Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
No injuries reported, cause still undetermined after downtown Kamloops fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops firefighters say they're still working to determine the cause of a Sunday (Feb. 9) evening fire at a downtown carriage house."At this point, we can't really speak to the cause," Ka...
Feb 10, 2025
Barriere RCMP looking for man wanted for assault
BARRIERE, B.C. - RCMP in Barriere are asking for help tracking down a man wanted on a violent charge.In a news release, RCMP say 59-year-old Cameron Rose is wanted on an unendorsed warrant for assault...
Feb 10, 2025
Drugs, weapons pulled out of Brocklehurst home last Friday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say an investigation into an arson led investigators to make a major drug bust in Brocklehurst last week.The revelation Monday is a follow-up to a major police presence at a h...
Feb 10, 2025
Kamloops firefighters battle blaze at abandoned outbuilding downtown
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops firefighters made relatively quick work of a fire at an abandoned building in downtown Kamloops Sunday (Feb. 9) night. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) Platoon Captain Ken Hartt says cre...
Feb 09, 2025
Inaugural name that snowplow contest in Kamloops to end Monday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents have less than two days to vote for their favourites in the City's name the snowplow contest. Parks and Streets Manager Jeff Putnam says people have until Monday (Feb. 10...
Feb 09, 2025
Search continues for man who fell through ice on Shuswap Lake Saturday
SALMON ARM - Police in Salmon Arm are warning people to stay off all local lakes because of unsafe conditions as the search continues for a missing 18-year-old man who fell through the ice on Shuswap ...
Feb 09, 2025
Hamer-Jackson-versus-Neustaeter suit now expected to be in court in July
KAMLOOPS - A long-awaited legal dispute involving Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and Councillor Katie Neustaeter may finally go before a B.C. Supreme Court judge in early July. According to a Feb. ...
Feb 09, 2025
First ER closure of 2025 in Merritt to last 13 hours this Saturday
MERRITT - Residents in the Merritt area are without emergency room coverage for the first time in 2025 as Interior Health announced a 13-hour closure of the facility this Saturday (Feb. 8). Emergency ...
Feb 08, 2025
OLPH Dolphins celebrate Catholic Schools Week with volleyball match refereed by Isenor
KAMLOOPS -- More than 80 schools are taking part in Catholic Schools Week in B.C. Masses, assemblies, liturgical celebrations, fundraising endeavours and clergy visits are among highlights for student...
Feb 07, 2025
Combination of buy-local push, unsaturated market key for Kamloops breweries
KAMLOOPS - The financial struggles of BC's craft brewing industry have come to a head in recent months, with a dozen operations shutting down last year. December saw at least three breweries close thr...
Feb 07, 2025
