Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fraser Valley police searching for missing man whose truck was found near Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - Police in the Fraser Valley are asking the public to help track down a missing man whose truck was found last week near Lytton.In a news release issued Wednesday (June 3), Abbotsford Po...
Jun 03, 2026 Robert Leyen (inset) was not with his truck when it was found near Lytton last Thursday. (Image Credit: Contributed / Abbotsford Police)
B.C. minimum wage increase takes effect as low-income workers face rising inflation costs
KAMLOOPS - Minimum-wage workers across British Columbia are now earning more money, after the province's latest wage increase officially took effect June first. The hourly wage climbed from $17.85 to ...
Jun 03, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
RCMP seize drugs and weapons from Merritt home after gun threat
KAMLOOPS - A reported gun threat led to a drug bust in Merritt Tuesday (June 2). Merritt RCMP say they responded to a report of threats involving a firearm although a specific time was not provided in...
Jun 03, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Driver and passenger seriously injured in Merritt motorcycle crash
MERRITT, B.C. - Two people were sent to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops with serious injuries following a motorcycle crash in Merritt. Merritt RCMP say officers responded to a stretch of Voght Stree...
Jun 03, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'They're getting closer': Two human-caused fires in Kamloops raise business concerns as conditions dry out
KAMLOOPS - Two separate fires in Kamloops Monday night (June 1) are raising renewed concerns about wildfire risks as temperatures are expected to continue climbing across the Interior. One of the fire...
Jun 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook / @WHEN BAD / GOOD THINGS HAPPEN IN KAMLOOPS)
STK Fastball Tournament coming to Charles Anderson Stadium
KAMLOOPS - The fourth annual STK Fastball Tournament is scheduled to run from Friday (June 5) to Sunday at Charles Anderson Stadium. International players, along with current and former national team ...
Jun 02, 2026
Findlay's election creates opportunity for those in the middle
KAMLOOPS - Soccer jokes and B.C. politics had their moment in the sun during the demise of BC United. But with the election of Kerry-Lynne Findlay on Saturday (May 30) and the World Cup just days away...
Jun 02, 2026 Kerry-Lynne Findlay following her leadership race victory (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Allan Schoenborn seeks 1-year conditional discharge, 18 years after killing his children in Merritt
PORT COQUITLAM - Allan Schoenborn is seeking a one-year conditional discharge from the B.C. Review Board, 18 years after killing his three children.Schoenborn was found guilty of killing five-year-old...
Jun 02, 2026 Allan Schoenborn killed his three children in their Merritt home in 2008. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Man cleared of Kamloops beating death now charged in Langley shooting death
LANGLEY - A man initially accused in a 2025 homicide in Kamloops has now been arrested and charged in a shooting death in the Lower Mainland.Justin Hopkins-Jones, 37, was arrested last October and cha...
Jun 02, 2026 Jason Pinette, 39, was beaten to death on September 27, 2025 near Notre Dame Drive in Kamloops. Justin Hopkins-Jones was initially charged with Pinette's murder but prosecutors later stayed the charge. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Man accused in Surrey killing arrested in Kamloops last week: police
KAMLOOPS - Police in the Lower Mainland say the suspect in a January shooting death in Surrey was arrested last week in Kamloops.The case dates back to January 13, when police responded to a man lying...
Jun 02, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
