wildfire Service crews doing mop up work on the Pear Lake wildfire in the Clinton area on Aug. 18. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Emergency department in 100 Mile to close for most of Monday
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the 38th time in 2026, the emergency department at 100 Mile District General Hospital will be temporarily closed. Interior Health says emergency services in 100 Mile House w...
Aug 24, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Interior Health)
CSRD board approves raises to Directors ahead of local elections
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) Board approved changes to its remuneration bylaw, which will give raises to Electoral Area and Municipal Directors - but not until afte...
Aug 23, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
CRD downgrades evacuation alerts near Pear Lake wildfire
70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has given the all-clear for some residents living under evacuation alerts in response to the massive Pear Lake wildfire. On August 10, the CRD...
Aug 23, 2026 BC Wildfire Service crews doing mop up in Clinton area Aug. 18, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Lightning strikes spark multiple spot fires in Kamloops and south Cariboo areas
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is reporting several lightning-caused spot fires in the Kamloops and southern Cariboo areas after thunderstorm rolling across the region on Saturday (Aug. 23)...
Aug 23, 2026 K61756, located approximately eight kilometres northwest of Tulameen. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
