Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops North is behind the provincial average for COVID-19 vaccinations, but Kamloops South is ahead - and it could be part of the reason why the Interior has had the highest number of ne...

LYTTON, B.C. - While the Lytton Creek wildfire is prompting evacuation orders on its leading edge - including for the community of Spences Bridge - residents on the other end are being sent back home....

ASHCROFT, B.C. - RCMP in Ashcroft are hoping to reunite two large and intricate stamp collections with their rightful owners.In a news release, Cst. Richard Wright of the Ashcroft detachment says poli...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say a pellet gun was at the heart of a firearm complaint downtown Thursday afternoon. At about 12:40 p.m., a suspect was seen pulling a firearm out of a backpack and pointing i...

SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) announced the evacuation of 169 properties near the Lytton Creek wildfire Thursday (July 22), including all of Spences Bridge. These...

KAMLOOPS - The operator of North Shore non-profit service provider The Loop says the City of Kamloops has suspended its business license.The move comes two months after the City of Kamloops designated...

SEYMOUR ARM, B.C. - The growing Hunakwa Lake wildfire has led the Columbia Shuswap Regional District to evacuate a portion of the community of Seymour Arm.The order was made as of 8:00 a.m. Thursday (...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for witnesses to a frightening sexual assault in downtown Kamloops over the weekend.Spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the incident happened in the wee hours of Sunday m...

KAMLOOPS - The drought situation has worsened in Merritt. The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development have informed the City of Merritt that the watershed is now ...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has opened a resiliency centre in Kamloops to support wildfire evacuees. The centre is open seven days a week from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm and is loca...