Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
All-clear notice issued for Wells Gray Country, Lower North Thompson properties: Dunn Creek wildfire
An evacuation alert issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District on Sunday (Aug. 4) due to the Dunn Creek wildfire has been downgraded to all clear effective at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.The notice impacts...
Aaron Schulze Aug 06, 2024
Number of highway fatalities down from last year: BC Highway Patrol
KAMLOOPS - Over the last five years, the number of highway fatalities in the province has gone down every year. According to BC Highway Patrol, in the first seven months of 2023, 176 people died in hi...
Aug 06, 2024
What City of Kamloops gives, gets in new training camp deal with B.C. Lions
Kamloops has the Leos for at least two more years. The B.C. Lions and the City of Kamloops on Tuesday (Aug. 6) issued a joint press release to announce the CFL club's training camp will take place at ...
Marty Hastings Aug 06, 2024
Kamloops Fire Rescue extinguishes interface fire in Barnhartvale
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue knocked down an interface fire in the Barnhartvale neighbourhood Monday evening. The City of Kamloops first reported of the fire at around 8:20 Monday night. Witnesses ...
Aaron Schulze Aug 06, 2024
Kamloops RCMP release images of suspect in North Shore break-in investigation
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are releasing images of a suspect in hopes of furthering a two-month-old break-in investigation. Back on June 5, RCMP say officers were told of a break and enter to a home on ...
Marty Hastings Aug 06, 2024
Pickup truck used in Kamloops Lululemon break-in found on fire in Knutsford: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are seeking witnesses to a break-in at the Lululemon store at Aberdeen Mall. At around 5:30 a.m. Monday (Aug. 5), police say a dark, extended cab Chevrolet Silverado with an A...
Aaron Schulze Aug 06, 2024
Emergency department in Lillooet temporarily closed for most of B.C. Day due to limited physician availability
LILLOOET, B.C. - Emergency services will be unavailable for residents in Lillooet and area for the tail end of the B.C. Day long weekend. In a news release issued Sunday (Aug. 4) night, Interior Healt...
Aaron Schulze Aug 04, 2024
TNRD issues revised evacuation order due to Shetland Creek wildfire
A revised evacuation order has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District due to immediate danger to life safety caused by the Shetland Creek Wildfire, effective as of Sunday afternoon.Appro...
Aaron Schulze Aug 04, 2024
Katzberg of Kamloops Track and Field Club wins Olympic gold, crushes competition
PARIS, FRANCE -- Ethan Katzberg of the Kamloops Track and Field Club is an Olympic gold medallist. The reigning world champion dismantled the competition in the men's hammer throw final on Sunday at t...
Aug 04, 2024
Spot-size wildfires discovered near Seymour Arm, Albas
Two spot-size wildfires were discovered on Saturday (Aug. 3) in the Shuswap northwest of Albas and Seymour Arm, according to the BC Wildfire Service website. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District not...
Aaron Schulze Aug 04, 2024
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