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Lytton Creek wildfire spreads northeast; now 4 km from Highway 97C
The Lytton Creek wildfire has spread further north, with strong winds pushing it east of…

Kamloops receives $1.47 million in provincial funding to support homeless
A $1.47 million grant will increase security and provide training to service workers who interact…

Two wildfires south of Merritt have merged
The July Mountain and Brook Creek wildfires merged today and together now measure an estimated…

Conservation officers make sure campfire spotted in Merritt area is doused
A person having a campfire in the Merritt area was spotted by RCMP and conservation…

Kamloops RCMP, conservation officers respond to bear in parkade
Kamloops RCMP and conservations officers are asking the public to avoid a North Shore parkade…

iN VIDEO: Gusty winds expected at Tremont Creek wildfire, but also some rain
Efforts to control the Tremont Creek wildfire are expected to be challenged by north to…

Entire City of Merritt on evacuation alert due to wildfire
The entire City of Merritt is now on an evacuation alert due to wildfire. The…

Evacuation order issued for West Kelowna properties threatened by wildfire
An evacuation order has been issued for West Kelowna properties due to a new wildfire…

Parts of Kamloops on evacuation alert due to Tremont Creek wildfire
Parts of the City of Kamloops are now on evacuation alert and the community of…

Company that owns Highland Valley Copper donating thousands to wildfire relief efforts
A day after Highland Valley Copper mine was placed under an evacuation order due to…

$25K needed to finish movie in Kamloops
The pandemic comedy thriller, Outrunners, filmed in Kamloops last year is approaching completion, and the…

Wildfire southwest of Merritt grows to 200 hectares
A wildfire that caused the evacuation of the unincorporated settlement of Brookmere yesterday is now…

‘It’s still there,’ Logan Lake mayor passes along message after wildfire reaches town’s borders
The mayor of a small Interior community has a message this morning on the status…

New wildfire places nearly 100 homes on evacuation alert southwest of Merritt
The Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation alert due to a new wildfire…

More than 100 properties being evacuated due to wildfire west of Lower Nicola
An evacuation order has been issued for properties west of Lower Nicola due to the…