Kamloops

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. (KTW photo)

Kamloops councillor apologizes for letting false accusation rip about mayor

Mayor Hamer-Jackson falsely accused of making joke about farting at business association dinner

  • Jun 28, 2023
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. (KTW photo)
RCMP car. (Lauren Collins photo)

Kamloops Mountie injured after being attacked with a skateboard

This is the second incident involving a group of teens since March

  • Jun 23, 2023
RCMP car. (Lauren Collins photo)
Mayor of Kamloops Reid Hammer Jackson filed a defamation lawsuit against Councillor Katie Neustaeter on June 12 (Photo of Reid Hammer Jackson and Katie Neustaeter/ KTW)

Councillor responds to civil suit brought against her by Kamloops mayor

Katie Neustaeter said council is still doing good work

Mayor of Kamloops Reid Hammer Jackson filed a defamation lawsuit against Councillor Katie Neustaeter on June 12 (Photo of Reid Hammer Jackson and Katie Neustaeter/ KTW)
An RCMP cruiser. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)

Vernon man killed in crash near Kamloops

Monte Lake collision closed Highway 97 for several hours

An RCMP cruiser. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. (KTW photo)

Kamloops mayor launches lawsuit against councillor

Reid Hamer-Jackson said previous statement by council damaged his reputation

  • Jun 15, 2023
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. (KTW photo)
Alan and Barbara Hunt have been located. (RCMP photos)

UPDATE: Missing couple last seen in Kamloops located

Barbara and Allan Hunt were last confirmed to be in Kamloops on Wednesday, June 7

  • Jun 11, 2023
Alan and Barbara Hunt have been located. (RCMP photos)
Campfire. (Black Press Media - File)

Campfire ban in effect for Kamloops Fire Centre

The ban starts June 8 at noon

Campfire. (Black Press Media - File)
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

  • May 29, 2023
Jessie Simpson blowing kisses to the camera. (Sue Simpson/Facebook)
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)
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)
Firefighters work on dousing the blaze. (Dave Eagles/KTW)

Grassfire now under control in Kamloops west end

Fire sparked in Strathcona Park

  • Apr 19, 2023
Firefighters work on dousing the blaze. (Dave Eagles/KTW)
Blackwell Dairy Farm in Kamloops is selling chocolate egg nog for Easter. (Blackwell Dairy Farm/Facebook)

Egg nog for Easter? Kamloops dairy farm releases new chocolate nog ahead of holiday weekend

Blackwell Dairy Farm’s chocolate egg nog is available at stores in Vernon and Kelowna

  • Apr 5, 2023
Blackwell Dairy Farm in Kamloops is selling chocolate egg nog for Easter. (Blackwell Dairy Farm/Facebook)
Jo-Anne Donovan, 57, who was found deceased near her Kamloops home at the Warren’s Trailer Court on March 22. An autopsy has declared her death a homicide. (Jo-Anne Donovan/Facebook)

Autopsy confirms missing Kamloops woman’s death was a homicide

The body of 57-year-old Jo-Anne Donovan was found near her home on March 22

  • Mar 29, 2023
Jo-Anne Donovan, 57, who was found deceased near her Kamloops home at the Warren’s Trailer Court on March 22. An autopsy has declared her death a homicide. (Jo-Anne Donovan/Facebook)
The rail crossing near the intersection of Tranquille and Ord rds in Kamloops. (Google Maps)

Back to the wild west in Kamloops: CN police investigate train robbery

There are no details on if anything was taken

  • Mar 28, 2023
The rail crossing near the intersection of Tranquille and Ord rds in Kamloops. (Google Maps)
Horses in the Brittany Triangle. (Photo/Wayne McCrory)

B.C.’s ‘cowboy cop’ investigating horse herd killed near Kamloops in ‘cruel act’

The herd may have roamed the area for hundreds of years after travelling to Canada from Russia

Horses in the Brittany Triangle. (Photo/Wayne McCrory)
Crash on Highway 5 north of Kamloops. (Skilled Truckers/ Facebook)

3 people killed, others injured in major fiery crash on Highway 5

Two pickup trucks and one SUV involved in the collision

  • Mar 1, 2023
Crash on Highway 5 north of Kamloops. (Skilled Truckers/ Facebook)
Jessie Simpson from Kamloops requires 24 hour care after suffering life-altering injuries after an attack in 2016. (Sue Simpson/Facebook)

Kamloops baseball bat attacker ordered to sell home to pay victim

Kristopher Teichrieb left Jessie Simpson with life-changing injuries in 2016

  • Feb 16, 2023
Jessie Simpson from Kamloops requires 24 hour care after suffering life-altering injuries after an attack in 2016. (Sue Simpson/Facebook)
A map shows the proposed new riding boundaries and configurations in southern B.C., including the new riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, which stretches from Lytton and Lillooet in the south and west to Clinton and Clearwater in the north. (Photo credit: Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission)

Changes proposed for new Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola riding

Riding will include communities from Lytton and Lillooet to Clinton and Clearwater

A map shows the proposed new riding boundaries and configurations in southern B.C., including the new riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, which stretches from Lytton and Lillooet in the south and west to Clinton and Clearwater in the north. (Photo credit: Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission)