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Kamloops trailer park has been under boil water advisory for five years
June 30, 2017 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Months ago officials warned residents of the G&M Trailer Park to not drink the water, but the signs are the only thing that's new: The park has been under the same boil water advisory for five years.
NO UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP remain silent about missing teen who escaped custody into river
June 30, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A teenage girl has been missing for nearly two full days after fleeing from police and entering the Thompson River, but that remains the only information police are releasing.
How and where to celebrate Canada 150 in and around Kamloops
June 30, 2017 - 5:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – Canada Day in Kamloops will be one of the biggest parties this city has seen.
Southern Interior Freeman-on-the-land has appeal tossed
June 30, 2017 - 4:39 PM

KAMLOOPS - A man who claims he's been unfairly classified as a Freeman-on-the-land has had the appeal of his conviction tossed.
Controlled to out of control: Dew Drop Trail wildfire in sensitive grassland
June 30, 2017 - 2:37 PM

KAMLOOPS – The ground is still smouldering from the Dew Drop Trail wildfire and there are lingering questions about how a controlled burn got out of control and what it means for the future of the protected Lac Du Bois grasslands.
Memorial benches for Kamloops hit-and-run victim in place
June 30, 2017 - 1:13 PM

KAMLOOPS - Two new benches have been erected in the memory of a Kamloops teen killed when she was hit by a car on her way to the gym.
Employee dies after industrial accident at Domtar's Kamloops mill
June 30, 2017 - 12:21 PM

KAMLOOPS - A Domtar employee is dead and another is injured after a heavy equipment accident at the Kamloops pulp mill.
Overdoses claimed 129 lives in B.C. last month
June 30, 2017 - 11:13 AM

Last month illicit drug overdose deaths dropped slightly, but since May of 2016, deaths in B.C. have spiked by 158 per cent.
Expect more Coquihalla Highway delays than usual this Canada Day long weekend
June 29, 2017 - 8:00 PM

Canada's birthday weekend is just around the corner, and the already busy travel weekend could get a little more hectic thanks to construction on the main route between the Interior and the Lower Mainland.
UPDATE: Kamloops crews scouring river for signs of missing teenager who escaped from custody
June 29, 2017 - 2:52 PM

KAMLOOPS - A teenage girl has been missing for more than 12 hours after she escaped from RCMP custody by jumping into the Thompson River overnight.
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