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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.
Air Canada warns of possible disruptions after job action at Toronto airport
TORONTO – Air Canada is advising passengers that their plans could be disrupted Saturday as the airline recovers from a job action by workers at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
JOE RICH FIRE: Evacuation order for 141 homes still in effect
KELOWNA - UPDATE as of 7:31 p.m.: Approximately 141 properties are affected by the Evacuation Order and another 158 are under Evacuation Alert. UPDATE 5:41 p.m.: An Evacuation Order has been extended to include all properties on Goudie Road, Jack Pine Road, Prather Road, Trapper Road and Boone Road in response to the Joe Rich...
TRENDING NOW: That moment, that face
It shouldn't be so adorable, but it is.
UPDATE: Missing Shuswap woman located
UPDATE: 9:30 A.M., JULY 7, 2015 RCMP say Kerry Kellogg has been found safe and sound. 6:04 P.M., JULY 2, 2015 SALMON ARM - Police are hoping you know where they can find a woman missing from the Shuswap area. Kerry Kellogg, 57, was reported missing June 30 by her care-aid worker after she was...
Lightning strikes lighting up B.C. forests earlier than usual: fire official
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's Wildfire Service says lightning strikes have sparked the majority of forest fires across the province.
B.C. lobbyists consistently making same mistakes, says privacy czar in report
VICTORIA – Fines have been levied against a who's who of British Columbia's political movers and shakers as part of a crackdown on lobbyists by the province's privacy czar.
Two arrested after annual Cannabis Day protest in Vancouver turns violent
VANCOUVER – The organizer of an annual marijuana protest in downtown Vancouver is blaming the city for an outbreak of violence that led to two protesters being arrested on Canada Day.
Sex assault victim of serial killer’s brother ‘elated’ at court victory
VANCOUVER – A woman who was sexually assaulted by the brother of serial killer Robert Pickton says she is elated she can once again walk tall after winning a lengthy court battle.
Canucks trade Kassian for Prust, re-sign Weber amid off-season of transition
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks are in transition and kept the changes coming on the first day of free agency.
UPDATE: State of local emergency, evacuation order rescinded
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will rescind the evacuation order and local state of emergency for all remaining homes at 6 p.m. today but for many residents, there won’t be much to return to for now. The orders were made yesterday, June 30, after heavy rain created a flash flood in Westsyde, sending a...
Nearly half of Canadians expect to blow their budgets on summer fun: poll
TORONTO – A new poll from CIBC says nearly half of Canadians will need to dip into their savings or take on debt in the coming months as they look to make the most of the warm summer weather.
UPDATE: Body found in Kalamalka Lake, death suspicious
RCMP SAY "STILL TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED" COLDSTREAM - Police are treating the discovery of a body floating in Kalamalka Lake Sunday afternoon as suspicious. A standup paddler noticed the body floating under the surface on the south side of Cosens Bay near the cabins and notified police about 2:30 p.m., June 28,...
Kelowna Mountie injures himself with own gun
KELOWNA - An RCMP officer is under investigation after he somehow shot himself with his own gun. This incident occurred around 6:10 p.m. tonight, June 26, when the officer was responding to a break and enter in progress, according to a release by RCMP Sgt. Mona Kauffeld. "During the response, the police officer's firearm discharged,...
FINAL UPDATE: Crews gaining ground on West Kelowna grass fire
WEST KELOWNA - A one-hectare wildfire near the Rose Valley Reservoir is now out. West Kelowna Fire Rescue Chief Jason Brolund says while wind fanned the fire to a rank three with visible flames on a steep slopes, no homes were ever in danger, in a news release at 9:30 p.m. tonight, June 26. The...
UPDATE: Knox Mountain grass fire contained; evacuation alert rescinded
KELOWNA – People living in Kelowna’s Magic Estates near the Knox Mountain wildfire are breathing a collective sigh of relief this morning now the evacuation alert has been rescinded. The alert covering homes a mere 350-metres the three-hectare fire, north of the caretaker’s cabin, was lifted at 5:40 a.m. today, June 22, by the Emergency...
Evacuation alert for Knox Mountain fire
Kelowna, B.C. – An evacuation alert has been issued due to a brush fire burning in Knox Mountain Park. Kelowna Fire Department has 30 members responding to the blaze. Residents living on the following streets are on an Evacuation Alert Notice and should be ready to leave in a moment's notice, with important items packed...
Why killer Neil Snelson could be home for Christmas
KELOWNA - Neil Snelson has once again been convicted of manslaughter in the death of a college student more than 20 years ago but be prepared: His next stay in prison will likely be short — if he goes back to prison at all. The decision by a Kamloops jury shortly before 10 p.m. June...
Now that’s drunk
KAMLOOPS - Mounties patrolling the city overnight see some strange things, like just after midnight when an officer saw an oncoming pickup on Tranquille Road approaching with just three wheels — the fourth nearly broken awkwardly and showering sparks all over the road. According to Sgt. Michael Buxton-Carr, the driver wouldn't stop for police this...
Hey Penticton: Did you feel that?
PENTICTON - Plenty of people in the South Okanagan are reporting they felt a tremor shortly before 5 p.m. today and Natural Resources Canada has confirmed it was an earthquake. Social media lit up around 4:45 p.m. with concerns about an earthquake, and Natural Resources Canada measured the tremor as a 2.5-magnitude earthquake near Princeton, though it...
BREAKING NEWS: SNELSON GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER
FINALLY, JUSTICE FOR JENNIFER KAMLOOPS - A jury has found Neil George Snelson guilty of manslaughter in the 1993 killing of an Okanagan College student in Kelowna. The seven-woman, five-man jury began deliberations this afternoon and had a decision by 9:15 p.m. tonight, June 16. Crown prosecutor Iain Currie declined to say what he will...
UPDATE: Benvoulin Road reopens after rollover
KELOWNA - Benvoulin Road was shut down this evening between Cooper Road and Springfield Road at the north end and Byrns Road at the south end because of a bizarre two-car accident. It happened in the 2300 block around 6 p.m. A witness told infonews.ca a southbound blue Pontiac nudged a white vehicle in the...
Apparently this isn’t a good place to stop for a drink
VERNON - Just FYI: An unlocked compound is not an invitation to mosey inside and borrow a motorhome for some father-son bonding over a drink. A security company thought it was suspicious that the two men were drinking in the motorhome around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, June 14 and called police thinking it was a break...
UPDATE: No arrests after suspicious Kelowna death
KELOWNA – Investigators remain on the scene of a suspicious death in Kelowna after the body of a 51-year-old Kelowna man was found in a Bernard Avenue home last night. RCMP say the body was found at about 8:31 p.m., June 14, at 941 Bernard Ave. and the scene is currently being processed by forensic...
BREAKING NEWS: Surprise twist in Snelson manslaughter trial
KAMLOOPS - Evidence in the Neil Snelson manslaughter trial came to an abrupt end yesterday when the defence called no evidence, essentially ending that portion of the trial. The Crown completed its case Thursday, June 11 after a week-and-a-half and Snelson’s lawyer, Richard Fowler, opted not to put his client, or anyone else, on the...