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Marshall Jones

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.

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  • Joined: September 18, 2012
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Truly Best of the Web

Hundreds of videos cut tight to show human inventiveness and abilities, all caught on camera.

Murder victim “a quiet girl” devoted to her children

Theresa Neville was above all else, a mother. To those who knew her, she was one of the best. "What I can tell you about Theresa is what I see through her kids," said a family friend. "Her kids are amazing. Beautiful girls." The 27-year-old woman was killed in her own rented home at 397...

Whose afraid of spiders?

Kristi Gordon, that's who. The video of GlobalBC weather woman doing what comes naturally after seeing a spider has gone viral with millions of views. We dug a little deeper to discover spiders aren't the only things she's afraid of.  %%Video1%% %%Video2%%

Coroner identifies Cherryville woman as driver killed after Salmon Arm police chase

CHERRYVILLE - The young woman killed following a police chase near Salmon Arm June 20 was a 21-year-old woman from Cherryville. Her Facebook page says Courtenay Brianne Eggen worked at Total Restoration Services, attended Charles Bloom Secondary school in Lumby and studied at Okanagan College. She was the driver and sole occupant of a car,...

Moose playday at the park

Kids are all the same, it seems, even if they are calves. This video from Alaska shows the neighbours coming over to play with basketball, run around the yard and of course, play in the sprinkler.  %%Video1%%

UPDATE: Police confirm murder in Glenmore

UPDATE: 1:05 p.m. June 21, 2013 A woman found dead in the 300 block of Yates Road Tuesday was murdered, police confirmed today. Kelowna RCMP say an autopsy is complete on Theresa Ashley Neville, who lived at the residence with her two children ages eight and 10. Both children were found unharmed inside the house...

How did we survive as kids?

Yes we drank from a hose! And we came home when the streetlights came on! Helmets? Pushaw! %%Video1%%

Rainfall warnings lifted in Thompson Okanagan

Update: 8:45 a.m. June 21, 2013 With rainfall warnings lifted around the province the full extent of two days of rain is being assessed throughout the Interior. Environment Canada is reporting two-day rainfall totals as high as 106 millimetres in Sparwood and another five stations reporting more than 50 mm. In the Okanagan Vernon and...

UPDATE: Community helps RCMP with grad party sexual assault investigation

UPDATE: 1:43 p.m. June 20, 2013 KAMLOOPS - Police are saying they're very happy with the co-operation they've received from the community as the investigation into an alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl continues.  The report of the assault came following a graduation bush party at Tree Flats In Barnhartvale June 18. Kamloops RCMP...

Russell Brand does the news

Say what you want about Russell Brand—aka in this show as Willie Brant—but he's no dummy. He tolerates a vapid American morning show and shows them how it's done. %%video1%%

Police seek armed robber

KELOWNA - Police say two women reported being robbed by a man with a gun on a Rutland street late Tuesday night, June 19. Kelowna RCMP spokesperson Const. Kris Clark says the women were in the parking lot at 160 Rutland Road North when the unknown man approached with a handgun and demanded money. They...

Star Wars elevator prank

Couple guys, a camera and the Force. Public reaction: Meh, it's The Force. %%Video1%%

Two semis collide near Peachland

An Oliver truck driver was sent to hospital last night after sideswiping another truck and crashing into a rock face just south of Peachland. West Kelowna RCMP say the accident happened around 10:15 p.m. on Highway 97 South near Brent Road. The Oliver driver was headed north and crossed the centre line hitting the oncoming...

Robot cat

A robot that runs like a cat. Pretty simple in theory and pretty effective in application. And it doesn't scratch the furniture so... bonus! %%Video1%%

Vernon RCMP recognizes staff in ‘Greeks’ case

VERNON - For the RCMP to create a team in September, 2005 to rid Vernon of a gang that killed seven people in eleven months, it took far more than Mounties, undercover officers and case managers. Today, the RCMP recognized several of the people behind the scenes in Project E-Peccant, a case that resulted in...

Amazing people, amazing videos

If you can suffer through the soundtrack, you'll see some of the craziest human tricks caught on tape. Sure to get a few LOLs and OMGs. %%Video1%%

Police warn renters some online ads are too good to be true

Online scammers know the prospect of a bargain can be tough to resist. This is the tactic being used in recent cases of classified ad scams in Kelowna. Police say there have been a number of fraudulent listings targeting prospective renters looking for affordable accomodations. RCMP Const. Kris Clark says, "we've been hit at least...

Beautiful and powerful

Spoiler alert: Watch as a supercell develops in Texas. Forgive the dramatic music; it needs no added drama. Great videography of an amazing natural event. %%Video1%%

Kelowna Mounties investigate downtown stabbing

KELOWNA -  RCMP say a man is expected to recover after being stabbed by a woman on Leon Ave near Water St. today. The man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening wounds, according to spokesperson Const. Kris Clark.  "Apparently, a verbal argument between the two precipitated the altercation," he said. "The two were known to each...

Police await coroner on investigation into sudden death at downtown hotel

RCMP are awaiting word from the coroner's office before a man found dead at the Crossroads Inn yesterday can be positively identified. "We still haven't done the positive identification," said Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned. Police were called around 1:30 p.m. to 569 Seymour St. A 'decomposing' body was found inside one of the...

Three taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash near Wood Lake

An 86-year-old Vernon woman was sent to Vernon Jubilee Hospital with a suspected back injury earlier this morning following a three-vehicle crash, which closed Highway 97 near Wood Lake in Lake Country. Const. Jesse O'Donaghey of Lake Country RCMP says police were called to the scene near the Teddy Bear Lodges around 9:45 a.m.  A...

Nerd candy

Very cool science experiment revealing art hidden in science. Tesla was on to something. %%Video1%%