Kmsep0315
Number of hectares burned in Kamloops Fire Centre nearly triple over last year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With 455 wildfires already on the books in the Kamloops Fire Centre, this…

UPDATE: Kamloops teen located
UPDATE: 3:39 P.M., SEPT. 23, 2015 RCMP say McKenna Smith has been located and is safe. 3:16 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015 KAMLOOPS – RCMP are looking for an 18-year-old Kamloops girl who has been missing since the beginning of the month. McKenna Smith was reported missing by her family on Sept. 1 after their last...

Events to celebrate the long weekend near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - This long weekend is dominated by biking enthusiasts and agricultural events, but it’s also the last weekend to squeeze in some time with the family before the kids go back to school. For those camping this long weekend you can finally enjoy campfires after the ban was lifted in the Kamloops Fire Centre...

UPDATE: Kamloops woman located
UPDATE: 7:09 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015 RCMP say Rhonda Johnson has been located and is back with her family. 3:05 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015 KAMLOOPS - A woman has been reported missing after she didn't return home from a walk to the store yesterday. RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating a Rhonda...

UPDATE: Teen spotted in Kamloops located
UPDATE: 7:05 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015 RCMP say Hayley Haines has been located. 3:08 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015 KAMLOOPS - A girl who was reported missing on the weekend was spotted downtown yesterday and RCMP are asking for help in locating her. Hayley Haines, 18, was reported missing Aug. 29 but was sighted in the...

Bringing fun competition to compassion in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you know what the Hunger Games is all about, imagine the Compassion Games as the exact opposite. Instead of violent self-preservation, think kind acts of selflessness. Organizer Daphane Nelson says the games, which are coming to Kamloops for the second time later this month, are based on a 'worldwide epidemic of compassion.'...

Dog still missing after fire destroys Barnhartvale house
KAMLOOPS - A Barnhartvale couple who lost their dog Aurora and all their possessions in a fire last month continue to search the streets of Kamloops for their only memory of home, their other dog Jasmine. Janelle Andrews and her partner Cory Lien came home to see friends try to douse the flames at their...

Whooping cough still a concern as school approaches
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With the first day of school approaching, parents should remember a recent spike in potentially fatal whooping cough has only just began to drop. “We have been in communciations with schools informing parents about communicable diseases in general and the fact we have been observing increased cases of whooping cough,” Dr. Kamran Golmohammadi...

Grease fire at Fresh is Best in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A grease fire that broke out in a large deep fryer at Fresh is Best Salsa & Co. caused a lot of smoke but was quickly extinguished Wednesday night. Kamloops Fire and Rescue were called around 7 p.m. yesterday, Sept. 2, to Fresh is Best to extinguish a grease fire. When they arrived...

Stolen truck leads Mounties to large Shuswap drug operation
SHUSWAP - Police busted a massive drug trafficking operation in the Shuswap over the weekend, all thanks to a stolen truck that led them straight to it. Salmon Arm RCMP received a report of a stolen F350 with a camper on it Saturday, Aug. 29, and soon got wind of a truck matching the description...

Drivers beware: Increased enforcement of school zones next week
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - RCMP are sending a message to the province’s drivers reminding them September is back to school time. Police are asking drivers to remember their ABCs and if they don’t, they will certainly help teach them a lesson, according to a RCMP media release. The driver’s ABC’s are: A for attention, B to be...

Pizza delivery man hijacked in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A pizza delivery man was finishing up his shift for Papa John’s in Kamloops when his car has hijacked by two men at gun point just after midnight. RCMP say the victim was parked at the City View complex at 1801 Highway 5A at around 12:15 a.m. when he was approached by two...

Local designer and Mrs. Universe to bring First Nations fashion with a message to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — Not every fashion show carries a message beyond today's trends, but the next show in Kamloops hopes to communicate a larger issue to those who attend. Nadine Spence, an aboriginal clothing designer from Spences Bridge, is dedicating her latest show to raise money and awareness for Aboriginal missing and murdered women and children....