Adam Proskiw

KELOWNA – Audrey Peterson can no longer say she’s never won anything before. Audrey and her husband are the winners of InfoTel’s Valentines Contest grand prize. The prize includes a $2000 travel voucher that can be used to fly wherever the winner wants to go. The Peterson’s, who live in Kelowna, plan to use their...

"THERE WAS A LOT OF BLOOD." KELOWNA – The man who shot his roommate in the leg with a hunting rifle over a rental dispute was sentenced in Kelowna Provincial Court Monday. Kenneth Brian Ralston, 62, pleaded guilty to counts of aggravated assault and illegal use of a firearm stemming from an incident that took...

KELOWNA – Three young students have been taken to hospital after they were hit by a car while walking to school in Rutland Wednesday morning. The incident happened in the southbound lane of Gerstmar Road shortly before 9 a.m. The driver of the car is uninjured; however all three girls were taken to hospital. Two...

KELOWNA – A female cyclist was taken to hospital Tuesday after she and an SUV collided at the intersection of Casorso and Gordon. The accident happened at around 11:45 a.m. when the cyclist was crossing Gordon from Casorso. Const. Brad Smith says northbound traffic had the green light and early witness reports indicate the cyclist...

KELOWNA – A pedestrian was struck and injured while using a crosswalk on KLO Road Tuesday morning. The 21-year-old man was crossing KLO at Casorso Road and a witness says the driver of the black car that hit him probably didn't see him. Tammi Bjornson saw the accident happen in her rear view mirror shortly...

KELOWNA – The 20-year-old Kelowna man convicted of breaking into a Black Mountain home and lighting a car on fire while high on mushrooms in 2012 was sentenced today to one year behind bars. Brandon Seberras-Pick, who was 18 at the time of the offences, was handed the sentence Friday afternoon in Kelowna Provincial Court....

KELOWNA – A routine drive home nearly turned disastrous when a local business owner’s SUV caught fire on Benvoulin Rd. Wednesday night. John Bokitch was driving home from picking up his 5-year-old dog Shilo when he noticed the car behind him trying to get his attention. “Some girls behind me were honking their horn and...

KELOWNA – A day of temperatures as high as 7 degrees Thursday means Stuart Park Ice Rink is officially closed for the season. City of Kelowna Arena and Stadium Supervisor Steve Fagan says the rink stayed open to the public this year for a record 94 days. The previous record was set last year when...

KELOWNA – A Vancouver artist who was born in Kelowna has been selected by a jury of his peers as one of eight Canadians to win a Governor General’s Award. Jayce Salloum is a multimedia artist who works primarily in video. His work, often controversial, focuses on social critiques and how certain groups are marginalized in...

KELOWNA - Falling snow and a little cold didn't stop dozens of people from giving curling a try at Stuart Park Ice Rink Wednesday morning.  The Kelowna Curling Club was given permission by the City early this week to have a free curling demo at the popular downtown skating rink. Curling Club employee Tyler Klassen...

KELOWNA - Slippery roads likely played a part in an early morning accident on Glenmore Road N. Wednesday. According to RCMP Const. Lacy Browning, a van travelling north crossed the centre line and was hit by a southbound truck a few kilometres north of McKinley Road. Two males in the van and one male in...

KELOWNA – A wave of thefts at UBCO over a three week period has RCMP looking for help identifying a suspect caught on camera. Between Jan. 23 and Feb. 12, RCMP has received five complaints of stolen property from various public areas of the university. The stolen items include four laptops and one iPhone. The...

KELOWNA – A man in a wheelchair was knocked to the ground and robbed downtown last Wednesday morning. The man, 36, made a withdrawal from an ATM at around 9 a.m. and placed the cash in his backpack. Approximately 20 minutes later, he was approached by a woman in the area of Lake Ave. and...

“HIS EYES ROLLED TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. I KNEW RIGHT THERE AND THEN HE WAS DONE.” KELOWNA – The details of how six Hell’s Angels allegedly beat to death an unarmed Kelowna man continued to emerge from Vancouver Supreme Court this week. Daniel McRae, Matt McRae, Anson Schell and Robert Cocks are on...

KELOWNA - When the president of Campion Marine, Brock Elliott, saw the extent of the devastation caused by Wednesday’s fire at Northern Lite, he knew he had to try and help. Northern Lite Mfg. was completely destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning.  The cause has not yet been determined, but the effect it has had...

KELOWNA – Lace up your skates, this is probably the last weekend Stuart Park Ice Rink will be open to the public. City of Kelowna Communications Supervisor Tom Wilson says that the rink will remain open through the weekend but will have to be assessed on a daily basis after that. “The first time the...

KELOWNA – When Olympic silver medalist Kelsey Serwa’s plane touched down in her home town of Kelowna Thursday afternoon, hundreds of fans dressed in red and white were there to welcome her back.  Chants of "Go Kelsey go," and "we love you Kelsey" filled the airport lounge and brought tears to the Olympians' eyes. "This...