Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Kathy Michaels
Kathy Michaels has been an Okanagan-based journalist for more than a decade, working for community papers along the valley and beyond.
She’s won provincial and national awards in business, news and feature writing and says that her love for telling a good story rivals only her fondness for turning a good phrase.
If you have a story that deserves to be told in a thoughtful and compassionate manner, don’t hesitate to reach out.
To reach Kathy call 250-718-0428 or email kmichaels@infonews.ca.
Man who went missing while diving in Okanagan Lake presumed drowned: West Kelowna RCMP
The 52-year-old man who went missing on Saturday while recreationally diving in Okanagan Lake is…
People with disabilities even more alone during pandemic: cerebral palsy spokeswoman
YELLOWKNIFE – Riley Oldford is usually out playing sledge hockey or hanging out with friends,…
Western MP pitches Conservative carbon price with a 24-pack of Pilsner
OTTAWA – Ron Liepert says these days, the phone calls and emails from people wanting…
Boat inspection stations are now up and running
Boat inspection stations are now open in B.C., as inspectors look for zebra and quagga…
Crews battle Los Angeles wildfire that forced evacuations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A smoky wildfire churning through a Los Angeles canyon community gained…
Kelowna middle school stops bustling long enough to pull off the Mannequin Challenge
Ever wonder what it would take to make the hallways of busy school quiet enough…
Feds face growing calls for answers after general overseeing vaccine effort sidelined
OTTAWA – The federal government faced growing calls for answers from pundits and political opponents…
Tree poaching from public forests increasing in B.C. as lumber hits record prices
VICTORIA – Big trees, small trees, dead trees, softwoods and hardwoods have all become valuable…
Kelowna Mounties arrest man and woman connected to vehicle thefts
Mounties arrested a woman and a man known to Kelowna police after a co-ordinated response…
Mounties investigate missing recreational diver in Okanagan Lake
A 52 year old diver has gone missing in Okanagan Lake and RCMP are asking…
Vancouver mayor, police apologize to retired B.C. judge for wrongful detainment
VANCOUVER – The mayor of Vancouver says he is "appalled" that police officers wrongfully detained…
Peachland school bus driver gets support during cancer treatment
Funds are pouring in to help a Peachland school bus driver navigate a recent cancer…
Schools in Kelowna, Kamloops, Vernon seeing fewer COVID-19 exposures
Schools throughout the Southern Interior are reporting fewer COVID-19 exposures — something that's most notable…
Canadians divided on sending Team Canada athletes to the Tokyo Olympic Games: poll
OTTAWA – A new poll by Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies suggests the…
COVID-19 outbreak over at Sandalwood Retirement Resort in Kelowna
The COVID-19 outbreak at Sandalwood Retirement Resort in Kelowna is now over. There were 28…
Masks off, Poles cheer reopening of bars and restaurants
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poles pulled off their masks, hugged their friends and made toasts…
Kelowna woman denied entry to plumbers union clears another hurdle
A Kelowna woman who recently won a labour dispute that was expected to clear the…
Lake Country to get some much needed rental housing in place of old Airport Inn
For years it was considered a blight on the local landscape but soon the old…
39 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health; 600 in B.C.
B.C. health officials reported 600 new cases of COVID-19 today, including 39 within Interior Health,…
Driver’s licences may be denied in B.C. if COVID fines go unpaid
In response to so few people who have been given COVID-19 fines paying up, B.C.…
Okanagan summertime business eyeing up brighter future
Some level of normalcy is expected to return this summer and Okanagan business owners are…
Alberta man arrested in Lake Country, charged in suspicious death near Radium
An Alberta man was arrested in Lake Country yesterday and later charged with the second-degree…
Kelowna’s Taco Time gets massive boost of support on its last day
Taco Time went out with a crunch — a traffic crunch. Cars snaked around the Dilworth…
65 news COVID-19 cases in Interior Health region
B.C. health officials are reporting 515 new cases of COVID-19 today, 65 of which are…