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Yellowhead Highway
BC United promises millions for Highway 5 North safety
Kamloops MLAs vying for reelection later this year are promising millions in funding to improve…
Fatal crashes on dangerous Yellowhead north of Kamloops prompt calls for action
Clearwater resident Christa Thomas has been commuting on the Yellowhead Highway north of Kamloops for…
Heavy snowfall warnings on Trans-Canada, Yellowhead highways from B.C. to Alberta
It might be a difficult weekend for travel from B.C. to Alberta with heavy snow…
UPDATE: Crash on Yellowhead Bridge in Kamloops claims woman’s life
KAMLOOPS – A crash between a pickup truck pulling a utility trailer and a small…
UPDATE: RCMP confirm weekend crash on Yellowhead Highway north of Kamloops killed driver
KAMLOOPS – RCMP confirm a man died as a result of the injuries sustained after…
Slow down: Very slippery conditions on southern Interior roads
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The snow has created extremely slippery conditions on roads and highways in the…
Yellowhead Highway crash claims a life, three others in serious condition
KAMLOOPS - One person is dead and three other passengers are in serious condition after a car crash south of McLure yesterday, July 28. Const. Paul Koester, with the Kamloops traffic services division, confirmed the fatal two-vehicle crash, which closed at least part of the Yellowhead Highway for about four hours Tuesday. Koester says a Volkswagen Jetta...
Petition calls for improvements on stretch of highway where Clearwater couple died
CLEARWATER - Following multiple crashes along a portion of the Yellowhead Highway, including two that resulted in people having to be airlifted to Royal Inland Hospital last week, locals are asking for more safety measures to be implemented along the highway. Three days ago, Hettie Buck created an online petition to call on the Ministry...
Driver ticketed for causing highway crash
KAMLOOPS - A woman who turned left into oncoming traffic and caused a crash on the Yellowhead Highway Thursday afternoon has been ticketed. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP, says the 42-year-old woman was ticketed for driving without due care after causing the crash at the intersection of Highway 5 and Paul...
Highway upgrades near Kamloops top key provincial priorities
KAMLOOPS - Upgrades to Highway 1, Highway 5, cycling infrastructure and rest areas are among the many items listed in the recently released 10-year provincial plan. The Ministry of Transportation released the 10-year transportation plan, B.C. on the Move, this week. The plan outlines 12 key priorities, from improving highway safety and investing in transit...
Name of deceased in Yellowhead Hwy. crash released
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. Coroner’s service has released the name of the pickup truck driver who died in a collision near Rayleigh on June 9. He was Timothy John Watson, 53, of Kamloops. Watson was travelling northbound in his truck when he was struck by a second truck after it crossed the centre line of the...