Local News for Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon & Penticton

April 30 2026 06:00 PM

Filmmakers race to make best short film in Okanagan this weekend

“It's a really good way of fine tuning your skillsets as filmmakers and just having a fun weekend to do something creative and not overthink the script."

Archaeologists lift the lid on a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus hidden beneath Budapest

“The peculiarity of the finding is that it was a hermetically sealed sarcophagus. It was not disturbed previously, so it was intact”

A man poses for a photo in front of a tree.

November 21 2025 04:44 PM

Amid climate impacts, leading Secwépemc firekeeper shares ‘a better way of looking after the land’

In a time of worsening wildfires, Joe Gilchrist says cultural burning ‘needs to be multiplied hundreds of times’ — returning to Indigenous stewardship.

November 21 2025 04:44 PM

The lost child: A sex assault, a secret and a family’s fight for justice for residential school abuse

A female dorm supervisor assaulted a student, had his son in secret, then gave baby up for adoption.

A plaque is installed in front of a residential family home.

November 21 2025 04:43 PM

Century-old Kamloops home recognized for its rich history

iNhome

“The interior of this house is really interesting, we even have an ironing closet from long ago."

An open field with some buildings and mountains in the background.

November 21 2025 04:42 PM

Property values hard to pin down as city swaps Kelowna Springs land with developer

The city was given 60 acres of the Kelowna Springs Golf Club in exchange for 9.1 acres of land at 3199 Hollywood Road North in a deal with developer Denciti Development Corp.

The front of Kamloops city hall features the city coat of arms.

November 21 2025 04:08 PM

RCMP, fire department take largest share of proposed Kamloops tax hike

"If we're going to drive down the tax rate, we've got to start with areas with the biggest tax hit."

Another bank takes Kamloops mayor to court as debts climb

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson plans to run for re-election in October.

April 30 2026 03:02 PM

BC Green Party tries to shut down controversial Kelowna MLA

“We must defend the integrity and trust of BC’s Legislative Assembly.”

The Vernon courthouse against a blue sky.

April 30 2026 01:59 PM

76-year-old Vernon man guilty of sexually assaulting widow

He claimed he was having a medical episode at the time of the assault.

Emergency lights are active on a police vehicle at night.

April 30 2026 10:52 AM

Vancouver man charged with stealing city bus in Kamloops

iNwheels

The suspect drove the bus into a pickup truck.

A close-up of a police officer's chest who is wearing body armour.

April 30 2026 09:00 AM

Cops in Kamloops, Kelowna prepare for summertime crime

Mounties in both cities will be walking the beat this summer.

April 30 2026 04:00 AM

Summer temperatures coming early for Kamloops, Okanagan

“Temperatures will potentially be peaking near the 30-degree mark."

April 27, 2026 4:00:00 AM

Dancing is permitted: Victory for Shuswap food truck hit with $11,000 liquor fine

The liquor inspectors said she'd broken the rules, but had no evidence to back it up.

April 30, 2026 3:13:15 PM

MLA raises buyouts as option for post-landslide future of Old Fort, B.C.

FORT ST. JOHN — The B.C. legislator representing Old Fort, the community where a landslide has forced people from their homes, says he'll be meeting constituents to discuss options for the future — including potentially asking the province to buy...

April 30, 2026 2:27:10 PM

FEMA workers who sounded alarm over nation’s disaster preparedness reinstated after 8 months

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has moved to address staffing issues that triggered concern and uncertainty among and about its workforce, including reinstating employees put on leave for publicly opposing agency policies, and extending contracts for some workers whose terms...

April 27, 2026 8:51:42 AM

Suspected cocaine, fentanyl, mushrooms seized as two arrested in Kelowna, B.C., bust

KELOWNA — Two men have been arrested in a co-ordinated bust in British Columbia's Interior that saw police seize more than 10 kilograms of illicit substances along with other items related to a drug distribution operation.RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., say...

Opinion

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April 28 2026 12:00 PM

iN DISCUSSION: The power of The Complaint

"I'd like to make a complaint about our complaint departments."

April 27 2026 12:00 PM

THOMPSON: History won’t be kind to Republicans who support Donald Trump

"How much longer can the folks who voted for Donald Trump stand by him? That is more or less a rhetorical question because the answer is all-too-obvious."