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Marshall Jones

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.

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  • Joined: September 18, 2012
  • Articles: 3129

Concern for fish grows as sizzling B.C. summer heats river waters

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The heat wave across British Columbia has pushed temperatures in some waterways to 19 degrees, just one degree below the point where the Department of Fisheries and Oceans predicts there could be damaging effects on fish.

Hawaii land board votes to limit access to Mauna Kea amid protests over giant telescope

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Hawaii officials voted to impose an emergency rule to restrict access to Mauna Kea after protesters blocked construction of a giant telescope on the mountain. The Board of Land and Natural Resources voted 5-2 Friday night on the 120-day rule, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. The rule restricts being within a mile (1.6...

Loaded guns found in traffic stop

KAMLOOPS - Police made what appears to be an average traffic stop in Valleyview last night but what they found inside the vehicle wasn't so ordinary. Cpl. John Edinger of Kamloops RCMP says the vehicle was stopped just before 11 p.m. Inside they found three men and two loaded firearms, along with drugs and cash....

RCMP near Kamloops make arrest after domestic assault, chase

KAMLOOPS - Police say they arrested one man after witnessing him assaulting a woman near the boat launch at Tobiano. Cpl. John Erdinger of Kamloops rural RCMP says they were called out just before 9 p.m. for the domestic disturbance. The man later fled in a vehicle and police picked it up on Highway 1....

Missing documents for Westbank audit mysteriously resurface

WHAT IT MEANS TO RECALL PETITION FOR CHIEF AND COUNCIL | In February, Westbank First Nation members demanded an audit of band dealings in the Lake Okanagan Wellness Centre after they found themselves on the hook for $7.9 million. When they failed to get it, they pursued the recall of Chief and council. In our ongoing...

UPDATE: Missing 12-year-old returns home

UPDATE: 6:29 P.M., JULY 8, 2015 RCMP says Bryston Krug has returned home. 6:09 P.M., JULY 8, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Police need your help finding a 12-year-old boy who is refusing to return home. According to a release, Bryston Krug was reported missing by his family yesterday, July 7. "He is believed to be staying...

Coroner identifies woman killed on bicycle in Vernon

VERNON - A woman killed when she was hit by a pickup truck while riding her bike in downtown Vernon July 2 has been identified.  Jennifer Wadsworth, 37, of Vernon, was a mother of two daughters. She was riding eastbound on 25 Avenue at roughly 6:20 a.m. when she was in a collision with the truck. She...

UPDATE: Pilot survives small plane crash on highway near Osoyoos

OSOYOOS - A pilot is burned but alive following a small plane crashed on Highway 97 near Osoyoos and then burst into flames earlier this evening. As of 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 7, emergency crews have left the scene of the small plane crash but the highway remains closed, according to Osoyoos Fire Chief Rick...

Forgiveness of Charleston shooter prompts discussion about whether that’s best for community

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Under an outdoor tent a few blocks from Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sharon Simmons paused while cleaning up from the previous night's revival to ponder the idea of forgiving the white man accused of killing nine of the historic black church's members, including the pastor. A churchgoer herself, Simmons admits feeling...

Two B.C. communities declare states of emergency as wildfires burn

PORT HARDY, B.C. - Dozens of wildfires burning across British Columbia are forcing residents from their homes, with two communities declaring states of emergency. Port Hardy Mayor Hank Bood said a state of emergency was issued Saturday morning after a 16-hectare fire caused the evacuation of about 100 residences. "We're hopeful, but it's still a...

JOE RICH FIRE: YOU CAN GO BACK HOME!

KELOWNA - The Emergency Operations Centre advises effective at 8:00 p.m. tonight, the outstanding Evacuation Order for the 55-hectare Joe Rich interface face is rescinded. None of the 28 properties in the Highway 33 and Huckleberry Road area remain under Evacuation Order and all residents are now able to return to their homes. These properties...

UPDATE: Kelowna teen located

KELOWNA - UPDATE: Tyler Leski has returned home safe. Kelowna RCMP need help finding Tyler "Marshall" Leskie, last seen in Ben Lee Park Saturday evening, July 4. Leskie, 17, didn't return home Saturday, says Staff Sgt. John Jordan. He has several medical issues which "are concerning given his absence." Leskie is described as Caucasian, 5'7",...