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Howard Alexander
Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.
Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.
He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.
If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.
Kamloops RCMP close street to execute search warrant
RCMP officers executing a search warrant at a home in Kamloops this morning have closed…
Vernon man house hunting after $500,000 lotto win
A Vernon man who won $500,000 playing the lottery plans to do some house hunting.…
Guns, drugs and cash seized during Kamloops traffic stop
An RCMP officer spotted a car with no front license plate last week in Kamloops…
Headliners announced for Kelowna’s Rock the Lake
This summer’s three-day rock festival outside Prospera Place in Kelowna has announced its headliners. Simple…
Vernon-area thief nabbed by RCMP in West Kelowna
RCMP have a theft suspect in custody after a chase Monday involving both a police…
Drugs, weapons, cash seized in crackdown on Kelowna street-level dealers
Over three days at the end of February, members of several Kelowna RCMP units cracked…
RCMP raids in Kelowna, West Kelowna part of crack down on property crime
Officers with a specialized property crime unit conducted raids in West Kelowna and Kelowna over…
‘Giving patients the option’: Home-based hospital care now available in Central Okanagan
Patients in the Central Okanagan now have access to a new program that will let…
West Kelowna cops hand out 33 tickets during distracted driving crack down
Officers with the West Kelowna RCMP traffic unit handed out a total of 33 tickets…
Kelowna man caught on CCTV abusing his dog facing animal abuse charge
A Kelowna man is facing animal cruelty charges following an investigation by the BC SPCA.…
BC’s new clean-energy czar is a climate ‘wild card’
Adrian Dix is B.C.’s new climate and clean energy czar, but it’s not clear whether…
Veteran South Okanagan MP looking forward to retirement after 10 years in Ottawa
Riding his beloved bicycle, spending more time with his grandchildren and “playing bad fiddle” are…
Family of victim in Penticton assault angry suspect out of jail
The stepfather of the man who was viciously assaulted outside a Penticton restaurant and sent…
RCMP seek public’s help to find missing Penticton man
RCMP are asking for the public’s help in location a missing 61-year-old Penticton man. David…
BC clinics supporting reproductive rights face closures
Options for Sexual Health says it will have to close most of its operations unless…
RCMP ask for public’s help to find missing Kamloops man
Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 45-year-old man. Paul…
In Similkameen homelands, mining operations threaten syilx Okanagan laws, identity
Madison Terbasket grew up learning about syilx title and rights from her culture’s worldview as…
How worried should we be about bird flu, lyme disease and rabies in BC?
California declaring a public health emergency over bird flu, which hospitalized a British Columbia teenager…
Want to make sex work safer? Decriminalize it, study says
When sex workers are able to form relationships with co-workers, they can boost their odds…
‘A slap in the face’: Concerns swirl about Copper Mountain Mine’s consultation process
The co-owners of the Copper Mountain Mine struggled to earn the trust and approval of…
It’s time to get tested for syphilis in BC (and it’s free)
Fraser Health has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging pregnant people and people with syphilis…
‘It’s scary’: Similkameen bands say once-pristine waterways tainted by mine waste
Facing questions from sm?lqmíx community members about mine contamination in a Similkameen Valley creek, a…
RCMP ask for help to find missing Kamloops woman
Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 19-year-old woman. Holy…
Woman’s death in Kelowna’s Waterfront Park non-criminal: RCMP
A woman’s body was found in the lagoon at Waterfront Park in Kelowna in June…