Julie Whittet

KELOWNA - Campaigning is over but Premier Christy Clark and Ben Stewart were still out mingling with public at Kelowna's Gio Bean Cafe this morning. Clark says the only message she's voicing today is for constituents to get out and vote. But she was still challenged to address controversial claims made by the NDP about...

Yesterday jury members in the trial for Keith Gregory Wiens heard of blood stains at the crime scene resulting from an event prior to the fatal shooting. Today however, the court heard another possibility the sudden death of victim Lynn Kalmring could have caused body movements responsible for the irregular blood stains. Wiens, a former...

After multiple shots rang out in Rutland early Saturday morning police say there is still no evidence to suggest why a residence on Hein Road was targeted by gunfire. Police are continuing to investigate what they are calling a "drive-by" shooting. Though no one witnessed any suspects or suspicious vehicles in the area at the...

KELOWNA - A "For Sale" sign now marks the BC Tree Fruits packing plant in the north end of Kelowna, but under new ownership the building could still be shipping crates of Okanagan fruit. BC Tree Fruits marketing manager Chris Pollock says whoever purchases the building may want to rent it out. "One potential option...

UPDATE: 4:26 p.m. July 4, 2014 A 32-year-old  Prince George man was arrested by police yesterday afternoon as he was leaving The Bay at Orchard Park Mall. Police drew their sidearms and also a directed energy device and were able to de-escalate the situation without harming the man. Between 4 and 4:30 p.m. RCMP Const....

KELOWNA - Adrian Dix was in town today speaking out against Christy Clark's promise to keep BC hydro rates down for taxpayers. Dix was joined by NDP candidate Carole Gordon at the Sails in downtown Kelowna to address what he calls another Liberal Party blunder - incompetent management of B.C. Hydro. "They hid from the...

KELOWNA - The "S" brandishing Superman's chest armor in the new film Man of Steel is actually Kryptionian - an alien language a local professor at UBC Okanagan played a starring role in creating. Just this last week UBC linguist Christine Schreyer was able to reveal how she helped design the Kryptonian symbols appearing throughout...

KELOWNA - It was a busy morning at the advance voting station in West Kelowna's Emmanuel Assembly Church. Among the many Westside-Kelowna constituents lining up to vote was former MLA Ben Stewart. Elected in the May provincial election with almost 60 per cent of the popular vote, Stewart gave up his seat last month to...

KELOWNA - If you've got vacation plans next week now is the time to cast your vote in the Westside Kelowna byelection. Advance voting opens today and will continue until Saturday, July 6th. Voting stations are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the following locations: - Emmanuel Church, 2600 Hebert Rd, West Kelowna...

At 2:20 p.m. the West Kelowna fire department received a call of a house fire at a residence on Westside Road. Three trucks and eight personnel arrived on scene at a family residence 4405 Westside Road. The fire was under control upon their arrival, but the fire crew stayed on scene to make sure there...

The temperature is not the only thing to soar during summer holidays. A number of motorists travelling on Highway 97 last Friday were caught speeding well above the limit and police were there to catch them. On their June 28 pre-long weekend enforcement the Central Okanagan Traffic Service handed out 74 speeding tickets to motorists...

While no records were broken over the long weekend it was hot enough to keep crowd numbers down in the afternoon during Canada Day festivities. Festivals Kelowna executive director Renata Mills says attendance was down during midday events yesterday, with bigger crowds coming out in the evening to cool off for the fireworks.  Yesterday's temperature...

KELOWNA - Sporadic drizzle may have rained on Saturday's Westside Daze Parade, but yesterday the sun was out in full force on Kelowna's downtown waterfront with temperatures climbing up to 33.5 degrees Celsius - well above the seasonal average. Crowds snaking along the boardwalk at Tugboat Bay waited patiently for the sun's last rays to...

A former Merritt police chief will spend the next year on probation for stealing and using seized cocaine exhibits. Now resigned from the force, 54 year-old Stuart Seib pleaded guilty to breaching the public's trust and appeared in Kelowna Provincial Court today for sentencing. Seib was coming off a cocaine binge when he confessed to...

KELOWNA - The city is going all out for this year's kick-off to summer - Canada Day celebrations - and they're free for all to attend. Kelowna's downtown cultural district will transform into carnival grounds today. From Prospera Place to Waterfront Park a range of festivities are scheduled throughout the day, for all ages and...

KELOWNA - Your dog may love roaming free in the outdoors, but he won't be the one picking up the bill. The Regional District for the Central Okanagan is currently beefing up penalties for dog bylaw violations and throwing in some rewards to ensure Kelowna's pet owners are on their best behaviour. District spokesperson Bruce...

Overcrowded Kelowna grade school students will be getting a bit more room to grow. The B.C. government is spending just over $8.7 million on a much needed expansion of Okanagan Mission Secondary School and School District 23 announced Wednesday construction on the project will begin right away. There are two incentives for the expansion: giving...