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UPDATE: Kamloops police find missing 25-year-old

KAMLOOPS - A 25-year-old man who hasn't been in touch with his family since yesterday around noon has been found. Kamloops RCMP said Colby Stade was found in the Valleyview area near a trail behind the arena. He was taken to hospital by ambulance and is in stable condition. — This story was updated at...

Kamloops hospital construction enters next phase with pedestrian bridge

KAMLOOPS – Construction of the clinical services building at Royal Inland Hospital is well on its way, with today marking another major step in the process. The pedestrian bridge linking the hospital to the new services building was put into place. Royal Inland Hospital’s health services administrator Carol Laberge says it was a very exciting...

Kamloops jail has highest number in the province for in-custody deaths

KAMLOOPS - Since August 2014 there have been four in-custody death’s at six regional provincial jails, three of which were in Kamloops according to data from the Ministry of Justice.  The number went from three to four on Monday, Sept. 21 with the latest death in Kamloops but details of the case, including the inmate’s...

Kamloops RCMP investigating metal theft from Sahali compound

KAMLOOPS - Police are investigating a copper wire theft last night at a plumbing and heating business in Sahali. Const. Jason Epp says a lone male broke into the compound of Interior Plumbing and Heating between 11 p.m. and midnight, Sept. 24, and stole spools of welding cable. Owners at the business located at 782...

UPDATE: Multiple crashes on Highway 1 in Kamloops now clear

KAMLOOPS - Drivers were being warned to stay off Highway 1 heading eastbound through Kamloops after a number of collisions have caused a traffic backup this morning. Const. Jason Epp said emergency personnel responded to a multi-vehicle pile up in the eastbound lanes at the Columbia Street exit this morning, Sept. 25, and the traffic...

Gun complaints lead to arrest in Aberdeen McDonalds parking lot

KAMLOOPS - A man with a gun standing in the Aberdeen McDonalds parking lot led to an arrest this morning. Local RCMP officers responded to the Aberdeen McDonalds at 8 a.m. today, Sept. 25 after receiving several complaints from people who witnessed a man with a gun standing in the restaurant’s parking lot. Const. Jason...

Full first weekend of fall in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - This weekend is offering up a wide range of activities, from arts and culture to sports and beer and even some community pride. Culture Days runs Friday, Sept. 25, through Sunday and offers a wide variety of culture and arts activities all around the city and Brew Loops will offer four days, Sept....

Microbes as Art: TRU biology images inspire exhibition at the World of Science in Vancouver

KAMLOOPS – A collection of art inspired by a Thompson Rivers University professor’s microbe scans will be featured at Telus World of Science in Vancouver. The exhibit entitled "Microbes Art Us", is a version of the 2014 Kamloops Art Gallery and TRU Art Gallery shows “Cave Microorganisms and Drug Discovery: A Collaboration Between TRU Microbiology...

First fall weekend in Kamloops to be warm and sunny

KAMLOOPS - The first weekend of autumn will be a typical one in the Kamloops area, with warm days and cool nights. Environment Canada is calling for temperatures to be just above the seasonal normal high of 19 Celsius, though overnight we can expect things to a be just a bit cooler than normal. Temperatures...