Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Investigation leads to five charges against Kamloops vehicle thief
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is being held in custody after being charged with five offenses following a vehicle theft investigation. Earlier this month, Kamloops RCMP frontline officers responded to a r...
Jun 27, 2023
Youth detox wing opens at Phoenix Centre
KAMLOOPS- After years of advocating and planning, Day One Society is finally opening its youth detox wing, which includes five beds for individuals under the age of 24."Detox is an essential service f...
Jun 26, 2023
Cool, wet weather leads to fewer wildfires and low danger rating throughout Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Thanks to favourable conditions throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre, there is limited wildfire activity despite some lightning rolling through the region over the weekend.According to Kamlo...
Jun 26, 2023
'The catalyst of the start of the full rebuild'; Merritt receives provincial funding to replace destroyed bridge
MERRITT, B.C. - A key link in the city of Merritt will soon be reconnected. After the Middlesboro Bridge was wiped out in the November 2021 floods, Minister Bowinn Ma was in Merritt Monday morning (Ju...
Jun 26, 2023
Airsoft, pellet guns lead to pair of Kamloops weapons calls Saturday: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Replica pistols led to a pair of weapons calls in Kamloops over the weekend.In a news release, RCMP say the first happened Saturday (June 24) at about 4:20 a.m. along Schubert Drive.A perso...
Jun 26, 2023
Suspect arrested after Aberdeen resident returns home to find stranger inside
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say an Aberdeen resident surprised a potential burglar in the act last Friday. In a news release, RCMP say the incident happened before 10:40 a.m. Friday. Officers responded t...
Jun 26, 2023
Tobiano residents under precautionary boil water advisory
KAMLOOPS - Tobiano residents are under a precautionary boil water advisory due to an electrical malfunction. In an email to residents, Corix Utilities says the malfunction happened over the weekend an...
Jun 26, 2023
City of Merritt receives $10 million to rebuild flood-damaged Middlesboro Bridge
MERRITT, B.C. - A link connecting downtown Merritt to Collettville will be rebuilt to a higher standard. The B.C. government announced Monday (June 26) that it will give $10 million to the City of Mer...
Jun 26, 2023
Nearly two years after his daughter vanished, Shannon White's father still holds out hope she can be found
KAMLOOPS - Six-hundred-two days after she first went missing, Shannon White's whereabouts still remain in question. White was last seen on the morning of November 1, 2021 leaving for work. As the days...
Jun 26, 2023
Police find jackets and fishing gear Stump Lake but two fishermen and their boat remain missing
MERRITT, B.C. - The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team's search efforts on Stump Lake over the weekend didn't lead to two missing fishermen and their boat.But according to Sgt. Josh Roda with Merritt RCMP,...
Jun 26, 2023
