Category Archives: Local News Now

The White Rock Lake fire has forced the closure of a large part of Highway 97 between Kamloops and Vernon. The closure covers the turnoff at exit 399 in Monte Creek to Salmon River Road, east of Falkl...

The BC SPCA is asking dog owners to be aware of what they're calling an unusual strain of kennel cough that is showing up in some vaccinated dogs in the province, especially in the Kamloops area. Seni...

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has ordered the rest of the community of Westwold to be evacuated because of the nearby 32,500 hectare White Rock Lake wildfire. The rest of Monte Lake is also be...

Kamloops RCMP say they seized drugs and ammunition during a investigation into street-level crime conducted by the Targeted Enforcement Unit. Spokesperson Const. Crystal Evelyn says a 30-year-old man ...

The out-of-control White Rock Lake wildfire is showing aggressive behaviour, according to the BC Wildfire Service. Fire information officer Hannah Swift said the brief respite that crews got from the ...

The average single-family price in Kamloops in July crossed $700,000. At 706,824, that's a 38.4 per cent jump from July of 2020. President of the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association, Chelsea...

Initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. shows the June 30 fire that destroyed much of the Village of Lytton is estimated to have caused $78 million in insured damage. In ann...

Mounties are looking for witnesses to a bizarre incident in downtown Kamloops on Tuesday. RCMP say a man was reported to be carrying an axe while yelling at two people. The incident was reported to po...

There's still no indication of what could replace the Memorial Arena homeless shelter, or how long that shelter will need to stay open. The City of Kamloops and BC Housing are working to replace that ...

Kamloops City staff are monitoring the drought conditions that are impacting both the North and South Thompson river watersheds this summer. According to data from the province, both watersheds have b...