Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Early Tuesday (April 12) morning, Kamloops RCMP spotted a stolen vehicle in Valleyview. After following the suspect's car into a gas station, Mounties initiated a traffic stop. The driver w...

CHU CHUA, B.C. - The Simpcw First Nation has signed an historic agreement with the provincial government, integrating the Indigenous nation's "unique practices, customs, laws, language and traditions"...

KAMLOOPS - American Idol's Top 24 show from Hawaii wrapped up on Monday night, and Kamloops singer Cameron Whitcomb got his turn on the stage. Despite getting advice from pop singer Bebe Rhexa to use ...

KAMLOOPS - There is good news and bad news in the most recent illicit drug overdose death data from the B.C. Coroners Service. On the positive side, B.C. has broken its streak of consecutive months se...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has hired a new film commissioner.Gareth Smart succeeds Vicci Weller, who will retire this spring after 22 years in the role.Smart, a Vancouver ...

KAMLOOPS - A new outpatient addiction treatment service will run seven days a week in Kamloops, according to a press release issued Tuesday (April 12) by Interior Health (IH).People with substance use...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District has voted in favour of pausing its staff vaccination procedure. The move means employees no longer need to provide proof of vaccination or disclose the...

KAMLOOPS - The award-winning dance squad from Kamloops School of the Arts hit the stage at Dufferin Elementary School Monday (April 11). The group performs at different Kamloops events. Their next sto...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP responded to about 419 calls for service in Kamloops over the weekend.Here are some of the more notable reports:Woman escapes mugging attemptA woman was able to escape after an attempt...

MERRITT, B.C. - While the freshet situation in Kamloops brings with it a heightened concern for flooding, down the Coquihalla in Merritt, city officials are feeling good about avoiding another natural...