Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Weekend lightning sparks 40 wildfires around Kamloops, Southern Interior
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A weekend thunderstorm sparked nearly 40 wildfires around Kamloops and the Southern Interior, sending crews to a flurry of new starts across the region. "Saturday and Sunday were were...
Aug 24, 2026 Approximately 40 fires were sparked due to the weekend thunderstorm, predominantly present in southern zone of Merritt. As of Sunday morning, the BCWS had half of the fires listed as either ‘being held’ or ‘under control’. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
UPDATE: Missing Williams Lake man found safe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - (UPDATE Aug. 25): Williams Lake RCMP say the 28-year-old man who was reported missing on Monday (Aug. 23) has been found safe.(Please note: for privacy considerations any previou...
Aug 24, 2026
TNRD downgrades evacuation response near Ainslie Creek wildfire
MERRITT, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has downgraded its evacuation response in the area surrounding the Ainslie Creek wildfire. The TNRD has allowed people in 61 addressed prop...
Aug 24, 2026 Aug. 19, 2026 Planned Ignition East of Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon at the Ainslie Creek wildfire (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Salmon Arm urges caution after bear with cubs sighted in Little Mountain trail area
Salmon Arm, B.C. - The City of Salmon Arm is urging hikers to use caution along the Little Mountain trail system after a bear and cubs were spotted in the area."Residents are reminded that we live in ...
Aug 24, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
RCMP continuing investigation one year after homicide and vehicle fire outside of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit (MCU) is reaching out for witnesses in its ongoing investigation into suspicious circumstances surrounding a homicide and vehicle fire one ye...
Aug 24, 2026 Dillen Bain. (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
RV stolen overnight from storage facility in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are asking for the public's help after an RV was stolen from a storage facility in Williams Lake. At around 6:25 a.m. on Aug. 16, Williams Lake RCMP say officers were told t...
Aug 24, 2026 Black and white CCTV image of the suspect vehicle. (Image Credit: Williams Lake RCMP)
Broncos put up three touchdowns, fall to Kodiaks at home 36-23
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Broncos scored more points in one game than they did throughout the entire 2026 BC Football Conference (BCFC) season so far, but it wasn't enough for them to earn their first w...
Aug 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Instagram/@peakmotionimages and @kamloops_broncos)
TNRD downgrades evacuation order for two properties impacted by French Bar Creek wildfire
CLINTON, B.C. - An evacuation order has been downgraded to an evacuation alert for two properties within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) impacted by the French Bar Creek wildfire. Effecti...
Aug 24, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Pair of theft suspects reportedly leave Valleyview store with $1,600 in groceries
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a pair of suspects who reportedly stole hundreds of dollars in groceries from a store in Valleyview last month. At around 10:30...
Aug 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
TNRD gives 'all clear' for 1,000+ properties impacted by Clinton-area wildfire
UPDATE (10:30 a.m.): The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) also partially downgraded its evacuation order and alert in relation to the Pear Lake wildfire. Effective 4:00 p.m. Sunday, the SLRD...
Aug 24, 2026 BC Wildfire Service crews doing mop up work on the Pear Lake wildfire in the Clinton area on Aug. 18. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
