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Marshall Jones
News is best when it's local, relevant, timely and interesting. That's our focus every day.
We are on the ground in Penticton, Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops to bring you the stories that matter most.
Marshall may call West Kelowna home, but after 16 years in local news and 14 in the Okanagan, he knows better than to tell readers in other communities what is "news' to them. He relies on resident reporters to reflect their own community priorities and needs. As the newsroom leader, his job is making those reporters better, ensuring accuracy, fairness and meeting the highest standards of journalism.
Penticton champions new affordable housing project, but at what cost?
PENTICTON - The city is getting a big boost to affordable housing, but it’s going to come at the eventual relocation of the Penticton Lawn Bowling club. The City of Penticton and the province say as many as 70 new affordable housing units will be built in two phases on the site in the 200...
Pedestrian suffers extensive injuries jaywalking across Kelowna highway
KELOWNA - A senior remains in hospital with multiple injuries after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing the highway outside of a crosswalk or intersection Saturday night. The 65-year-old man was trying to cross Highway 97 near Leathead Road when he was struck by a green Jeep Cherokee in the northbound lane. The...
Crime didn’t pay for this thief
KAMLOOPS - A 29-year-old Merritt thief is probably wishing he just stayed home last night. As he went around Savona last night checking vehicles for valuables, he first grabbed a chainsaw from the back of a pickup truck but didn't know he was spotted, according to a release by RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush. The...
What you can learn from seven people who turn ideas into reality
KELOWNA - Everyone has an idea. Some people have big ideas. Then you have Mark Jennings-Bates-size ideas. One year, the Kelowna business consultant might be racing rally cars, another year riding an enduro bike across South Africa. Or he might be setting a new Guinness Book of World Records team flight on a paramotor across...
Who is at fault? Driving instructor takes on traffic circle dash-cam crash
DO YOU BLUFF YOUR WAY THROUGH TRAFFIC CIRCLES OR DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO? THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - They're slowly popping up in more streets and neighbourhoods to help us but instead often incite mass confusion, arguments, sometimes panic and even the occasional crash. Does anyone know what to do in a traffic circle? We found...
Family pleads for more staff after elderly mom dies in attack at Kamloops senior’s home
KAMLOOPS - For the third time in the past two years, the B.C. Coroners Service has declared a death at an Interior senior's facility a homicide. Eighty-four-year-old Emily Houston died on July 15th, 10 days after she was attacked by a fellow resident of Kamloops Seniors Village. Kamloops RCMP investigated, but decided against recommending charges....
From trash to showstopper: Budget-savvy, DIY pallet furniture can be big on style
Here's a little secret about building furniture out of pallets, those simple wooden structures used to schlep goods: Not all pallet wood is cheap, rough-cut pine.
Prospect of fixing up or tearing down 24 Sussex captivates renovation expert
OTTAWA – Be it renovated or razed, the resurrection of 24 Sussex Drive should be documented as a showcase of Canadian history and innovation, says an expert in public portrayals of what — and what not — to do with older home projects.
Toilet paper controversy at Ryerson has critics denouncing two-tier system
TORONTO – A controversy over who gets better toilet paper at a Toronto university has critics denouncing what they call a two-tier system, while other Ontario institutions say their bathroom tissue is "equitably distributed."
Was the extra hour worth it this morning?
Did that extra hour of sleep this morning feel good? Great, right? Gotta love Daylight Saving Time, right? Well here's another question for you. Do you remember that morning about six months ago when you lost an hour of sleep? Do you remember how you felt that day? Do YOU?! Let John Oliver explain this...
Captain praying for families of five dead passengers aboard B.C. vessel
VANCOUVER - The captain of a whale-watching vessel that capsized near Tofino, B.C., says passengers and crew were heroic as the vessel went under, killing five people. Wayne Dolby said he's praying for the families and friends of the Britons who died and an Australian man who remains missing in the waters off the west...
B.C. teen kicked off girls’ soccer team over salmon-farm sponsorship spat
VANCOUVER – A soccer club on northern Vancouver Island has red carded a 14-year-old girl, barring her from playing on an elite team in a dispute about a sponsorship deal with a salmon-farming company.
Fans get chance to step inside chaos of ‘The Walking Dead’ show in immersive attraction
ATLANTA – Organizers of a convention devoted to "The Walking Dead" are unveiling an immersive attraction meant to make fans feel like they are in the fictional world of the hit television show.
Kessel returns to Toronto with Penguins for first time since trade from Leafs
TORONTO – Phil Kessel tried to throw his helmet on top of his stall after his first morning skate back at Air Canada Centre with the Pittsburgh Penguins. It took a second attempt, as he had to adjust to a different environment from the Toronto Maple Leafs' locker-room he was used to.
Survivors at deadly nightclub inferno: Singer joked about fire before realizing the danger
BUCHAREST, Romania – Survivors of a deadly nightclub fire and stampede in Romania say the lead singer of the heavy metal band on stage first made a joke about the fire before it engulfed the basement club in downtown Bucharest.
Be careful on the roads, it’s nasty out there
ENVIRONMENT CANADA SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Heavy rain and snow in higher elevations across southern B.C. has Environment Canada warning drivers to be prepared. A special weather statement issued today says a strong fall storm is spreading heavy rain inland from the coast and urges caution on nearly all mountain passes accumulating snow. Rainfalls of...
Egypt says Russian aircraft crashes over Sinai with 224 aboard, no survivors
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – A Russian aircraft carrying 224 people, including 17 children, crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous region in the Sinai Peninsula about 20 minutes after taking off from a Red Sea resort popular with Russian tourists, the Egyptian government said.
Driver injured after rolling car down ditch, into creek near Penticton
PENTICTON - The driver of a car is being treated for unknown injuries after rolling her car down a ditch and into a creek shortly before noon today. Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department chief Darlene Bailey says the woman driving the car, which landed on its roof in a creek, managed to get out herself and...
North Shore woman who found ‘suspicious’ blue dress hopes people take it seriously
'I FELT DISGUSTED AND MY HEART FELT HEAVY WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED' KAMLOOPS - A North Shore resident made a disturbing discovery outside of her home last month that prompted police to search for the owner of a missing blue dress. Kyla Walker says she found the dress on her property on Schubert Drive, but it...
Collision on Main and Industrial closes intersection in Penticton
PENTICTON - A collision at the intersection of Main Street and Industrial Ave slowed traffic for roughly a half hour just before noon today, Oct. 21. Dennis Smith of Penticton Fire Department said two people were taken to hospital by ambulance after a black Honda Civic and a burgundy GMC Sierra collided in the intersection....
Pedestrian suffers minor injuries after struck by vehicle in school zone
SALMON ARM - RCMP are praising witnesses for helping them understand how a vehicle in a school zone struck a pedestrian causing "minor injuries." According to a release today, Sgt. Scott West says the collision happened at or near a crosswalk at roughly 2:30 p.m. on 30 Street Southeast. He doesn't say how old the...
ELECTON 2015: The morning after; local and national results and reaction
A round up of reactions this morning and last night's election coverage from Infonews.ca and Canadian Press.
ELECTION 2015: We’ve got you covered with the latest results and stories
Infonews.ca has you covered today and tonight for your local, provincial and national election coverage. Results are expected to start coming in from polling stations in eastern Canada around 4 p.m. and you can track those results as they roll in across the country right here. You will also find breaking news and links to...
ELECTION 2015 CO-Similkameen-Nicola: Scott: ‘I was under no pretense when I signed on to do this’
WEST KELOWNA - Conservative Party of Canada candidate Dan Albas was a clear winner in 2011 with 54 per cent of the 53,359 voters in the riding made famous by former party leader Stockwell Day. But will the changes in the boundary realignment make a difference? The Okanagan-Coquihalla riding looks significantly different since boundaries changed...