Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 9:30 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service says a wildfire that sparked west of the Battle Bluffs trailhead Sunday (June 15) afternoon is being held at 1.5 hectares in size. Crews were att...

KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking for help in identifying a person of interest in connection with a theft investigation.Kamloops RCMP say a wallet was stolen from a vehicle on the North Shore o...

CLEARWATER, B.C. - The District of Clearwater is seeking feedback on plans to add a new a dog park and a new bike park with a dirt pump track at Weyerhaeuser Pioneer Park.It says the proposed amenitie...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has launched a new Community Grant Writer pilot program, that will aim to support non-profit groups across its ten electoral areas seek out and ...

LILLOOET, B.C. - The latest emergency room closure affecting residents in the Lillooet area will last for 25 hours this weekend. Interior Health says the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre ...

VERNON, B.C. - A criminal case involving a helicopter crash in the North Okanagan will go to trial early next year.The trial for Vincent Porteous, the pilot in the crash, will begin on February 17, 20...

KAMLOOPS - Power has been restored to over two thousand BC Hydro customers after another large outage in the City of Kamloops. According to BC Hydro, power was knocked out to 2,200 customers between H...

KAMLOOPS - The founder of Cassie's Charity Drive has helped launch a new scholarship for students in the Kamloops-Thompson School District who want to give back to their community. The Cassie's Charit...

KAMLOOPS - It appears the Toys "R" Us store in Kamloops is slated to close its doors, less that two years after it opened in a new location in Lower Sahali. A sign on the door of the location at 500 N...

KAMLOOPS - Daytime closures on the Trans-Canada Highway between Sicamous and Salmon Arm will be extended by ten days to allow crews to continue working on the R.W. Bruhn replacement project. The Minis...