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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.
UPDATE: Fire crews monitoring hot spots after fire near YLW
UPDATE: 8 a.m. July 26 KELOWNA - The wildfire east of Ellison lake that caused some disruption at the Kelowna airport last night continues to smoulder this morning. Kamloops Fire Centre information officer Melissa Welsh says crews are still on scene and will be continuing the mop-up throughout the day. "What they're seeing is a...
Cargo overboard
They loaded 64 Japanese cars bound for Russia and lost 52 of them. If you speak Russian, can you please confirm the translation: 'Maybe we should have tied them down...." %%Video1%%
Prolific offender busted again
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties say a man well-known to police is back in the system again, this time on charges of break and enter. The as-yet unidentified 29-year-old man is considered a prolific offender. Kamloops RCMP Special Projects Unit arrested him after investigation of a residential break in pointed directly back o thim. The break in...
Welcome home
This dog knows how to say I missed you. Just be careful of the onion-cutting ninjas. You know what they do. %%Video1%% And Bonus Video! %%Video2%%
Whale bail
Don't believe the hype. These humpback whales didn't just miss eating divers. They surfaced and the divers missed falling into any one of their giant headholes. Love the comment at the end: How DO you clean your wet suit after something like that. %%video1%%
If they can’t see it, thieves probably won’t steal it
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties want you to take responsibility and action to prevent valuables inside from being stolen, as theft from vehicles appears to be spiking. RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush says police are seeing daily reports of thefts from vehicles—purses, wallets, laptops, GPS units, cell phones, golf clubs, tools, briefcases, and gym bags. "These are...
Out on bail… back in jail
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is racking up quite a string of charges since June 4, when he allegedly fired a gun during an altercation and hit a downstairs tenant. Trevor Michael Wilvers, 35, was arrested and charged with numerous offences after a 25-year-old woman was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to her arm....
Down the same way you went up
You know he's going to fall. Something in the arrogance of his tone. Perhaps it's his 'slippery shoes.' Or his bold declaration that he won't go down the way he came up. Either way—you know it's coming. And you must see it. %%video1%%
Ellison blaze marks start of Vernon fire season
VERNON - The Vernon fire zone was faced with it's first big fire of the year last weekend when a 2.2 hectare blaze bloomed in Ellison Provincial Park. Around 250 campers were evacuated from the park Sunday afternoon, but were back in their tents by 9 p.m. Steve Olson, incident commander with the Wildfire Management...
Can’t touch this
You gotta' be good to invite people on the street to hit you in the face just to prove a point. Strangely enough—despite hundreds of attempts, barely anyone can do it. %%video1%%
B.C. woman found alive in Yukon 50 years after husband accused of her murder
SURREY, B.C. – A woman who disappeared from Surrey, B.C., more that 50 years ago has been found, but the fairy tale family reunion may never happen.
RCMP officer hit during traffic stop
KELOWNA - RCMP has confirmed one of its officers was hit by a truck this afternoon during a traffic stop on Rutland Road. Sgt. Wade Seversen says the officer was and a man he was escorting were struck by the mirror of a passing truck around 11:10 a.m. They both suffered minor injuries. The Kelowna Traffic...
Triple threat artist
Not sure how one even tries something like this. Seems a little gimmicky but enjoy because nothing about this you won't like. %%video1%%
Don’t mess with Lincoln
Moving a giant English mastiff requires a lot of coaxing. Because... what else are you gonna do? Move it? %%video1%%
UPDATE: Investigators on scene to determine cause of Rutland fire
UPDATE: 9:54 a.m. July 17, 2013 KELOWNA - The RCMP says members of the Arson Investigation Team are working in cooperation with the Kelowna Fire Department at the scene of last night's fire in Rutland to determine the possible cause of the blaze. "An update, concerning the results of the scene examination and a determination,...
UPDATE: Southbound lanes at Bennett bridge open again
UPDATE: 10:45 a.m. July 17, 2013 Southbound lanes at Bennett bridge are now open and traffic is moving freely. 8:37 a.m. July 17, 2013 KELOWNA - Kelowna RCMP say a collision in the southbound lanes just south bridge is impacting traffic. Emergency crews are on scene and both southbound lanes until the vehicle can be removed...
Quoth the Raven: OUCH!
When a raven lands on your porch and squawks at you for an hour... what else do you do? Pull the porcupine quills out of its head and wing. %%Video1%%
Glee actor died of heroin, alcohol toxicity: Coroner
Cory Monteith, the Vancouver-born star of the popular TV series Glee, died of a mixed-toxicity involving heroin and alcohol, the B.C. Coroners Service confirmed today. Monteith, 31, was found dead in his room at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in downtown Vancouver shortly after noon on July 13. He had checked into the hotel on July 6 and...
Kelowna featured in first episode of Amazing Race Canada
KELOWNA - The Central Okanagan's spectacular views and amenities were on full display in the first episode of Amazing Race Canada that debuted last night. The show follows a similar script as its popular game show cousin but features Canadian residents travelling through Canada. First stop: Kelowna. Contestants had to race to the blue bear...
RCMP take in haul of guns, weapons
KELOWNA - Kelowna RCMP took in more than 55 guns during its firearms amnesty but got a few surprising items turned in as well. Police said they got 41 long guns, 14 handguns and two air guns, but also got a sword, a crossbow, a bow, two sawed off shotguns and two cans of bear...
What a lovely little… WHAT?!
Bet you didn't see that comin'. Lullaby Crash and Brush My Hair In Knots: Future classics. %%Video1%%
WIENS TRIAL: Letter shows animosity between couple before murder
"DO WHAT U NEED TO DO—BUT PLEASE DON'T THREATEN ME" While the second-degree murder trial…
One dead after single vehicle accident
KAMLOOPS - A 74-year-old woman from Logan Lake was killed in a car crash on Lac Le Jeune Road near Kamloops Tuesday. RCMP are just reporting today that the accident, around 5 p.m. Tuesday, is still being investigated. Speed and alcohol are not considered factors. The vehicle was found near Chuwels Mountain Road and police...
This is how you play bagpipes
Like many Celtic sounds, the bagpipes sound right at home as a hard rock instrument. %%Video1%%