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Suspect sought in connection with 'blunt-force' attack aboard city bus

Suspect sought in connection with 'blunt-force' attack aboard city bus

Mar 15, 2023 / 9:41 am

Kamloops Mounties are hoping tips from the public will help them identify a suspect in a serious assault last month on board a city transit bus. According to...

Staff shortages, growing demand puts pressure on city aquatics programming

Staff shortages, growing demand puts pressure on city aquatics programming

Mar 15, 2023 / 4:00 am

Lifeguard shortages and a high demand for aquatics programming has made securing a spot in City of Kamloops swimming lessons as tough as landing Taylor Swift...

Kamloops MP tells city council he will keep pushing for bail reform

Kamloops MP tells city council he will keep pushing for bail reform

Mar 15, 2023 / 4:00 am

The MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo has told Kamloops city council he won’t take his "foot off the gas pedal" when it comes to pushing for bail...

Kamloops' top cop looks to target open drug use in wake of decriminalization

Kamloops' top cop looks to target open drug use in wake of decriminalization

Mar 15, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Tournament Capital’s top cop says drug decriminalization has not changed much for Kamloops Mounties, but he wants to make it harder for users to...

Parole board puts special conditions on Kamloops sex offender who violated conditions

Parole board puts special conditions on Kamloops sex offender who violated conditions

Mar 15, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Parole Board of Canada has imposed a number of special conditions on a Kamloops sex offender who has twice been caught violating the terms of his day...

Concert and celebrations hosted by Kamloops Francophone Association

Concert and celebrations hosted by Kamloops Francophone Association

Mar 14, 2023 / 6:00 pm

The Kamloops Francophone Association hosted a music concert led by Okanagan-based music group Barefoot Caravan. The group headlined a community event on Friday...

Dallas package thief caught red-handed, police say

Dallas package thief caught red-handed, police say

Mar 14, 2023 / 5:09 pm

Kamloops Mounties say they expect charges to be laid after an alleged porch pirate was caught red-handed last week near the BC Wildlife Park. According to...

Police search for motive, evidence after 17 horses shot dead west of Kamloops

Police search for motive, evidence after 17 horses shot dead west of Kamloops

Mar 14, 2023 / 4:03 pm

Police are investigating after 17 wild horses were shot dead on Crown land west of Kamloops. According to Mounties, the animals were killed north of Walhachin...

Mounties looking for witnesses after six vehicles damaged downtown

Mounties looking for witnesses after six vehicles damaged downtown

Mar 14, 2023 / 3:29 pm

Police are looking for witnesses after six vehicles parked in the Sagebrush neighbourhood were found damaged on Tuesday morning. In a news release, Kamloops...

Truck trailer burns on Coquihalla overnight

Truck trailer burns on Coquihalla overnight

Coquihalla Mar 14, 2023 / 11:13 am

A transport truck trailer burned overnight on the Coquihalla Highway. A motorist passed the burned wreck at about 1 a.m. Tuesday on the hill coming into...

KFR says controlled burns planned Tuesday in Barnhartvale area

KFR says controlled burns planned Tuesday in Barnhartvale area

Mar 14, 2023 / 9:36 am

If you see smoke in the Barnhartvale area on Tuesday, there’s a good chance it’s firefighters conducting controlled burns ahead of wildfire season....

City says street sweepers about to hit Kamloops roadways

City says street sweepers about to hit Kamloops roadways

Mar 14, 2023 / 9:27 am

Spring is in the air and street sweepers will soon be on Kamloops streets. The City of Kamloops on Tuesday said street sweepers are about to take to local...

Police watchdog was watching closely as Kamloops Mountie stood trial

Police watchdog was watching closely as Kamloops Mountie stood trial

Mar 14, 2023 / 8:19 am

B.C.’s police watchdog agency kept a close eye on the trial of a Kamloops Mountie accused of dangerous driving. RCMP Const. Christopher Squire’s...

Crown wants more than a decade in prison for woman who shot husband to death

Crown wants more than a decade in prison for woman who shot husband to death

Mar 14, 2023 / 4:00 am

WARNING: This story contains graphic details some readers may find disturbing. The children of a North Thompson woman who shot her husband to death while...

RuPaul's Drag Race All Star Thorgy Thor to perform with Kamloops Symphony

RuPaul's Drag Race All Star Thorgy Thor to perform with Kamloops Symphony

Mar 14, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Kamloops Symphony has partnered with Kamloops Pride to present Thorgy & the Thorchestra. The show will feature the KSO performing with RuPaul's Drag...

Basketball 4 All Academy celebrates one year of growth

Basketball 4 All Academy celebrates one year of growth

Mar 13, 2023 / 6:00 pm

A Kamloops basketball academy is celebrating on its its one-year anniversary. Head coach and founder Goran Nogic said the Basketball 4 All Academy started with...

Jury quickly acquits RCMP constable on charge of dangerous driving

Jury quickly acquits RCMP constable on charge of dangerous driving

Mar 13, 2023 / 3:28 pm

UPDATE: 3:28 p.m. It took a jury less than three hours of deliberations Monday to find a Kamloops Mountie not guilty of dangerous driving. Kamloops RCMP Supt....

Person arrested, released following shooting at Valleyview motel

Person arrested, released following shooting at Valleyview motel

Mar 13, 2023 / 2:38 pm

UPDATE: 2:38 p.m. One person has been arrested in connection to a shooting Sunday outside a Valleyview motel, police say. According to Mounties, the person was...

Warm temperatures and clear skies predicted for Kamloops, chance of showers

Warm temperatures and clear skies predicted for Kamloops, chance of showers

Mar 13, 2023 / 4:00 am

Temperatures in Kamloops are expected climb over the week, according to Environment Canada. Flurries and winds are forecast early in the week, with sunny skies...

Trans woman feels 'targeted' after vehicle windows again smashed

Trans woman feels 'targeted' after vehicle windows again smashed

Mar 13, 2023 / 4:00 am

A trans Kamloops woman says she feels like she is being targeted and attacked after finding the windows on her vehicle, which is decorated with Pride stickers,...

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