Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Heavy Metal Rocks a unique, hands-on opportunity for students
KAMLOOPS - The Heavy Metal Rocks program is back for its 15th year. The program allows 32 students from SD73 to experience operating heavy equipment and machinery. It was a different experience for ma...
Apr 14, 2023
Clearwater woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for 2020 killing
KAMLOOPS - A Clearwater woman will serve more than eight years in jail after a 2020 killing.Ashleigh Tschritter was arrested September 6, 2020 in a remote area near the Adams Forest Service Road.At th...
Apr 14, 2023
Kamloops RCMP, KFR looking into half-dozen suspicious fires over the past week
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have added another two fires to a series of suspicious blazes under investigation in recent days.In a news release issued Friday (April 14), detachment spokesperson Cpl. Cryst...
Apr 14, 2023
Friday morning fire destroys structure in Cherry Creek
KAMLOOPS - Authorities are looking into a structure fire in Cherry Creek.The blaze, which broke out around 11:00 a.m., appears to have destroyed a garage structure near Beaton Road and the Trans Canad...
Apr 14, 2023
Kamloops residents preparing for 26th Boogie the Bridge
KAMLOOPS - In what is set to be the 26th annual Boogie the Bridge, Kamloopsians are preparing themselves for the single day event. With 10 days remaining, some runners have been preparing weeks in adv...
Apr 13, 2023
Volunteers begin daunting task of surveying Kamloops homeless population
KAMLOOPS - This year's point-in-time count started overnight at many of the city's homeless shelters and continued around the city Thursday (April 13). Volunteers with the City of Kamloops and various...
Apr 13, 2023
Hockey fans finding tight accommodation market in Kamloops during Memorial Cup
KAMLOOPS - With the Memorial Cup just over a month away, fans are having a difficult time when it comes to finding affordable hotels or AirBnBs around Kamloops. Only 11 AirBnBs under $100 per night sh...
Apr 13, 2023
Male suspect arrested after downtown Kamloops armed robbery attempt
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP made an arrest after an alleged armed robbery attempt in the downtown earlier this week.In a news release, detachment spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the incident happen...
Apr 13, 2023
Interior Health warns cocaine tainted with fentanyl may be fatal
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued a warning about tainted cocaine that may be fatal for those who ingest it.In an alert published Thursday (April 13), IH says the cocaine has been found to contain...
Apr 13, 2023
RCMP ask for help tracking down suspect in downtown Kamloops vehicle break-in
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in a vehicle break-in and theft downtown.In a news release, police say they were called to an underground parking lot...
Apr 13, 2023
