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Jesse Tomas
Jesse Tomas is a reporter from Toronto who joined iNFOnews.ca in 2023. He graduated with a Bachelor in Journalism from Carleton University in 2022.
Kelowna’s surveillance cameras help catch break-in suspect
A man has been arrested after a downtown Kelowna business break-in and the city’s live…
Crime rate and severity down in Kelowna in 2024
Kelowna’s crime rate and its crime severity dropped in 2024, but RCMP are still dealing…
Deaths of homeless people on the rise in Interior Health region
The numbers of homeless people dying each year in the Okanagan, Thompson and Shuswap region…
RCMP on hunt for accused in massive Okanagan guns and drugs bust
A man is wanted by Vernon RCMP after a huge drug and gun bust brought…
Latest nominee in race for Conservative candidacy in North Okanagan riding announced
The latest nominee in the race to become the Conservative candidate in the new federal…
Okanagan Conservative MLA now representing her riding as an Independent
Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong has left the Conservative Party of BC to sit as…
Online petition to oust Okanagan Conservative MLA can’t force a byelection
There really is only one way for constituents to remove a MLA from office and…
Heavy police response for person in crisis in Penticton
An individual in crisis in Penticton has been taken into custody early this morning after…
Woman drives truck into Salmon Arm medical clinic; one person injured
A woman drove her pickup truck into a medical clinic in Salmon Arm Thursday injuring…
Guns, cash and drugs seized in trafficking ring takedown tied to Kamloops
A special unit with the RCMP cracked down on a drug trafficking ring that stretched…
Woman fled from police in stolen Jeep damaging two cop cars in Kamloops
What started out as a wellness check in Kamloops ended with a woman arrested after…
For third time this month, backcountry skiers rescued near Big White resort
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue volunteers were called to two separate rescues over the weekend, the…
A refugee painter’s journey from Kyiv to Kelowna
Artist Stefania Miroshnichenko was getting ready to start a new illustration project in Kyiv when…
Knife-wielding man arrested after making threats at Vernon rec centre
A man was arrested after making threats at the Vernon rec centre yesterday. Officers were…
Man stabbed trying to break up a fight in Vernon
A bystander witnessed a man yelling at a woman in Vernon Thursday afternoon and the…
Social media influencers charged after illegal hunting north of Kamloops
An investigation by the BC Conservation Officer Service has ended with 43 charges against four…
Suspect arrested in pair of suspicious Kelowna blazes
A suspect has been arrested in connection to a pair of Kelowna structure fires in…
Woman arrested after teenager stabbed in Kamloops park
A woman was arrested after a teenager was found with a stab wound in a…
Mild winter means big savings on the road for Kelowna, Kamloops
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Millions of dollars are spent plowing hundreds of kilometres of roads in Kelowna and Kamloops…
One in custody after weapon assault on North Shore
One person is in custody after they were assaulted with a weapon on the North…
‘Politics is a team sport’: Okanagan Conservative MLAs at odds after one leaves party
After the big blue wave in the provincial election last fall, an Okanagan MLA walked…
Armed man arrested after confrontation at downtown Kelowna business
Kelowna RCMP took down an armed man after he made threats at a downtown business.…
Police seek masked man in Kamloops counterfeiting case
Counterfeit bills have been found at several stores around Kamloops, and police are looking for…
Kamloops shoplifter bear sprays grocery store workers to get away
Workers at two grocery stores in Kamloops were assaulted by a shoplifting suspect on Friday…