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Shuswap car wash shooter not guilty of murder
May 09, 2025 - 2:39 PM

A Kamloops jury has acquitted a man charged in the shooting death of a Scotch Creek man in 2021.
Unemployment continues to rise in Kelowna, Kamloops
May 09, 2025 - 1:35 PM

The unemployment rate in Canada rose slightly in April, but in Kelowna and Kamloops it's on a steady incline.
'Cruel and ageist': The harsh reality of seniors living in crisis in Kamloops, Okanagan
May 09, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A growing number of seniors are living in poverty and falling into homelessness in B.C., and the crisis is exacerbating already high levels of social isolation.
iN PHOTOS: Courting grebes do bird ballet on Shuswap Lake
May 09, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Western grebes gather on Shuswap Lake every spring to mate, and their courtship dance is a sight to behold as pairs of them run long distances on top of the water.
Wrong equipment at City Gardens jobsite in Kamloops led to concrete collapse
May 08, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A workplace investigation in Kamloops found a concrete company used the wrong equipment and was overseen by an underqualified supervisor when a parkade roof collapsed at the city's largest-ever residential build.
Kelowna realtor fined $6,000 for inadvertent mistake
May 08, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Kelowna realtor, who forgot to make sure a $50,000 deposit had been paid, has been fined $6,000 even though his mistake didn't affect the sale of the house.
Kamloops jury to decide fate of Shuswap car wash shooter
May 08, 2025 - 5:17 PM

A Kamloops jury is behind closed doors to deliberate whether or not to convict a Shuswap man for a fatal shooting in 2021.
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Woman in hospital after stabbing in Kamloops
May 08, 2025 - 9:17 AM

Police are asking the public for information about a stabbing this past weekend that sent a woman to the hospital.
Kamloops woman scratched with a needle during a fight
May 08, 2025 - 9:02 AM

A woman was taken to hospital after she was scratched with the needle on a syringe during a fight in Kamloops.
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Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
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Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

Local News Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Shuswap car wash shooter not guilty of murder

Unemployment continues to rise in Kelowna, Kamloops

'Cruel and ageist': The harsh reality of seniors living in crisis in Kamloops, Okanagan

iN PHOTOS: Courting grebes do bird ballet on Shuswap Lake

Wrong equipment at City Gardens jobsite in Kamloops led to concrete collapse

Kelowna realtor fined $6,000 for inadvertent mistake

Kamloops jury to decide fate of Shuswap car wash shooter

Top ten reasons to get our newsletter

Woman in hospital after stabbing in Kamloops

Kamloops woman scratched with a needle during a fight

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