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Knife-wielding Kamloops woman busted in the bushes after alleged theft
July 06, 2022 - 2:23 PM

A woman who allegedly pulled a knife on an employee who tried to prevent her from allegedly stealing was busted by the Kamloops RCMP.
Kamloops RCMP use Taser to resolve standoff with man armed with knife
February 24, 2022 - 4:22 PM

There was a standoff in Kamloops between RCMP officers and a man with a knife earlier today.
Illicit toxic drug deaths hit Thompson-Okanagan region hard in 2021
February 09, 2022 - 5:30 PM

People from the Thompson-Cariboo region were nearly 50% more likely to die from illicit drugs last year than those in the Okanagan.
B.C. Interior welcomes 2022 New Year’s Babies
January 03, 2022 - 1:00 PM

The birth of 2022 has been personified by New Year's babies in Kamloops, Kelowna and Vernon, and Penticton.
Water main break causes street closure in downtown Kamloops
November 06, 2021 - 10:03 AM

The City of Kamloops is warning residents that a water main break downtown has caused a road closure today.
Penticton has highest living wage in Thompson-Okanagan
November 03, 2021 - 12:00 PM

A national lobby group has calculated the hourly wage required to afford basic expenses in various communities across British Columbia, and Penticton tops the list in the Thompson-Okanagan region.
Rain, cooler temperatures greatly improve Interior air quality as wildfires continue to burn
August 27, 2018 - 12:45 PM

Interior residents may have woken up to smoke-free skies this morning after a cool and soggy weekend, but don't be fooled into thinking fire season is over as the B.C. Wildfire Service still lists 10 wildfires of note burning in the Kamloops Fire Centre.
Fight involving machete near Adams Lake lands man in hospital
April 20, 2018 - 1:52 PM

CHASE - Alcohol was a factor in a fight between two men at a home near Adams Lake in the Shuswap earlier this week.
Penticton sets snowfall record for March 9; Kelowna and Kamloops come close
March 10, 2017 - 11:45 AM

PENTICTON - Penticton has broken some unenviable weather records as the city bore the brunt of last night’s late season snowfall.
Crash on Okanagan Connector leaves one person dead
November 16, 2015 - 2:52 PM

MERRITT – A car crash on the Okanagan Connector today has left one person dead and closed the route in both directions.
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