Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Wildfire smoke likely to impact Kamloops and area's skies: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Smoky skies are expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility in Kamloops and area for the next 24 to 48 hours.In a special air quality statement late Thursday (July 13) night, ...
Jul 14, 2023
Kamloops RCMP investigating break-in at North Shore home
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for video and witnesses after a home on the North Shore was broken into Wednesday (July 12) afternoon.In a news release, RCMP say a resident on the 300-block of Oa...
Jul 14, 2023
Mudslide closes Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge
MERRITT, B.C. - A mudslide has impacted traffic on Highway 8 near Dot Ranch.DriveBC first reported of the mudslide on the roadway between Merritt and Spences Bridge shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday (Jul...
Jul 14, 2023
Provincial government looking at options as drought level rises across parts of B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Early snowmelt, less than normal precipitation and hot, dry weather have been the cause behind the significant drought levels in B.C. this year."What's unusual this year is how early it is ...
Jul 13, 2023
Ferris Backmeyer recovering in Toronto after kidney transplant surgery
KAMLOOPS - It's been a long road for young Ferris Backmeyer. Diagnosed with Mainzer-Saldino syndrome when she was just a baby, Ferris has been awaiting a kidney transplant for several years. After som...
Jul 13, 2023
Wednesday highway crash in Revelstoke led to latest emergency room closure in Merritt: mayor
MERRITT, B.C. - The Nicola Valley Hospital's emergency department in Merritt was closed overnight Wednesday (July 12) due to a staffing shortage.While the ER has since re-opened, it wasn't before Merr...
Jul 13, 2023
Two killed in Wednesday crash near Revelstoke; three survivors pulled from wreckage
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are confirming the details of a horrific highway crash near Three Valley Gap Wednesday afternoon (July 12).In a news release, Sgt. Chris Dodds of Revelstoke RCMP says the incident was ...
Jul 13, 2023
Kamloops cancer centre business plan needed to jumpstart fundraising campaigns
KAMLOOPS - Seven weeks ago, Minister Adrian Dix provided hope that a cancer care centre will finally open in Kamloops on the grounds of Royal Inland Hospital. A business plan is promised to be complet...
Jul 13, 2023
Interior Health closes Nicola Lake beaches due to harmful algae bloom
MERRITT, B.C. - Interior Health has issued a beach closure for all of Nicola Lake because of a toxic algae bloom. The closure was issued Thursday (July 13). It impacts the entire lake, including Monck...
Jul 13, 2023
Kamloops RCMP officer injured while taking drunk woman into custody
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP officer was assaulted after responding to a 9-1-1 call in Barnhartvale earlier this week.Detachment spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says officers went to a home on Morris P...
Jul 13, 2023
