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RCMP in Merritt warn about uptick in prostitute extortion scams
Merritt RCMP are warning people about an uptick in prostitution extortion scams over the past few weeks. In a statement, RCMP say scammers have been texting and calling random victims accusing them of...
Aug 23, 2022 An RCMP cruiser. (Photo via Merritt RCMP)
BC Wildfire Service responding to Robertson Creek wildfire near Cache Creek
The BC Wildfire Service is responding to the Robertson Creek wildfire, located about 22 kilometres northwest of Cache Creek. It says the fire is currently estimated at two hectares in size, burning le...
Aug 22, 2022 The Robertson Creek Fire near Cache Creek. (Photo via BC Wildfire Service)
East Meadows Plateau wildfire near Kamloops being held
The BC Wildfire Service says the East Meadows Plateau wildfire, about 20 kilometres north of Kamloops is now being held. Fire Information Officer, Shaelee Stearns, tells NL News the fire is an estimat...
Aug 22, 2022 The East Meadow Plateau fire as seen from downtown Kamloops around 2 pm on August 17. 2022. (Photo via Brett Mineer)
McArthur Island to be used as advanced polling station in Kamloops
The City of Kamloops will use McArthur Island as an advancing polling place this October. It will double the number of places where Kamloopsians can cast their ballot for a Mayor, eight Councillors, a...
Aug 12, 2022
Temporary winter shelter at Stuart Wood School set to return this year
A temporary winter shelter in the Stuart Wood School gymnasium in downtown Kamloops is set to return this winter. In a closed council meeting on May 31, Kamloops City Councillors approved a motion by ...
Aug 12, 2022
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops woman last seen in Merritt found
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say Jayde-Lyne Heard has been found safe and unharmed. ---------- On August 11 and 18, RCMP reached out to the public to locate the 29-year-old Kamloops woman who last seen in Me...
Aug 12, 2022
UPDATE - RCMP say missing motorcyclist found dead
UPDATE 6:40 p.m. - Kamloops RCMP say missing motorcyclist Miles Quigley has been found dead. In an update, Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says Quigley's body was found today, Aug. 12. "Although a full det...
Aug 12, 2022 Miles Quigley
Merritt infrastructure 'able to cope' after localized flooding during Thursday storm
While Kamloops saw some localized flooding due to last night's thunderstorm, the City of Merritt took a much worse hit. Environment Canada says 23 mm of rain fell in the Merritt area, but Acting CAO G...
Aug 12, 2022 Flooding on Houston Avenue in Merritt on Aug. 12, 2022. (Photo submitted)
Rocky Mountaineer back on track after two slow seasons due to COVID-19
The Rocky Mountaineer is back on track to a successful season as travellers get back to taking vacations. The luxury train that stops in Kamloops six days a week relies on international travellers and...
Aug 12, 2022 The Rocky Mountaineer in Kamloops (Photo via Shane Woodford)
Thursday evening thunderstorm brings lightning, flash flooding to Kamloops, Merritt
A Thursday evening thunderstorm brought with it lightning, rain, and flash flooding in Kamloops and Merritt. Drivers reported 'bumper deep water' in front of Chances Casino on the Kamloops North Shore...
Aug 11, 2022 A lighting strike during a thunderstorm in Kamloops on Aug. 11, 2022 (Photo via Karen Shelton)
