Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Minor injuries reported after Clearwater-area crash
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Traffic was snarled in the Clearwater area for most of the Wednesday (Oct. 11) after a commercial truck crash.The incident took place on Highway 5 between Birch Island and Vavenby a...
Oct 11, 2023
KSA Grade 4 student spends the day 'in charge' of Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS - One lucky student in Kamloops was given charge of local firefighters Wednesday (Oct. 11) as part of the 'Fire Chief for a Day' program. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) arrived at Kamloops School...
Oct 11, 2023
Kamloops Jewish community left reeling by Hamas attack on Israel
KAMLOOPS - "Seeing the photos of women being paraded around after being raped or dead bodies, or learning about what happened to those 40 children in kibbutz being beheaded, I'm literally sick to my s...
Oct 11, 2023
Third quarter passenger numbers on the rise at YKA
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Airport saw another swell of passenger numbers this summer, but rates are still lower than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. YKA released its third quarter traveler numbe...
Oct 11, 2023
Burnt out SUV set ablaze for second time at TRU Market Auto Sales
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops police are investigating a suspicious fire that occurred in a vehicle, which had already been set ablaze previously. On Tuesday (Oct. 10) around 7:55 a.m., Kamloops RCMP officers r...
Oct 11, 2023
Heffley Creek man charged, wanted for using 3D printer to make guns
KAMLOOPS - A Heffley Creek man has been charged with using a 3D printer to manufacture guns. In a news release issued Wednesday (Oct. 11), the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) says pol...
Oct 11, 2023
RCMP seize 500 pot plants, 1,000 seedlings from unauthorized grow op in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP in Merritt are cleaning up after finding a large, unsanctioned marijuana grow op in a local home.In a news release, Cpl. Brock Hedrick says the detachment's General Investigation ...
Oct 11, 2023
Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing sold to Colorado mountain company
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - A tourism business in the North Thompson will continue to hover under new ownership. In a news release issued Wednesday (Oct. 11) morning, the ownership of Mike Wiegele Helicopter S...
Oct 11, 2023
Vehicle incident impacting Highway 5 North traffic near Clearwater
UPDATE (8:20 a.m.): DriveBC says Highway 5 between Birch Island and Vavenby is now open to single-lane-alternating traffic.Meantime, drivers are asked to watch for crews and expect delays.An update is...
Oct 11, 2023
WATCH: Homemade pumpkin cannon an Ashcroft crowd pleaser
ASHCROFT, B.C. - How do you deal with excess pumpkin stock? If you're Dan Hopkins at Desert Hills Ranch in Ashcroft, you build a cannon to launch them into the stratosphere!WATCH:
Oct 10, 2023
