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Bridge work set to begin

Bridge work set to begin

Kamloops May 4, 2016 / 2:44 pm

Work on Tumbleweed Bridge (also known as Lafarge Bridge) is slated to begin next week in Kamloops. The city has contracted with HRC Construction to carry out...

Cops bust one in car chase

Cops bust one in car chase

May 4, 2016 / 10:27 am

Kamloops RCMP has arrested one man and is looking for two suspects after a vehicle failed to stop for police on the North Shore Wednesday. “On May 4 at...

Speeder had gun, heroin

Speeder had gun, heroin

May 3, 2016 / 4:24 pm

A 44-year-old driver is facing weapon, drug and driving charges after passing an unmarked police car and then being pulled over for speeding on Victoria Street...

Cops put brakes on speeders

Cops put brakes on speeders

May 2, 2016 / 4:31 pm

Lead-foot drivers were met with law enforcement in Kamloops last week. On Friday afternoon, Kamloops RCMP Traffic Section conducted a speed enforcement project...

Toddler killed in accident

Toddler killed in accident

May 2, 2016 / 12:21 pm

The B.C. Coroners Service has identified a young child killed in a tragic accident near Kamloops two weeks ago. He is Jesse Derek Willer, aged two, of Kamloops....

Old lotto HQ scratched?

Old lotto HQ scratched?

May 2, 2016 / 12:05 pm

The B.C. Lottery Corporation is gambling on a real estate advisor as it seeks a possible new location for its headquarters in Kamloops. “The current head...

Work to start on Hwy 5

Work to start on Hwy 5

May 2, 2016 / 10:47 am

Traffic should be moving a little better on a busy stretch of road after work on Highway 5 is complete. Construction of new passing lanes and a commercial truck...

Double fatal overdose

Double fatal overdose

Apr 30, 2016 / 1:44 pm

Kamloops RCMP and BC Ambulance responded to a reported overdose call on Friday night. Officers attended the residence in the Rayleigh area of Kamloops at...

Blast not from a gun

Blast not from a gun

Apr 29, 2016 / 5:04 pm

A report of shots fired had Kamloops RCMP rushing en masse to a residence in the 900 block of 13th Street around 11:45 a.m. Friday. “The residence...

Run, but can't hide

Run, but can't hide

Apr 29, 2016 / 2:33 pm

There's no hiding from police as one 38-year-old Kamloops man learned yesterday. Police were called to the Silver Sage Campground Thursday afternoon at...

Going green in Kamloops

Going green in Kamloops

Apr 29, 2016 / 10:59 am

The City of Kamloops wants people to go green. The City will be hosting its inaugural Green Living Expo at the Sandman Centre April 30th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m....

Funding for new TRU chair

Funding for new TRU chair

Apr 28, 2016 / 2:26 pm

Thompson Rivers University has received a big grant towards creation of a chair position focussed on the future of our environment. The Real Estate Foundation...

Ideas roll in for empty space

Ideas roll in for empty space

Kamloops Apr 27, 2016 / 4:25 pm

It's big, it's empty, it's in a prime location and the City of Kamloops wants to know if anyone is interested in doing anything with the former...

Liberals getting artsy

Liberals getting artsy

Apr 27, 2016 / 10:52 am

The BC Liberals are getting artsy with tax dollars. The Kamloops Art Gallery is receiving $18,000 from the B.C. government as part of the 2015-16 Collaborative...

Wage is too low to live

Wage is too low to live

Apr 27, 2016 / 1:00 am

Minimum wage has a long way to go if families in Kamloops are going to make it. Minimum wage in B.C. sits at less than $11, but a recent report stated the wage...

Charting its course

Charting its course

Apr 26, 2016 / 10:15 am

The City of Kamloops is going back to the public for phase two of its Official Community Plan. Community feedback is being sought on two potential land use...

Truck driver dies in crash

Truck driver dies in crash

Apr 26, 2016 / 9:17 am

A commercial truck driver died in a crash south of Kamloops in the early morning hours Tuesday. Police were called to Cardu Hill in the Knutsford area for the...

Targeted shooting

Targeted shooting

Apr 25, 2016 / 1:26 pm

Update: 1:25 p.m. The Kamloops Major Crime Unit is now confirming two men were arrested, Sunday, between the Westsyde Road and Lorne Street locations. Both men...

Bomb threat defused

Bomb threat defused

Apr 25, 2016 / 11:38 am

UPDATE: 11:30 a.m The Kamloops courthouse is back in session after a bomb threat forced a Monday morning evacuation. “This morning at 8:50 a.m., the...

150 pounds of gunpowder

150 pounds of gunpowder

Apr 24, 2016 / 1:27 pm

Kamloops RCMP were busy this weekend recovering 150 pounds of gunpowder, two stolen vehicles and a stolen jet ski. On April 23, RCMP received a report that a...