Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert was issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre in Kamloops Friday (July 16) evening.The 2,500-hectare White Rock Lake wildfire so...

KAMLOOPS - Wildfire crews are setting up camp at Parkcrest School in Kamloops as fires continue to burn across the region. However, in the past 24 hours, the spread of local fires may have calmed down...

KAMLOOPS - Three weeks ago, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board opted not to ask the B.C. government for a state of emergency. Since then, Board Chair Ken Gillis says the regional district has...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP have a suspect in custody after a botched escape from police that ended up in a crash at a downtown Kamloops intersection.WATCH: A suspect is brought into custody after Thursday's coll...

KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says a COVID-19 outbreak on 6 South at Royal Inland Hospital has officially been declared over.The outbreak was first declared on June 30 and grew to 10 patient cases. ...

LYTTON, B.C. - CP Rail says preliminary investigations of the last train believed to have passed through Lytton before the village was destroyed by fire revealed no issues with the train.Two people we...

BLUE RIVER, B.C. - A pioneer in B.C.'s adventure tourism field has died.According to Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing, the tourism operator's founder and namesake has passed away.In a social media post ...

KAMLOOPS - With wildfire smoke lingering in the area, the City of Kamloops has opened the Sandman Centre Friday (July 16) as a smoke refuge. The City says the concourse will be open daily for resident...

KAMLOOPS - At its regular Board meeting held Thursday (July 15), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors unanimously passed a motion to ask the Government of British Columbia to decla...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued an Evacuation Alert south of Merritt in Electoral Area "N" - Beautiful Nicola Valley-South.The area is under threat from the July Mountain w...