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Glorious concert coming to night club
Tickets go on sale on Friday for the Oct. 22 concert by The Glorious Sons at Cactus Jack’s Night Club, 130 Fifth Ave. The Contender Tour starts on Oct. 14 in Winnipeg and continues to Kingston, Ont.,...
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The beat goes on, bad blood brews in TOJLL championship series
Sean Connors (left) of the Vernon Tigers tries to escape the pursuit of Venom defender Haden Hoover on Tuesday. Kamloops can claim the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League championship with a...
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Communities in Bloom judges arrive in Sun Rivers
Sun Rivers is taking part in the 2015 national edition of Communities in Bloom in the International Challenge (small communities) category, along with Glenarm Village, Northern Ireland, and Fogo, N.L....
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$10,000 reward offered in connection to Sun Peaks hit and run incident
The family of a man seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Sun Peaks last weekend is offering a reward for information about who is responsible. A 30-year-old man was walking in a group of people...
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BASS: Why the ‘No’ vote will prevail in fall arts-centre referendum
The performing-arts centre (PAC) referendum on Nov. 7 will likely fail — and the reason for this outcome is simple. There is no one in Kamloops really promoting it. No one is out there talking to...
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Acquittal despite hazy path to truth
A Kamloops man who was arrested for prohibited driving an hour after receiving a 24-hour suspension has been acquitted despite the fact a provincial court judge thinks he is probably guilty. Court...
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Public hearing Tuesday on proposed booze rules
A city plan to put distance restrictions on new liquor stores appears to be pitting Kamloops’ wineries against independent stores. Coun. Marg Spina’s motion to prevent liquor stores from setting up...
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Child-care benefits: Christmas in July, Scrooge in April?
A Conservative cabinet minister calls it Christmas in July, but opposition parties say cheques deposited and mailed to parents are a pre-election give-away — one that will have implications at tax time...
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Now and Then, The Beatles cross
Beatles revival tribute band Now & Then unwittingly drove into an Abbey Roadish scene at Summit Drive and Columbia Street en route out of town following its July 15 concert at On The Rocks Pub....
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A year after the multi-million-dollar deluge, repairs continue in Kamloops
It took less than a half-hour for the storm to churn its way through Kamloops, popping manhole covers, submerging cars and cratering the corner of one downtown front yard in a multi-million-dollar...
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Kamloops dentist files appeal in case of brain-damaged patient
Dr. Bobby Rishiraj, Two lawsuits in B.C. Supreme Court will determine whether a city dental surgeon is liable for the severe brain injury of an 18-year-old patient who went to his clinic to have her...
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Vernon downs Kamloops and forces decisive Game 5 in junior B lacrosse...
Dakota Grismmer-Voght of the Kamloops Venom collects a pass in front of the Vernon Tigers net. Allen Douglas/KTW Despite being cheered on by a large home crowd in hot and smelly Memorial Arena on...
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FLETCHER: Protest against Nestlé doesn’t hold water
Have you noticed the latest degradation of standards on TV news? In addition to sensational depictions of crime, accidents and celebrities, the lineup now incorporates any nonsense that is momentarily...
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Heads should roll due to poor planning
Editor: There has been much complaining and taking of sides in the ongoing City of Kamloops/Emterra/Steelworkers Union recycling dispute. The problem is not with Emterra. It is a private company that...
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Beanie babies
Paul Patterson (left) watches as his son Theo and daughter Sloane play a game of bean bag toss at the Telus booth at the Downtown Merchants’ Market. The post Beanie babies appeared first on Kamloops...
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LISTINGS: July 24 to July 30
Friday, July 24 Community: Anything Can Happen Fridays, Kamloops Library, 465 Victoria St., drop in 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Info: 250-372-5145. Theatre: X Fest, Prince Charles Park. Alternating plays...
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NASA engineer to talk Mars missions
While a NASA robot is expected to land on Mars in September 2016, an engineer tied to the project is landing at Thompson Rivers University this weekend to lecture about the Red Planet. Luke Dubord of...
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Q: How and when did Overlander Bridge become known as Overlanders Bridge?
A: The long and short of it is — it’s always been the Overlanders Bridge. Scott Owens, Kamloops Museum and Archives archivist, told KTW Overlanders Bridge is the crossing’s official name and news...
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France trip can’t keep Ladyman down
Four months ago, Eloise Ladyman didn’t think a trip to the Canadian Swimming Championships would be in the cards. When she landed in France to find an undersized pool and a dearth of elite training...
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Country Fest returns to Sun Peaks this weekend
It’s country time at Sun Peaks this weekend‚ with Rod Black and the Chris Buck Band headlining the event. The band will play the Clock Tower Stage on Saturday from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., with Black...
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