Kamloops

12,000 BC Hydro customers without power north of Kamloops. (BC Hydro)

More than 12K BC Hydro customers without power in Kamloops, Clearwater, Valemount

Transmission circuit failure is to blame for the outage

 

Campfire. (Black Press Media - File)

Campfire ban in effect for Kamloops Fire Centre

The ban starts June 8 at noon

 

Fire just off Highway 1 in Kamloops. (@PavGill/ Twitter)

Large fire at recycling centre in Kamloops

The blaze at Emterra in Valleyview started at about 11:30 a.m. on June 6

  • Jun 6, 2023

 

Smoke can be seen rising from the area near Kootenay Way as of noon on June 5, 2023. (G. Scott Stewart photo/Twitter)

UPDATE: Grassfire near Kamloops reaches three hectares, not expected to spread

The fire call came in at about noon on Monday, June 5

Smoke can be seen rising from the area near Kootenay Way as of noon on June 5, 2023. (G. Scott Stewart photo/Twitter)
The Duck Divas have been hiding tiny resin ducks across B.C. to bring a smile to people's faces. (The Duck Divas/Facebook)

The sneaky Duck Divas have been hiding tiny fowl across B.C.’s Interior

Tiny, colourful ducks have been found in Abbotsford, Merritt and Kamloops

The Duck Divas have been hiding tiny resin ducks across B.C. to bring a smile to people's faces. (The Duck Divas/Facebook)
Black Press File Photo

Man arrested after paddling to escape police near Chase

The 23-year-old Tumbler Ridge man is now in custody

Black Press File Photo
Jessie Simpson blowing kisses to the camera. (Sue Simpson/Facebook)

Call for cards as Kamloops attack victim turns 26

Sue Simpson requests cards every Christmas and every July for Jessie’s birthday

Jessie Simpson blowing kisses to the camera. (Sue Simpson/Facebook)
The rivalry gets renewed once again Friday, May 26, when the Armstrong Shamrocks host the Vernon Tigers in Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League play at the Nor-Val Sports Centre. (Morning Star - file photo)

Armstrong, Kelowna pick up lacrosse wins

Shamrocks down Kamloops, Raiders romp past Vernon in Thompson Okanagan Senior League action

The rivalry gets renewed once again Friday, May 26, when the Armstrong Shamrocks host the Vernon Tigers in Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League play at the Nor-Val Sports Centre. (Morning Star - file photo)
A fence and some vegetation went up in flames in the 100-block of West Seymour Street, near Victoria Street West, at about 10:30 p.m. on May 16, 2023. (Reeve Harrison/Facebook)

String of suspicious fires continues in Kamloops

May 16 blaze was 20th in past two months

  • May 18, 2023
A fence and some vegetation went up in flames in the 100-block of West Seymour Street, near Victoria Street West, at about 10:30 p.m. on May 16, 2023. (Reeve Harrison/Facebook)
The family of Alexis Wiltse said she died after her motorcycle hit this large pothole on East Shuswap Road on May 6, 2023. The family said the road crews filled the pothole with gravel after the fatal crash. (Wiltse family photo)

Woman killed after motorcycle hits large pothole in road near Kamloops

Family of 38-year-old crash victim says road conditions to blame for death

  • May 10, 2023
The family of Alexis Wiltse said she died after her motorcycle hit this large pothole on East Shuswap Road on May 6, 2023. The family said the road crews filled the pothole with gravel after the fatal crash. (Wiltse family photo)
Sue and Jessie Simpson with the minion cake made specially for an honour ceremony for Jessie held on May 6, 2023. (Facebook/Sue Simpson)

Smudged, honoured, and blessed: Ceremony held for Kamloops attack victim

Jessie Simpson said the party was one of the best days of his life

Sue and Jessie Simpson with the minion cake made specially for an honour ceremony for Jessie held on May 6, 2023. (Facebook/Sue Simpson)
Kelowna’s Samuel Taylor-Parks (#3) helped lead Volley Schoenenwerd to their first championship in team history in Switzerland. (Joerg Oegerli/Contributed)

Kelowna native helps Swiss volleyball club to 1st title in team history

For the second straight year, Kelowna’s Samuel Taylor-Parks led a team to their first championship

Kelowna’s Samuel Taylor-Parks (#3) helped lead Volley Schoenenwerd to their first championship in team history in Switzerland. (Joerg Oegerli/Contributed)
A Vernon man is among two individuals arrested by the New Westminster Police Department in connection with a kidnapping April 25. (Facebook photo)

Vernon man charged in New West kidnapping

Incident happened April 25; investigation involved multliple agencies; two suspects in custody

A Vernon man is among two individuals arrested by the New Westminster Police Department in connection with a kidnapping April 25. (Facebook photo)
On May 3, 2023, Joel Carlson was wanted on an unendorsed warrant for the following six counts of breach of release order in Chilliwack. He is described as: Caucasian male; 6’2; 221 lbs; brown hair; blue eyes.

Sex offender wanted by Kamloops RCMP for alleged breaches in Chilliwack

Joel Eric Carlson, 30, once sexually assaulted an 18-year-old girl he met on a dating app

On May 3, 2023, Joel Carlson was wanted on an unendorsed warrant for the following six counts of breach of release order in Chilliwack. He is described as: Caucasian male; 6’2; 221 lbs; brown hair; blue eyes.
Ryan Shtuka went missing from Sun Peaks in February of 2018. He was 19 at the time. (File photo)

2 calls, 1 day: Group looks for tipster in case of Ryan Shtuka, missing from Sun Peaks since 2018

The 19-year-old was last seen at a party in Sun Peaks Feb. 17, 2018

Ryan Shtuka went missing from Sun Peaks in February of 2018. He was 19 at the time. (File photo)
(RCMP photo)

Kamloops RCMP searching for missing Okanagan woman

Aislynn Hanson is from Central OK; may be heading east from Kamloops

(RCMP photo)
The former Greyhound bus depot at Notre Dame Drive and Laval Crescent in Southgate is now a shelter for the homeless and will remain as such until at least March 31, 2025.Dave Eagles/KTW

‘Waste to use the naloxone’: Kamloops Mounties apologize for comments about overdose victim

Supt. Jeff Pelley confirmed the incidents took place and said two complaints from the CMHA were reviewed

  • Apr 27, 2023
The former Greyhound bus depot at Notre Dame Drive and Laval Crescent in Southgate is now a shelter for the homeless and will remain as such until at least March 31, 2025.Dave Eagles/KTW
Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops has been the pilot location for a project aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of Interior Health operations. (Kamloops This Week photo)

Interior Health captures gases in Kamloops pilot project to lower carbon footprint

Waste anesthetic gases are being recaptured to help both the hospital environment and Earth

  • Apr 27, 2023
Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops has been the pilot location for a project aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of Interior Health operations. (Kamloops This Week photo)
The home’s latest assessed value according to BC Assessment is $973,000 and the riverfront home at 1715 Clifford Ave. in Brocklehurst is now on the market with an asking price of$850,000. (Remax photo)

Home of Kamloops baseball attacker now on the market

The Clifford Avenue house is for sale for $850,000, with proceeds going to victim’s mom, Sue Simpson

  • Apr 25, 2023
The home’s latest assessed value according to BC Assessment is $973,000 and the riverfront home at 1715 Clifford Ave. in Brocklehurst is now on the market with an asking price of$850,000. (Remax photo)
Police have identified the body of Gregory Troy Hamilton as the man found in a Valleyview dumpster on Thursday, April 20. (Photo courtesy of Kamloops RCMP)

Police ID man found dead in Kamloops dumpster

Coroner working to determine a cause of death

  • Apr 24, 2023
Police have identified the body of Gregory Troy Hamilton as the man found in a Valleyview dumpster on Thursday, April 20. (Photo courtesy of Kamloops RCMP)