Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Salmon Arm RCMP to test first-ever electric vehicle
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Police in Salmon Arm have added the first electric vehicle to their fleet as part of a pilot project that will test these policing vehicles across the country.Mounties say the 2024 ...
Jul 10, 2025
Interior Health issues pair of drug alerts; one specifically for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued a pair of drug alerts, one of which is specifically for the City of Kamloops.The alert for Kamloops was issued Wednesday (July 9) as Interior Health warned of a p...
Jul 10, 2025
Questions remain after 7-month-old puppy dies after swimming in algae-infested Nicola Lake
MERRITT - Owners of a dog who died after swimming in Nicola Lake near Merritt are warning about the dangers of blue-green algae.Kristin Awde told Global News that her seven-month-old puppy, Romie, bec...
Jul 10, 2025
UPDATE: High streamflow advisory, special weather statement lifted as rain subsides
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 11:00 a.m.): The high streamflow advisory and the special weather statement have both been lifted. EARLIER - A High Streamflow Advisory remains in effect for the South Thompson Rive...
Jul 10, 2025
Kamloops Fire Rescue and RCMP working together on origin of Strathcona Park fire
KAMLOOPS - A fire broke out just before 4 p.m. in Strathcona Park Tuesday (July 8), which quickly grew to one hectare in size before firefighters put it out. Following eyewitness reports of it potenti...
Jul 09, 2025
Wide Angle exhibition shares more than 100 years of Kamloops movie-making, and theatre experience
KAMLOOPS - Whether you're a film aficionado, or a Kamloops history buff, the latest exhibition at the Kamloops Museum will likely catch your eye. Wide Angle is a collection of photos, stories, and equ...
Jul 09, 2025
TNRD downgrades orders and alerts for Izman Creek fire near Lytton
LYTTON - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has downgraded both their evacuation orders and alerts to all clear with regards to the Izman Creek wildfire. The order to all clear took effect a...
Jul 09, 2025
RCMP Underwater Recovery Team searching for missing TRU student
KAMLOOPS - The search for a missing TRU (Thompson Rivers University) student who was last seen entering the Thompson River on Sunday (July 6) has stretched into it's third day. RCMP Dive Team (image c...
Jul 09, 2025
City of Kamloops urging caution as battery linked to recycling plant fire
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has confirmed that the origin of a fire at the Emterra Material Recycling Facility was a lithium-ion battery. The fire occurred on June 19. "The fire originated in a lo...
Jul 09, 2025
Arson suspected in Strathcona Park grass fire
KAMLOOPS - Following witness reports of a grass fire being intentionally set in the city Tuesday afternoon (July 8), police say it's now an arson investigation. A fire broke out just before 4 p.m. in ...
Jul 09, 2025
