Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
UPDATE: Coquihalla reopens between Hope and Merritt; travel advisory remains with new snowfall warning issued
UPDATE (1:00 p.m. ): DriveBC says the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt has reopened after an overnight closure.However, a travel advisory remains in effect and drivers are told to expect co...
Dec 23, 2025 Highway 5 about 61 kilometres south of Merritt, looking north, at around 4:25 a.m. Tuesday (Image Credit: DriveBC)
VIDEO: Kamloops RCMP pursuit ends with apparent police-involved collision near North Shore Canco station
KAMLOOPS - An apparent RCMP chase ended in the heart of the Kamloops North Shore business district Monday evening (Dec. 22). Video Credit: Contributed / Adam Donnelly Kamloops RCMP have yet to publici...
Dec 22, 2025 (Image Credit: Contributed / Adam Donnelly)
Another 10 to 20 cm of snow expected to fall at Coquihalla Summit Monday
MERRITT - (UPDATE 8:50 p.m.): A travel advisory has been reinstated on the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway as a snowfall warning is into its fifth day, with more snow is on the way. ...
Dec 22, 2025 Highway 5 southbound at the Zopkios Rest area near the Coquihalla Summit, looking north as pictured around 5:25 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2025. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Plow collision prompts driver safety reminder through holiday travel season
MERRITT - Yellowhead Road and Bridge (YRB) Nicola is reminding drivers to keep their distance from plows and other road clearing equipment, after one of their plows was involved in a hit and run over ...
Dec 22, 2025 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today)
Thousands of gifts delivered to Christmas Amalgamated as B-100 Toy House campaign wraps up
KAMLOOPS - The B-100 Toy House campaign is wrapping up and organizers say this year has been one of the biggest ones in the campaign's history."I've been doing this for nine years, and it is one of th...
Dec 22, 2025 (Image Credit: Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer discusses 2025 in B.C. politics
KAMLOOPS - 2025 marked the first full year for Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer in the B.C. Legislature, as he transitioned from municipal politics in Barriere to the provincial capital. Stamer...
Dec 22, 2025 Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Foul play suspected in death of Merritt woman at Ranchland Villa Motel
MERRITT - BC RCMP say foul play is suspected in the death of a Merritt woman after a "serious incident" at the Ranchland Villa Motel on Saturday (Dec. 20) evening. In an update Monday (Dec. 22), RCMP ...
Dec 22, 2025 A police presence at the Ranchland Villa Motel in Merritt on Dec. 22, 2025. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
UPDATE: No serious injuries reported after shed fire spreads to Brocklehurst home Saturday
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 3:15 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP say a Saturday (Dec. 21) evening house fire in Brocklehurst does not appear to be suspicious, though an investigation is still ongoing.Kamloops RCMP spokes...
Dec 22, 2025 KFR says a shed fire spread to the deck of the house and inside the building into the attic space. (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
Thousands of dollars worth of product stolen in separate incidents: Salmon Arm RCMP
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are searching for three suspects associated with a pair of thefts within their jurisdiction. The first incident on Dec. 12 took place at a golf store in Blind Bay...
Dec 22, 2025 (Image Credit: Salmon Arm RCMP)
100 Mile House emergency department to temporarily close for third time in December
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the third time in December, the emergency department at 100 Mile House District General Hospital will be temporarily closed. In a news release, Interior Health says emergenc...
Dec 22, 2025 File photo (Image Credit: Interior Health)
