Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Mother says body of man who jumped from Overlanders Bridge last summer has been found
KAMLOOPS - The mother of a young man who is presumed to have drowned after jumping from the Overlanders Bridge last summer says his body has been found. Braden Wallace-Peters, 23, jumped from the west...
May 13, 2026 Braden Wallace-Peters (Image Credit: Contributed / Facebook)
Rainy conditions trigger closure of all City of Kamloops grass sports fields
KAMLOOPS - The heavy rain in the Interior Wednesday (May 13) has prompted the City of Kamloops to close all municipal grass sports fields.Parks and Streets Manager Jeff Putnam made the announcement vi...
May 13, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Water flowing to east Kamloops neighbourhoods as city continues to urge essential use only
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it has replenished reservoirs serving east Kamloops, meaning water service has been restored for all areas affected by this week's main break that is into its four...
May 13, 2026 Equipment at the work site at the intersection of River Street and 14th Avenue on May 13, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Mounties raid North Shore, Westsyde properties as part of Columbia St. homicide probe
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say their investigation into a shooting death last week has led them to raid properties on the North Shore and in Westsyde. An update distributed by BC RCMP Wednesday (May 13) notes th...
May 13, 2026 Police tape surrounds a Columbia St. home where a person was shot to death a few hours earlier, May 5, 2026. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Police action played no role in man's self-inflicted death near Merritt: IIO
MERRITT, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog says actions of Merritt RCMP officers were not a factor in a man's death outside of the community last month.On April 2 at about 9:30 p.m., an officer came acros...
May 13, 2026 (Image Credit: IIO)
Kamloops on pace for lowest rate of drug deaths in a decade: province
KAMLOOPS - The number of deaths attributed to toxic drugs in Kamloops this year doubled last month - but the city is still seeing its lowest rate of drug deaths in a decade.New totals released by the ...
May 13, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
DASHCAM VIDEO: Alberta driver nabbed for speeding, passing on double-solid lines near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - An Alberta man en route to the Lower Mainland was forced to make alternate arrangements after getting his vehicle impounded east of Kamloops. BC Highway Patrol says officers were told of a ...
May 13, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Highway Patrol)
Blazers sign BCHL forward Arnason
KAMLOOPS - Along with the North and South Thompson, a third River will meet in Kamloops. The Kamloops Blazers announced they have signed 2008-born forward River Arnason ahead of the 2026-27 Western Ho...
May 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops)
Inaugural provincial outdoor recreation conference being hosted in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A first-of-its-kind conference in B.C. is expected to bring in more than 300 visitors to Kamloops. The Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia (ORCBC) conference will be hosted at Th...
May 13, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Strong wind gusts expected on the Coquihalla Highway and Okanagan Connector
KAMLOOPS - A storm moving into the southern interior is expected to cause challenging driving conditions on mountain highways in the Kamloops area. In a special weather statement posted Wednesday (May...
May 13, 2026 Highway 5, about 24 kilometres north of Merritt at Helmer Interchange, looking north at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
