Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
BCWS crew mopping up small fire west of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says a crew jumped on a new wildfire start just west of Kamloops Wednesday (June 4), quickly bringing it under control.The fire was reported Wednesday evening at Che...
Jun 05, 2025
For the first time in six years, May long weekend saw no fatalities on BC highways: police
KAMLOOPS - The BC Highway Patrol says for the first time in at least six years, there were no deaths reported on provincial highways on the Victoria Day long weekend.According to the BC Highway Patrol...
Jun 05, 2025
Kamloops RCMP investigating after woman hit by vehicle at Summit and McGill
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a woman suffered minor injuries after a hit and run crash at the intersection of Summit Drive and McGill Road on Monday last week (May 26). In a news release issued Thursd...
Jun 05, 2025
Kamloops' STK Fastball to square off against under-23 Softball Canada team, host tournament
KAMLOOPS - Fastpitch heat is blanketing Charles Anderson Stadium. The men's under-23 Softball Canada team will square off against Chase-based STK Fastball on Thursday (June 5), a 7:30 p.m. start at Ch...
Jun 05, 2025
UPDATE: R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous reopens after rockslide
SICAMOUS, B.C. - (UPDATE 3:15 p.m.): DriveBC says the Trans-Canada Highway at the R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous has reopened after a rockslide. It first reported of the closure around 2:30 a.m. Thursd...
Jun 05, 2025
Small wildfire pops up near Tobiano
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (8:45 p.m.): BC Wildfire Service says the fire is under control. EARLIER: The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is reporting a new start west of Kamloops Wednesday evening (June 4). BCWS sa...
Jun 04, 2025
$10-a-day childcare spots stagnant in Kamloops after latest disbursement of provincial funding
KAMLOOPS - After the latest round of $10-a-day provincial funding subsidies were announced, no new childcare centres in the City of Kamloops secured $10-a-day status. Meanwhile regionally, three child...
Jun 04, 2025
Jury in Carson Crescent stabbing spree trial played video, audio evidence from RCMP on third day of trial
KAMLOOPS - The murder trial of Michael Wayne Palmer extended into day three of the scheduled five-week proceeding on Wednesday (June 4), with the Crown calling a pair of Kamloops RCMP officers to the ...
Jun 04, 2025
Bloodstain pattern analysis expert testifies in murder trial for former Kamloops lawyer accused of killing client
VANCOUVER - An expert in bloodstain pattern analysis testified out of BC Supreme Court in Vancouver Wednesday (June 4) in the first-degree murder trial of a Kamloops lawyer accused in the death of his...
Jun 04, 2025
DASHCAM VIDEO: Unable to stop, semi slams into minivan near Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Dramatic dashcam video posted to social media Wednesday (June 4) shows a violent rear-end collision between a commercial truck and a minivan.WATCH: (Video Credit: Facebook / Skilled...
Jun 04, 2025
