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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.
Kamloops RCMP hope to identify suspects after teen hospitalized in assault
May 08, 2025 - 8:56 AM

Kamloops RCMP have released images of suspects in a North Shore assault in March that sent a youth to the hospital.
RCMP looking for 'person of interest' after Kamloops garbage can fires
May 05, 2025 - 2:10 PM

While not calling the situation suspicious or using the word arson, Kamloops RCMP are searching for someone related to a series of garbage can fires this past weekend.
Heavily-armed RCMP officers respond to firearm report at Kamloops hotel
April 29, 2025 - 4:56 PM

There was a heavy police presence at a hotel on Columbia Street in Kamloops this afternoon.
Election 2025: Will a boundary change make a difference in Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies?
April 27, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Whether the demographics of the newly formed riding of Kamloops–Shuswap–Central Rockies will make any difference to which party is elected to Ottawa won't be known until election day, but it's worth remembering that even with a boundary change the entire region has largely thrown its support behind the Conservative Party of Canada.
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Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

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

Thompson Okanagan News - Vernon, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Areas

Woman in hospital after stabbing in Kamloops

Kamloops woman scratched with a needle during a fight

Kamloops RCMP hope to identify suspects after teen hospitalized in assault

RCMP looking for 'person of interest' after Kamloops garbage can fires

Heavily-armed RCMP officers respond to firearm report at Kamloops hotel

Election 2025: Will a boundary change make a difference in Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies?

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