Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Safer streets the main focus of Kamloops council one year in
KAMLOOPS - It's now been exactly one year since the current Kamloops mayor and council were sworn in following the October 2022 election. In the year that has followed, city hall has been cloaked in a...
Nov 1, 2023
RCMP request help finding Kamloops man wanted for weapons offences
KAMLOOPS - RCMP would like your help tracking down a wanted man.Mitchell James Nesbitt, 32, has unendorsed warrants related to these offences:Carrying a concealed weaponPossession of a weapon while pr...
Nov 1, 2023
RCMP seize weapons from Westsyde home Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a police presence at a Westsyde property Wednesday morning (Nov. 1) was prompted by a weapons raid on a home.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says ...
Nov 1, 2023
Walhachin area gets starring role in new Apple TV+ series
KAMLOOPS - Apple TV+ subscribers in Kamloops and area are encouraged to keep their eyes peeled for an upcoming TV series, and a specific episode, that showcases the region's settings.In a news release...
Nov 1, 2023
Kamloops did not record a death due to illicit drugs in September: BC Coroners Service
KAMLOOPS - The toxic drug crisis did not take a single life in Kamloops during the month of September.New figures released Wednesday (Nov. 1) by the BC Coroners Service show 62 deaths due to illicit d...
Nov 1, 2023
Residents asked to stay away from police presence in Westsyde
KAMLOOPS - A police presence is ongoing in a Westsyde neighbourhood Wednesday (Nov. 1) morning.Cpl. Crystal Evelyn, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson, says officers are executing a search warrant on the 500-...
Nov 1, 2023
Drought-fuelled hay shortage causing many B.C. ranchers to downsize their herds
KAMLOOPS - Ongoing drought concerns and wildfires have stunted many B.C. hay producers. Many ranchers are finding it more difficult and expensive to feed their livestock and as a result, more calves a...
Nov 1, 2023
City of Merritt receives $2 million towards a dike to prevent flooding along the Coldwater River
MERRITT - The City of Merritt has received $2 million in provincial funding to build a 200-metre dike along the Coldwater River.In a news release issued Wednesday (Nov. 1) morning, the B.C. government...
Nov 1, 2023
Freezing rain warning expands throughout Kamloops and area
KAMLOOPS - A freezing rain warning has been expanded throughout Kamloops and area.Environment Canada's warning for the 100 Mile, Nicola and South Thompson regions - along with the Coquihalla Highway f...
Nov 1, 2023
Charges laid into 2020 child death in North Okanagan
LUMBY, B.C. - Charges have been laid in the death of a child in the North Okanagan over three years ago.On April 4, 2020, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP were called to the Lumby area to assist B.C. Emerge...
Nov 1, 2023
