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The rider was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
27/07/2023

The rider was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

A motorcycle rider was seriously injured in a collision with a parked police car in Kamloops and BC's police watchdog is investigating.It happened on July 22, according to an Independent Investigations Office of

"I was shouting so loud with excitement that the neighbours came out of their houses because they thought something was ...
27/07/2023

"I was shouting so loud with excitement that the neighbours came out of their houses because they thought something was wrong.”

A Kamloops woman is $35 million richer after a life-changing lottery win.Rhonda Malesku was always planned on designing her own dream home, but the massive win now means she can do the same for her son and daughter, acco

It will add 98 rental homes to the Tranquille Corridor.
26/07/2023

It will add 98 rental homes to the Tranquille Corridor.

Plans for a new six-storey apartment building are in the works for North Kamloops adding density to the growing Tranquille Corridor.The new build is slated to include 98 homes at 156 Tranquille Rd., formerly a used car d

"Claims like those will not go unanswered, believe me," Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's lawyer Dave McMillan said.
25/07/2023

"Claims like those will not go unanswered, believe me," Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's lawyer Dave McMillan said.

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's lawyer doesn't expect the legal battle between his client and a city councillor will be resolved without a trial.The mayor launched a defamation suit against councillor Ka

“I have no worries anymore about having enough help, that was unbelievable.”
25/07/2023

“I have no worries anymore about having enough help, that was unbelievable.”

A long-established pet boarding facility in Kamloops' Knutsford area was evacuated when the Ross Moore Lake wildfire burning south of the city got too close for comfort.TLC for Pets owner Tammy Osborne made the decis

Despite the growth, the wildfire hasn't prompted more evacuations.
25/07/2023

Despite the growth, the wildfire hasn't prompted more evacuations.

A wildfire south of Kamloops grew by nearly 1,000 hectares since it was last measured.The Ross Moore Lake wildfire's growth is due, in part, to more accurate mapping, but also from the wind pushing it further toward

“We’re really excited to get folks out this weekend to view two Canadian Indigenous films, and made it free so everyone ...
21/07/2023

“We’re really excited to get folks out this weekend to view two Canadian Indigenous films, and made it free so everyone can come out.”

The Twin Rivers Drive-in is back in a new location in conjunction with Kamloops Film Society and Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc.Two free screenings of Canadian Indigenous films will kick off a lineup of movies

She was was seen on surveillance footage shopping in Kamloops.
20/07/2023

She was was seen on surveillance footage shopping in Kamloops.

Surrey RCMP say a woman suspected of abducting her kids was seen in Kamloops on Saturday.Verity Bolton, 45, was shopping in Kamloops on July 15, but based on surveillance footage the children weren't in the store.Sur

He's recovering from multiple injuries after the tragic accident on Sunday.
20/07/2023

He's recovering from multiple injuries after the tragic accident on Sunday.

A Kamloops man is recovering from multiple injuries after he tried to save his 15-year-old stepdaughter after she fell into a waterfall near Revelstoke.An online fundraiser was launched yesterday, July 19, to support Rya

The unidentified girl slipped and fell into the falls.
18/07/2023

The unidentified girl slipped and fell into the falls.

A 15-year-old girl from Kamloops was found dead near Revelstoke after she lost her footing while hiking.The unidentified girl slipped and fell into the Akolkolex Falls around 6 p.m. Sunday, July 16, according to an RCMP

Police are looking for a woman who was jogging in the area at the time of the sexual assault.
17/07/2023

Police are looking for a woman who was jogging in the area at the time of the sexual assault.

Investigators are hoping to identify a jogger who passed by as a woman was sexually assaulted at a Kamloops park last week.RCMP said a man approached a woman from behind in the city's West End in the evening on

"This new non-stop service enhances opportunities for tourism and trade development at both ends of the route.”
17/07/2023

"This new non-stop service enhances opportunities for tourism and trade development at both ends of the route.”

Direct flights between Kamloops and Victoria will be available this fall as Pacific Coastal Airlines is expanding services.Starting in October, the airline will offer six weekly non-stop flights between the Kamloops airp

“The black horn on their rear ends just makes them even creepier.”
15/07/2023

“The black horn on their rear ends just makes them even creepier.”

Sara Ludtke went to pick some tomatoes from her Kamloops garden late in the evening earlier this week and she noticed some droppings on a leaf.Upon a closer inspection she discovered something had been eating her plants.

"It was cool to watch and showed him he can play with the best.”
14/07/2023

"It was cool to watch and showed him he can play with the best.”

An eight-year-old Kamloops golfer has finished competing at the IMG Academy Junior World Championship in San Diego where he tied for 16th place.It’s the second year in a row Everett Quewezance has competed in

“This happened during the sunset portion of the evening, when people may have been jogging, walking their dog or just st...
12/07/2023

“This happened during the sunset portion of the evening, when people may have been jogging, walking their dog or just strolling in the neighbourhood and could have observed something that might be related."

A woman walking through a Kamloops park reported she was sexually assaulted Sunday evening.The woman was walking on the path through Strathcona Park where a man came up behind and "grabbed her in a sexual nature,&qu

Along with intense lightning, the weather office is warning the storms could be packing strong wind gusts, large hail an...
12/07/2023

Along with intense lightning, the weather office is warning the storms could be packing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued today for the South Thompson including Kamloops.Environment Canada says conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms today, July 12.Along with intense

Bradley Venn pleaded guilty to robbery and dangerous driving.
11/07/2023

Bradley Venn pleaded guilty to robbery and dangerous driving.

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing a cab in Kamloops will spend the next 12 months on probation.Bradley James Venn, born in 2002, pleaded guilty to robbery and dangerous driving earlier this year and was sentenced in K

“With this purchase we are making sure that more vulnerable people in Kamloops transitioning to permanent housing contin...
11/07/2023

“With this purchase we are making sure that more vulnerable people in Kamloops transitioning to permanent housing continue to have affordable options to rely on."

BC Housing has bought another Kamloops motel taking ownership of a building meant to give transitional housing to people coming out of homelessness.Columbia Motor Inn has been used for subsidized housing since 2018, but

He was already banned from owning fi****ms three times by the courts.
11/07/2023

He was already banned from owning fi****ms three times by the courts.

A 25-year-old Kamloops man was already banned from carrying guns when RCMP caught him with loaded handguns twice last year.Cameron Jaykob Deakin-Robertson will be taken to a federal penitentiary after pleading guilty to

"There is an active investigation looking at everything from the how to why, and most importantly, who made the content ...
10/07/2023

"There is an active investigation looking at everything from the how to why, and most importantly, who made the content available online."

Police in Kamloops are investigating after an interview with a gang informant was leaked online.The video includes alleged details of the inner workings of the local illicit drug and fi****ms trade while the informant wa

A child picked up a bag they found on the street, shook it and the improvised bomb rolled out.
07/07/2023

A child picked up a bag they found on the street, shook it and the improvised bomb rolled out.

Two improvised bombs recently discovered in Kamloops appear similar to each other, but Kamloops RCMP aren't prepared to say the incidents are connected.Aberdeen area resident Ben Hutchins said his son's friend fo

Kamloops RCMP haven't ruled out whether the two are related.
06/07/2023

Kamloops RCMP haven't ruled out whether the two are related.

Police haven't confirmed whether the two bombs found in Kamloops are related, but it hasn't been ruled out yet.Kamloops RCMP were called to a second suspicious package in Aberdeen on Tuesday night, July 4, one da

“This year he’s going with more experience, he’s one of the older kids now and has learned more lessons."
05/07/2023

“This year he’s going with more experience, he’s one of the older kids now and has learned more lessons."

An eight-year-old golfer from Kamloops is on his way to San Diego today to compete in the IMG Academy World Junior Championship.It’s the second year in a row Everett Quewezance has competed in the championship agai

“The CP officer sustained a non-life-threatening injury.”
05/07/2023

“The CP officer sustained a non-life-threatening injury.”

A suspect assaulted a Canadian Pacific Rail police officer while he was being arrested in Kamloops on Canada Day.The CP Rail officer tried to arrest the suspect while RCMP officers were already on the way to the scene&nb

"The RCMP Explosive Device Unit attended the area, examined the package and confirmed it was indeed a pipe bomb."
04/07/2023

"The RCMP Explosive Device Unit attended the area, examined the package and confirmed it was indeed a pipe bomb."

Kamloops RCMP have closed a roadway for a suspicious package in the Aberdeen neighbourhood this morning.An explosives disposal unit is on the way from the Lower Mainland to deal with the package, while the area around th

The accused embezzled more than $11,000 from a family business she worked for as a bookkeeper.
29/06/2023

The accused embezzled more than $11,000 from a family business she worked for as a bookkeeper.

A Kamloops judge wasn't impressed with a proposed house arrest sentence for a local fraudster.Michele Marie Huston embezzled more than $11,000 from her former employer. The family business was in the midst of gr

UPDATE: Sawyer Mynio isn't the only player with connections to Kamloops or the Okanagan to have gotten drafted so far.
29/06/2023

UPDATE: Sawyer Mynio isn't the only player with connections to Kamloops or the Okanagan to have gotten drafted so far.

A defenceman from Kamloops is now a Vancouver Canuck.Kamloops native Sawyer Mynio was chosen 89th overall in the third round in the NHL’s 2023 Entry Draft.For the past two seasons Mynio has been playing as a Seattl

A new stamp paying tribute to renowned Secwepemc First Nations political leader and author George Manuel was recently re...
27/06/2023

A new stamp paying tribute to renowned Secwepemc First Nations political leader and author George Manuel was recently released by Canada Post.

A new stamp paying tribute to renowned Secwepemc First Nations political leader and author George Manuel was recently released by Canada Post, and a family gathering was held in celebration. Four generations of Manu

It's especially busy in Penticton with the Elvis Festival, Peach City Cruise and Pow Wow Between the Lakes.
23/06/2023

It's especially busy in Penticton with the Elvis Festival, Peach City Cruise and Pow Wow Between the Lakes.

It’s the first weekend of the summer so there are events are aplenty in Kamloops and the Okanagan.All weekend long – from June 23 to 25 – is the Pow Wow Between The Lakes at the South Okanagan Events Ce

OPINION: All the fun stuff has been priced out.
23/06/2023

OPINION: All the fun stuff has been priced out.

I was too late to Kelowna for Bedrock City before it closed down in 1996, but many of the kitschy concrete relics were there in Old Mac Donald’s Farm in West Kelowna.It closed in the mid-2000s. If you remember that

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