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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.
Vernon’s Vasek Pospisil wins men’s Wimbledon doubles title with Jack Sock
LONDON—Vernon’s Vasek Pospisil and American partner Jack Sock won the Wimbledon men’s doubles title on Saturday in an upset of the defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in a three-hour, six-minute thriller.
Bouchard, Raonic make Canadian history with advances to semi-finals at Wimbledon
LONDON – First there was Canada's Davis Cup semifinal appearance last fall. Next came Eugenie Bouchard's trip to the final four at the Australian Open early this year.
Paul Bernardo to wed: Report
TORONTO - One of Canada's most notorious murderers is planning to marry while in prison for the rape and murder of two young girls. QMI Agency reports this morning that the Scarborough Rapist will marry a 30-year-old, attractive, university-educated woman who wrote to him in prison. She told friends Bernardo is "innocent" and was a...
How’d your team do in NHL free agency?
VANCOUVER – The NHL's Western Conference is going to look a whole lot different next year with Ryan Miller signing a free agent agreement in Vancouver, Thomas Vanek signing in Minnesota, Paul Stastny signing with St. Louis and Jarome Iginla moving to Colorado.
Landmark First Nations decision being used to fight against a treaty
WESTBANK - The Okanagan Nation Alliance is using the landmark Tsilquot’in Supreme Court of Canada decision establishing Aboriginal title to launch a legal challenge against another band’s treaty with the province. The Alliance, made up seven First Nations in the B.C. Interior and U.S., says it should have been consulted in the negotiations that transferred...
Penticton offers family fun for Canada Day
Canada Day events are organized by the Downtown Penticton Association in Gyro Park. 8 a.m. - Quota Club/SOWINS Pancake Breakfast 9 a.m. - Public Market & Food Fair 12 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies & Cake Cutting 10:30 p.m. - Fireworks at the Lakeside Hotel All Day Long - Free Children's Activities in Gyro Park including...
Car catches fire just hours after they bought it
KELOWNA - A woman and her dad got a big surprise while shopping at Orchard Park Mall Monday afternoon. They were paged to return to her vehicle —the car he just bought for her was in flames. Kelowna Fire Department received the call at around 5:30 p.m. after two security guards noticed flames coming from...
Kelowna tech company back in the big leagues
KELOWNA - A local technology company is back playing with Canada's big boys after it was named one of the top 500 fastest growing companies in Canada by Canadian Business magazine. QHR Technologies Inc. lands at number 215 in this year’s Profit500 which ranks the country’s fastest growing companies. The company has a five-year growth...
UPDATE: Police investigate fatal crash near Lytton
“I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD HUG THEIR CHILD. IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANY ONE OF US” LYTTON – Community members from Lytton, Lillooet and neighbouring hamlets are in mourning today after three young adults were killed in a car crash and a fourth was severely injured. The two female and two male passengers were travelling to...
Manhunt continues in Moncton after shooter kills three RCMP officers, injures two
JUSTIN BOURQUE, 24, SEEN WEARING MILITARY CAMOUFLAGE, WIELDING TWO GUNS MONCTON, N.B. - The RCMP in New Brunswick say a man suspected to have killed three Mounties and injured two others in Moncton was spotted three times today but they were unable to apprehend him. Supt. Marlene Snowman said officers were continuing to search for...
STUDENT WALKOUT: Penticton students snub walkout
PENTICTON - It's business as usual in Penticton as most students appear to have ignored a student initiative to protest the latest labour disruption in their schools. At Pen High, students were in class on time with no signs of anyone taking the leap to protest. Vice principal Donna Moroz says she heard little chatter...
STUDENT WALKOUT: Middle school students take up the cause; high school students just busy
KELOWNA - Roughly 70 students from Rutland Middle School are out protesting the school labour disruption complete with picket signs but it's situation normal at Rutland Senior Secondary. Harmony Radatzke is in grade 7 at RMS. She says it is not fair that students are put in the middle of the dispute. "It has definitely...
UPDATE: Charges laid in Ashcroft murder
NEPHEW SEEN DIGGING HOLE IN THE YARD ASHCROFT – A 27-year-old Ashcroft man will face murder charges following the discovery of a body at a residence this morning. Mounties were called to 602 Cedar Street just after 9:30 a.m. to investigate a disturbance. When they arrived, they found a person dead and took Shane Takeshi...
UPDATE: Neil Snelson granted bail
"I’M WORRIED THAT HE MIGHT REOFFEND AGAIN” KAMLOOPS — A Kelowna man awaiting a manslaughter re-trial in the death of a Kelowna teen in 1993 has been granted bail provided he comes up with $75,000 surety. Neil George Snelson, 47, was once tried and convicted of the manslaughter of 19-year-old college student Jennifer Cusworth. He...
Police investigate stabbing
KAMLOOPS - Police are investigating a stabbing at a local motel overnight, but so far Kamloops RCMP has little more information. Early Monday morning they were called to the Econo-Lodge Motel at 1772 East Trans Canada Highway. They found an injured man in his 40s who was sent to hospital and is expected to recover....