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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.
Kelowna’s Serwa takes silver behind fellow Canadian
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia – Marielle Thompson won gold and Canadian teammate Kelsey Serwa took the silver in women's skicross Friday at the Sochi Olympics.
Four cars at dealership shot full of holes
KAMLOOPS - Four new cars at a Kamloops dealership were found riddled with bullets early Monday morning leaving police to plead for help from the public. RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned says a security guard near Sun Country Toyota on Cariboo Place heard gunshots in the Hillside Drive area just west of the dealership between...
Taking work home with you
This video was shot in 2008. It's not a pet tiger, these are a couple guys who work at a zoo who take this tiger home to keep him fed. Looks like a dream come true, but these guys seem bored by the whole experience, watching TV and drinking beer.
Neighbour rescues family’s home
KELOWNA - Firefighters say their job was made a lot easier by a man who took a fire extinguisher to a fire at 470 Fleming Road last night. The fire started around 6 p.m. and calls to the fire department described open flame and plenty of smoke. Platoon Captain Dennis Miller says by the time...
03-04 Kelowna Rockets named to B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame
KELOWNA - The B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame announced Thursday its class of 2014 and included in the newest inductees into the Hall were the Memorial Cup Champion Kelowna Rockets of 2003-04. The team will be inducted into the B.C. Hockey Hall on July 25 in Penticton. Below is the story of that team's remarkable...
Prosecutor outlines case against Kelowna’s MacLaughlin
KELOWNA – An affidavit filed in Benton County court today should provide a clearer picture…
Firefighter-installed smoke alarm did its job
WEST KELOWNA - Last year's campaign by West Kelowna firefighters to install fire alarms in area mobile home parks paid off in a big way after one of those homes caught fire today. Assistant Fire Chief Darren Lee said the smoke alarm helped alert residents to the fire that started in a clothes dryer in...
UPDATE: Fire at Twisted Tomato accidental
KELOWNA -- Inspectors have ruled out an electrical fault as the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a Kelowna restaurant. Fire ripped through the Twisted Tomato restaurant on Bernard Avenue early Monday morning. Heavy black smoke was coming from the front entrance when crews arrived. Investigators were at the scene Monday morning -- looking...
Close call in two car crash
'WOMAN NARROWLY ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY' LAKE COUNTRY - Two women were sent to hospital after a two vehicle crash this afternoon along Highway 97, police say. Lake Country RCMP Const. Jesse O'Donaghey says a 33-year-old Lake Country woman was attempting a left hand turn when her blue sedan was hit by an oncoming pickup truck...
LOOK BACK 2013: Clark’s Liberals heart Kelowna
KELOWNA - So the first part isn’t/wasn’t/will never be news. Of course the Central Okanagan was going to vote Liberal over the NDP in the May election. But a Premier as our MLA? That’s never happened bef… oh, wait. Yeah, we've had a couple before and it seems to have worked out pretty well. When...
LOOK BACK 2013: Good-bye McKinnon, Roberts
KELOWNA - We said good-bye to two high profile people in our community in 2013 due to retirement—one in fitting fashion, the other deserved far better. Bill McKinnon retired in March as Superintendent and chief of the Kelowna detachment of the RCMP, a position he held since 2004. But McKinnon didn’t get the send-off he...
LOOK BACK 2013: Crime and punishment
KELOWNA - While we may take some comfort that justice was served in two high profile criminal cases this year, we leave 2013 hoping for similar resolution for three more locals taken far too early. We begin with Keith Gregory Wiens. The 57-year-old former Mountie from Summerland was convicted in July of second degree murder...
UPDATE: 55-60 cms of snow expected, Highway 1 closed
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Another 15 to 25 centimetres of snow is forecast for the North Thompson while area highways could see as much as 55-60 cm. Environment Canada issued a snowfall advisory for the North Thompson Wednesday afternoon and advises people to keep an eye on weather conditions and forecasts. A similar advisory was lifted for...
Coroner IDs Summerland woman in fatal crash
KELOWNA - The B.C. Coroners Service says a 67-year-old Summerland woman died in an SUV crash near Merritt Dec. 27. Margery May Fox was in the rear seat of the SUV, which rolled down a 20-metre embankment on Highway 97C east of the Aspen Grove turnoff, about 3:50 p.m. She was taken to Nicola Valley...
Two lost boys returned home safe
KELOWNA - Two boys spent more time in the bush than they anticipated after they got disoriented and nearly lost exploring the High Rim Trail between Beaver Lake Road and Postill Lake Road. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue were called out to help find the boys but a parent and a friend found them first,...
A lot more snow coming for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada is warning that we're about to get a lot more snow. A low pressure system is expected to bringing 10 to 15 cms of snow to the North Columbia, North Thompson, and Yellowhead regions today. Already about 5 cm of snow fell overnight. The snow will taper to a few flurries...
Kamloops keeps police busy
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties responded to 60 calls for service in 10 hours overnight including a fire, armed robbery and plenty for public drunken stupidity. The fire was at The Lighthouse, at 1605 East Trans Canada Highway started just after 3 a.m. Kamloops Fire and Rescue responded contained the fire to one unit in the...
Police shoot dog in overnight incident
KAMLOOPS - Police are investigating one of their own after a dog was shot by an RCMP officer while making an arrest. The pit bull-labrador cross is expected to survive but Sgt. Edward Preto says the serious crime unit was called in to investigate the incident. Police were initially called to a home on the...
STAFF PICKS: Rare Christmas cozying at home
EDITOR MARSHALL JONES I won't add to the shouting, the spite or the noise that now rides shotgun to the holidays every year. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays for whatever it means to you. If Jesus is your reason for the season, good for you. I’m happy if a Commercial...
Collision stopped highway traffic
KAMLOOPS - A two vehicle collision last night sent one person to hospital and closed traffic. RCMP Spokesperson Staff Sgt. Fran Bethell says the accident occurred at the Battle St. and Valleyview area of Highway 1 just east of the Jasper/Vancouver exit in the east bound lanes. He said the driver was confused from the...
Long night for Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Police were busy overnight Thursday locking up six men in six separate incidents. The first was arrested after he called police to report a theft. Trouble was, the 48-year-old Kamloops man had warrants out for his arrest from an incident in Kamloops in September . He will be appearing in Kamloops Provincial Court...
UPDATE: North Shore youth was shot through floor
KAMLOOPS - A young man is expected to recover from what are being called 'very minor' injuries after taking a shotgun pellet in the leg Sunday night, but little information is available over the how and why of the event. The single shot came from the upstairs neighbour and hit the 15-year-old resident who was...
Regional district stands by Kelowna Mountain refusal
KELOWNA - The $5 million Welcome Centre at Kelowna Mountain isn’t open to the public in part because the Central Okanagan Regional District suspects the developer withheld its true plans for ‘an improper purpose.’ The regional district filed its response this week to Kelowna Mountain owner Mark Consiglio’s attempt to get a judge to open...
Senior struck, killed crossing road
KAMLOOPS - An 86-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking along Dallas Drive, just east of Sonora Road late this afternoon. Police say the man was walking his dog in the 600 block just before 5 p.m. when he was hit by an eastbound truck. He was pronounced dead at the...