Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fund helps family of Vernon doctor missing in Thompson River
VERNON - A GoFundMe is underway to help the family of a Vernon doctor who is missing and presumed drowned in the Thompson River in Kamloops.The website said Dr. Michael Mthandazo was in Kamloops July ...
Aug 08, 2022
Highway 1 in Tappen re-opens after overnight closure due to vehicle incident
UPDATE (11:30 p.m.): One man is dead following the crash on Highway 1 in Tappen Sunday night.Salmon Arm RCMP say a Toyota driven by a local man was travelling west in the 5000-block of the Trans Canad...
Aug 08, 2022
PIT Stop program helps people in transition escape the heat for Sunday rib feast
KAMLOOPS - While some people are feasting on a rack of ribs at Ribfest, the PIT Stop campaign aims to lend a helping hand to the community for their free rib feast. "We know we have RibFest in town so...
Aug 07, 2022
Kamloops, Lillooet Indigenous groups receive money for food security
KAMLOOPS - The provincial government is handing out cash to two Interior organizations in a bid to improve food supply and security.In Kamloops, the Kamloops Food Policy Council received $58,000. The ...
Aug 07, 2022
Heat warning issued for Fraser Canyon, Lytton area
LYTTON, B.C. - Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the Fraser Canyon area, which includes Lytton and the site of the Nohomin Creek wildfire.Daytime highs near 35 C and overnight lows of a...
Aug 07, 2022
Three taken to hospital after boat crash in Oxbow Provincial Park area
SAVONA - Three people were taken to hospital after a Saturday (Aug. 6) night boat crash on the Thompson River in the Oxbow Provincial Park area. Kamloops Search and Rescue (SAR) was there around 8 p.m...
Aug 07, 2022
RCMP searching for equipment stolen from Hat Creek Ranch
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Ashcroft RCMP are asking the public to keep their eyes peeled for a piece of farm equipment that was stolen from Hat Creek Ranch in Cache Creek Thursday (Aug. 4).Mounties say those re...
Aug 07, 2022
Major construction work to come to 12th Street between Tranquille Road and McArthur Island
KAMLOOPS - Crews will fully reconstruct one of the roads that leads to McArthur Island Park starting Monday (August 8).The planned improvements to 12th Street include adding a sidewalk and traffic cal...
Aug 07, 2022
City reminds Kamloops residents of free transit during event-filled weekend
KAMLOOPS - People in Kamloops are able to get around through the city's transit for free over the weekend until Sunday (August 7).As the downtown area will see an uptick in foot traffic due to the Rib...
Aug 06, 2022
One in custody following robbery and theft of a cab in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - One person is behind bars after a dangerous robbery that involved a knife and a stolen cab this afternoon (Aug. 5) on Kamloops' North Shore.RCMP say they were called to Fortune Drive shortl...
Aug 05, 2022
