Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Teen suspect arrested in violent Williams Lake middle school incident
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Police have a teenaged suspect in custody after an incident at a Williams Lake middle school on Thursday (March 12) morning.Williams Lake RCMP said officers responded to the Colu...
Mar 12, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Murder suspect arrested after vehicle gets stuck on Highway 5 near Blue River
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - Police say a person wanted for murder was arrested in the North Thompson after the vehicle they were in got stuck in the ditch along Highway 5 early Thursday (March 12) morning.In a...
Mar 12, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Former SD73 secretary-treasurer nets over $320,000 in severance after October 2024 dismissal
KAMLOOPS - A former secretary-treasurer at the Kamloops-Thompson School District, who was let go in the wake of an accounting error that led to a $2.2-million budget shortfall, was paid over $320,000 ...
Mar 12, 2026 Trina Cassidy (File Photo) (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
SD58 board votes to close Merritt's Collettville Elementary at the end of the school year
MERRITT, B.C. - An elementary school in Merritt will be closing at the end of the academic year. During Wednesday's (March 11) regular meeting, the Nicola-Similkameen School District (SD58) Board of E...
Mar 12, 2026 SD58 Board Chair Gordon Swan (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File photo)
Vehicle incident and downed power lines snarl traffic on pair of highways
UPDATE (11:00 a.m. ): There are a pair of closures on Highway 5 North.Traffic is halted in both directions south of Avola due to a police incident that was first reported at around 6:30 a.m. Thursday....
Mar 12, 2026 Highway 5, about 11 kilometres east of Hope at Othello, looking north shortly before 6:00 a.m. Thursday. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Tensions flare at city hall before council opts for public input on Pathways shelter
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council will soon hear from the public before deciding on the future of the Pathways shelter on Tranquille Road, though a date has not yet been made public. During Tuesday's (...
Mar 11, 2026 The March 10 meeting of Kamloops City Council. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
SD73 to allow third-parties to run before- and after-school child care across Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - In a Board of Education meeting Monday night (March 9), School District 73 (SD73) trustees directed the district to stop running its after- and before-school child care. The district curren...
Mar 11, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Firefighters' union, family of former Kamloops fire chief welcome expanded cancer compensation coverage
KAMLOOPS - The family of a former Kamloops fire chief as well as the union that represents current firefighters welcomes a move by the provincial government, which recently expanded its compensation c...
Mar 11, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Simpcw, province working on regulatory matrix ahead of Yellowhead Copper mine approval process
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Simpcw First Nation officials have started negotiations with the province ahead of regulatory processes for a Clearwater-area mine proposal.In a news release, the province's Environ...
Mar 11, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Man shot to death outside downtown Kamloops 7-Eleven early Wednesday; RCMP identify victim
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are now confirming a man was shot to death outside the downtown Kamloops 7-Eleven store early Wednesday morning (March 11). In a news release issued Wednesday afternoon, RCMP E-Divisio...
Mar 11, 2026 RCMP examine a crime scene outside downtown Kamloops 7-Eleven Wednesday. Inset shows Emmanual 'Manny' Brooks. (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds, Contributed / Kamloops RCMP (inset).)
