Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Man sent to hospital after vehicle goes down embankment in Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS - A man was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after his vehicle went off an embankment in Aberdeen. In a news release issued Thursday (Nov. 28) morning, Kamloops RCMP say of...
Nov 28, 2024
Body-worn cameras rolling-out next month in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops was recently chosen as one of the few BC cities that will see its RCMP officers start using body-worn cameras and the rollout is expected to begin next month. But the Canadian impl...
Nov 27, 2024
Parents of WolfPack players involved in deadly crash pursuing review of charge recommendation
KAMLOOPS - Friday (Nov. 29) will be one-year since a fatal car crash near McGill Road and University Drive, which killed WolfPack volleyball player Owyn McInnis and seriously injured his teammates, Ri...
Nov 27, 2024
Merritt RCMP seek rightful owner of abandoned wood splitter
MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt RCMP detachment would like to reunite a recovered wood splitter with its rightful owner. The splitter was found in downtown Merritt on October 7. In a news release, the det...
Nov 27, 2024
Kamloops council aims to ensure checks and balances in place for North Shore access hub shelter
KAMLOOPS - The North Shore access hub spurred a lengthy debate on Tuesday (Nov. 27) as Kamloops city council heard from a gaggle of residents and community groups both in support and against the propo...
Nov 27, 2024
Five weeks later, Kamloops man found safe after going missing in the Northern Rockies
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who went missing in the Northern Rockies more than five weeks ago has been found safe. Samuel Benastick, identified as a Kamloops local by Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR), ...
Nov 27, 2024
City of Kamloops looking at higher-elevated cul-de-sacs for snow clearing pilot project
KAMLOOPS - It'll mostly be business as usual for the City of Kamloops when it comes to snow clearing this winter. However, a pilot project involving higher-elevated cul-de-sacs is on the horizon once ...
Nov 27, 2024
One person dead after being struck by a vehicle at North Shore Canco gas station
KAMLOOPS - One person is dead after being struck by a vehicle in a gas station parking lot on the North Shore. In a news release, Kamloops RCMP says officers received a call from the 200-block of Tran...
Nov 27, 2024
Proposed Glenwood drive development takes step forward
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council voted in favour of issuing a 'notice for zoning amendment' for the property located at 2001, 2013 and 2019 Glenwood Drive in Valleyview. The vote was the first step in...
Nov 26, 2024
Emotions running high for TRU athletics community after charge announcement in deadly 2023 crash
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP confirmed this week that criminal charges will not be laid against the driver behind the wheel of the truck that caused a deadly collision near the university last year. The d...
Nov 26, 2024
