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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.
RCMP investigate suspicious death in Merritt
A man died in Merritt Monday and RCMP believe his death was suspicious. Emergency services…
No end in sight to spring-like weather in Okanagan, Kamloops
It feels like spring has sprung in Kamloops and the Okanagan and the forecast shows…
West Kelowna’s new city hall was more than $6M over budget
West Kelowna’s new city hall went more than $6 million over budget and now the…
Kelowna set to spend $150M on infrastructure this year
The City of Kelowna is planning a massive investment of $150 million into more than…
One dead in semi truck crash on Trans-Canada in Salmon Arm
A man died after crashing into a semi truck on the highway in Salmon Arm.…
West Kelowna high school basketball team makes historic run to provincials
West Kelowna’s Mount Boucherie Secondary School Bears are battling it out for the title of…
Kamloops RCMP catch Valleyview stabbing suspect
A man was taken to hospital and a suspect was arrested after a stabbing in…
Shuswap man wanted in Penticton caught in Kamloops
A Scotch Creek man, who was wanted out of Penticton, was caught in Tk’emlúps during…
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…