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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.
Plumbing as it should be
They call this a prank, I call it a public service. Everyone needs friends like this who can re-plumb an entire house to run beer instead of water. Funny they didn't show the shower, though. %%video1%%
Mounties get their men
WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna Mounties arrested two men on unrelated warrants this weekend thanks in part to tips from the public. The first tip came on Saturday at 11:40 a.m., when someone phoned police saying Devin Myra was at the Tim Horton's on Carrington Road. He attempted to flee but was chased down by...
That would be Sgt. Miss Kansas to you, bub
Here's something you don't see every day. In fact, you've never seen it: A tattooed, arrow-shooting, punch-throwing, gun-firing, recruit-yelling U.S. Army Sergeant who wants to be Miss America. %%video1%%
Shhh, I’m talking here
Macaw has an interesting reaction to the bird in the mirror. %%video1%%
‘Nightmare’ returns to Kelowna
KELOWNA - The Central Okanagan is preparing for another nightmare. Sepia Firms used the Okanagan as backdrop to shoot the TV movies A Mother's Nightmare and A Sister's Nightmare and now there series continues with A Daughter's Nightmare filming in Kelowna this month, says Okanagan Film Commissioner Jon Summerland. It's the second time this year...
Men pepper-sprayed in robbery
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops police say two men were pepper-sprayed and robbed by a man they were trying to help early this morning. Around 3 a.m., the two men aged 23 and 37 found a Kamloops RCMP officer on Lansdowne St. and said they were robbed and pepper sprayed, says Const. Cheryl Bush. They said they were in...
He’s gonna be married a lot longer
This video is trending on YouTube. You might share some doubts about the authenticity of the video but, well, that's what you get with YouTube. Still sweet. Guy on drugs falls in love with his wife all over again. Awww. %%video1%%
Liked Gangnam Style? You ain’t seen nothing yet
A little like Weird Al Yankovic with more talent and bigger production budget. What's he trying to tell us? This video will blow your mind. Literally. It's like an improvised explosive device inside your skull. Warning, there's no unseeing this. Scarred. Permanent. %%video1%%
Badly injured motocross rider successfully rescued
KELOWNA - A motocross rider had to be rescued from the bush yesterday after he was impaled in the thigh by a tree branch. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue was called on by B.C. Ambulance to help rescue the rider. The 36-year-old man was riding with a group of friends when he came around a...
Dump truck loses load on Gregory Road
WEST KELOWNA - Traffic is stalled on Gregory Road this afternoon after a dump truck overturned near Boucherie Road. Few other details are available at this time but it appears the driver is OK. %%image2%%
News bloopers
Is there anything better? Not exactly safe for work as some of the foul-headed TV news guys choose the wrong words. But, uh, funny. %%video1%% BONUS PICTURE! %%image2%%
USS Enterprise reacts to Miley Cyrus
They react pretty much like the rest of us did. %%video1%%
Now that’s drunk
PEACHLAND - A drunk driver caused plenty of damage in Peachland before being caught by police and blowing three times the legal limit. West Kelowna RCMP Cpl. Steve Woodcox says police were called around 8 p.m. and told by witnesses that the driver collided with several parked vehicles and light posts on Beach Avenue. They...
UPDATE: Missing West Kelowna woman found
UPDATE 3:20 p.m Sept. 3, 2013 The West Kelowna RCMP is pleased to confirm that the 39 year old woman reported missing has been located, and she is safe and sound. 10:10 a.m. Sept. 3, 2013 KEEP EYES OUT FOR SILVER 2009 CARAVAN WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna RCMP are looking for a despondent West...
Kelowna house fire causes $20,000 damage
KELOWNA - An early morning house fire has forced three people from their home on Highway 33. Platoon Captain Kelly Stephens says no one was hurt after the fire, which was caused by flammable materials left too close to a hot lightbulb. Upon arrival Kelowna Fire Department crews found smoke coming from a single story...
Hockey humour
Teemu Selanne is funny in multiple languages. %%video1%%
The crow and the fighting cats
Sounds like a good band name, eh? Except in this production, the crow plays truly sinister role. Perhaps the crow is just sick of all the cats on YouTube and is plotting revenge. %%video1%%
Cat in the box (almost)
Cute compilation of—what else—cats (and a few puppies), none of which understand spatial relationships ie. they can't fit in the boxes. %%video1%%
Epic meal prank
Some pranks are funny. Others are mean. This one had better come with clean underwear. %%video1%%
What’s your excuse?
Dude has polio and can barely walk without his crutches. But who needs to walk when you can dance? %%video1%%
Human bungee
I know what you are thinking, but this isn't a redneck version. Come to think of it... I'd love to see the redneck version. This is surprisingly well done with great HD camera angles. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get a refreshing Mountain Dew. %%video1%%
Jay and Dan being Jay and Dan
OK, so maybe only the guys will appreciate this. The popular TSN highlight guys have just started their new show on Fox. How'd it go? Who knows? It wasn't on TSN. But the boys read some Twitter reviews and apparently it sucked (if you believe a bunch of Americans, pfft.) %%video1%%
You can’t do this
It's amazing what a body can do. Not MY body, but, well, a healthy fit, trained, practiced and interested body. Like this guy.
New technology in wedding photography
Oh cool! That guy's got a Go Pro strapped to his quadricopter! He's gonna take some cool pictures at that guy's wedding! Wonder if he's ever tried that before? %%video1%%