Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Pace of drug deaths in Kamloops picked up over the past two months: BC Coroners Service
VICTORIA - The pace of drug overdose deaths has picked up in Kamloops, but the province says at the halfway point in 2025, the city is still trending well behind last year's pace. New numbers from the...
Jul 31, 2025
BCWS ground and air crews attacking pair of wildfires near Heffley Creek
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says one of two wildfires burning in the Heffley Creek area north of Kamloops has grown to nearly five hectares in size. Information Officer Taylor Stewart Shantz sa...
Jul 31, 2025
Lytton First Nation issues evacuation order due to Cantilever Bar fire
LYTTON, B.C. - The Lytton First Nation has issued an evacuation order for two of its reserves due to the Cantilever Bar wildfire. The order, which was issued Thursday (July 31) morning, covers the 26 ...
Jul 31, 2025
'Fowl play' suspected after 'fishy' wildfire start leads to Ashcroft-area power outage
ASHCROFT - Firefighters in Ashcroft say a grassfire and a large power outage Wednesday (July 30) that lasted about three hours were caused by a fish that had been dropped by an osprey.In a statement, ...
Jul 31, 2025
UPDATE: Search resumes for 23-year-old man who jumped off Overlanders Bridge in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 1:15 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP say a 23-year-old man is presumed to have drowned in the Thompson River after he jumped off the west side of the Overlanders Bridge Wednesday (July 30) eve...
Jul 31, 2025
