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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: Peterson Creek Park fire turned over to city crews
KAMLOOPS -- B.C. Wildfire crews were on scene of the stubborn Peterson Creek Park fire until just after 9 p.m. Friday before turning the blaze over to the Kamloops Fire Department, who putting out hot spots on a steep rocky slope Saturday morning. Michaela Swan with B.C. Wildfire service says the fire never got very...
Police warn of bad ecstasy pills on the market
KELOWNA -- RCMP say several Kelowna teens are recovering after taking what they believed to be ecstasy and became violently ill Thursday. Police got reports that three Kelowna teens, aged 15, 16 and 18, took ecstasy and all three became ill. They bought the pills somewhere in downtown Kelowna. They suffered stabbing abdominal pains, chronic...
KGHM investigates possibility of bigger mine
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION DELAYED KAMLOOPS – KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. revealed the environmental assessment for the proposed mine has been pushed back at least seven months and the pit could become even bigger than initially thought after additional ore bodies have been found. Dan Ferriter, vice president environmental, was on hand this morning to discuss...
Uncomfortable
A suprisingly respectful Russell Brand welcomes a couple members of the Westboro Baptist Church. Yes, THAT Westboro Baptist Church. And everyone behaves exactly as you would expect. %%video1%%
Get your own phone
Some D-bag figures it's cool to swipe a phone out of some girl's hands and gets a real surprise. First, she's like the girl he expected... hitting him with her purse, like who cares right? He's probably laughing. But it's all a clever ruse on her part to distract him while she goes five-hole—BAM. Then...
Boxing with lime
You thought it was funny watching kids take their first bites of something sour? Watch as this boxer puppy has his first taste of lime. I know how you feel, little guy. %%video1%%
Smart-ass GPS
Elaborate prank to catch unsuspecting people in a cab talking to a GPS unit. %%video1%%
UPDATE: Evacuations, standoff end peacefully
KAMLOOPS - A 49-year-old man is in custody following reports of gunfire at a Campbell Creek home last night. Kamloops RCMP officers, assisted by the South East District Emergency Response Team, blocked off the block of 8000 Grizzly Cres. following reports that a resident set off a firearm at a wall inside the house where...
Hilary Duff vacationing in Kelowna?
Word is moving fast through social media that actress and musician Hilary Duff is vacationing in Kelowna—and it appears Duff herself has confirmed it. Local Duff fans say she is vacationing in Kelowna with husband and former National Hockey League player Mike Comrie. We know the Okanagan is home to many NHL players. And while...
One hot cherry
She started off mildly entertaining. Some kind of food show? But she'll never top her reaction to taking a big bite of a cherry that was, in fact, a hot pepper. Now THAT'S entertainment. %%video1%%
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%%