Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RCMP seeking video footage in connection with Merritt woman's murder
MERRITT - RCMP are asking for help as they continue to investigate the death of Pamela Jarvis last Tuesday (Dec. 16).The 45-year-old mother of six was found with "serious injuries" at a house in Merri...
Dec 21, 2025 (Image Credit: Pamela Jarvis/Facebook)
RCMP investigating 'serious incident' at Ranchland Villa Motel in Merritt
MERRITT - Details are limited but police are investigating a serious incident at the Ranchland Villa Motel in Merritt that happened Saturday (Dec. 20) evening.Merritt RCMP have confirmed that the inve...
Dec 21, 2025 A police presence at the Ranchland Villa Motel in Merritt on Dec. 20, 2025. (Image Credit: Linda Warner/Facebook)
UPDATE: Coquihalla reopens south of Merritt as drivers warned of hazardous conditions
MERRITT - (UPDATE 11:15 p.m.): Southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt have reopened after a vehicle incident that lasted several hours. DriveBC first notified travellers of the cl...
Dec 20, 2025 Snow covered lanes on the Coquihalla about 7 km north of Zopkios Brake Check, looking south as seen on Dec. 20, 2025. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Kamloops homeless advocate speaking out after Friday arrest outside City Hall
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops homeless advocate who was arrested on Friday (Dec. 19) wants the city to explain why he was detained during what he called a "humanitarian and advocacy event" outside City Hall. ...
Dec 20, 2025 Glenn Hilke being arrested outside Kamloops City Hall on Dec. 19, 2025. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today)
All chairlifts at Sun Peaks turning; Stake Lake ski trails open, while Harper Mountain suffers 'setback'
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - All of the chairlifts at Sun Peaks Resort are turning for the first time this ski season. In an update, Sun Peaks Resort said the Sundance Express and Orient chairlifts would begin o...
Dec 20, 2025 (Image Credit: Sun Peaks Resort/Webcam)
Several weeks of repairs needed at site of washout on Highway 3 east of Hope
HOPE - Travellers between the Lower Mainland and Southern Interior will have to use an alternate route as repairs continue on the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) between Hope and Manning Park, after it ...
Dec 20, 2025 A section of Highway 3 remains closed for repairs after a washout on Wednesday, Dec. 16. (Image Credit: Ministry of Transportation and Transit)
Travel advisory in effect on Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt with more snow expected
MERRITT - A travel advisory is in effect on the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquhalla Highway, which remains open at this time, though travel is not recommended. The advisory was put in place aroun...
Dec 20, 2025 Highway 5 about 7 km north of Zopkios Brake Check, looking north as pictured at 6:54 a.m. on Dec. 20, 2025. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
BC Wildlife Park puts on dazzling luminary display for Wildlights
KAMLOOPS - This year's edition of Wildlights at BC Wildlife Park has attracted more than 6,000 visitors since December 12. Anyone who come has borne witness to the dazzling display of more than a mill...
Dec 19, 2025 (Image Credit: Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Funds allotted to rebuild new emergency services centre, Elders lodge in Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - Two major projects will use up the remaining funds from the $64 million the federal government allotted to help rebuild public buildings in the Village of Lytton. Earlier this week, the...
Dec 19, 2025 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Merritt woman killed this week remembered for caring nature, dedication to 6 children
MERRITT - At 27 years old, Nathan Jarvis is the oldest of six, with his youngest sibling being 14. This week, they suddenly lost their mother - Pamela Jarvis - in an unthinkable tragedy. "I just want ...
Dec 19, 2025 (Image Credit: Facebook / Pamela Jarvis)
