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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.
Quitting in style… and the videos it created
When we first saw this video by Mirna Shifrin quitting her journalism job with a funky dance video, we thought we were the only ones interested because it was about journalism. Well, nearly 10 million views and a new meme later... here is the video and some of the off-shoots including a great response from...
Watch out for that… car?
A few weeks ago we showed you a compilation of miracle survivors from Russian car crashes. Well thanks to this video we understand why everyone in Russia has a dash cam to have captured those accidents—they are protecting themselves. From pedestrians. Watch this video and you will understand. %%video1%%
Flying bunnies
So, according to YouTube, this family found this baby bunny in its garage. They kept it for a week. They fed it. They pet it. They loved it. You know where this is going so make sure the little kids are out of the room. %%video1%%
BOMB THREAT: Orchard Park Mall back open for business
"PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES" KELOWNA - Kelowna RCMP have released Orchard Park Mall and its parking lot after it was evacuated last night due to a bomb threat. RCMP Cpl. Bill Parmar said the threat was called in to police around 5:45 p.m. and "for precautionary purposes we evacuated the mall." This morning, Const. Kris Clark confirmed...
Border guards are like everyone else
Fastest way to get through a border patrol? Make it really uncomfortable. %%video1%%
Re-thinking cell phones
Comedians. Is there anything they don't know? Louis C.K. gives his view on cell phones. Guessing he wasn't in line for the iPhone 5S. %%video1%%
No jail for woman who stole from school band program
A Kelowna woman who stole more than $20,000 raised by students at Okanagan Mission Secondary school will not see the inside of a jail cell, but must repay all of the money. Elizabeth Sherwood, 47, pleaded guilty to theft over $5,000 Monday. She was the treasurer of the school band program in 2010/2011—maintained outside the...
Joking Bad
Here we capitalize on the greatest series on TV. No, not Jimmy Fallon, but his take on the Breaking Bad series is pretty darn good. Not exactly safe for work so good thing it's Saturday. %%video1%%
Ellen upstaged
OK, so not exactly trending NOW. This is a little old but worth a watch again. %%video1%%
Fly like an eagle
Well not like an eagle, per se. More like fly with an eagle. On its back, like a hobbit or an imprisoned wizard or a GoPro camera. Anyway, moving on: Feel free to relive a childhood dream or two. %%video1%%
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...