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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: Problem at Westside Road overpass explained
UPDATE: 9:47 a.m. April 15 The Ministry of Transportation has the answer for why pavement under the Highway 97 at Ledcor Road was buldging during the afternoon commute Friday. Public affairs officer Kate Trotter says a contractor was filling the abandoned sewer line under the highway with high slump concrete when the pressure built up...
Why cry little guy? Mom did what?
Why so sad? This Tumblr photo series is going viral right now, I guess parents all understand the helpless feeling when kids cry for no apparent reason whatsoever. This mom takes, well, let's say a photojournalism approach. When she sees tears well up, she's ready with her camera. This poor little fella is going to...
Who wants to be a Blacksmith?
The dying art is on fine display. Bet these tools last a little longer than what you find at the garden centre. %%Video1%%
Blazers sweep Rockets
The Kamloops Blazers defeated the Kelowna Rockets 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday night in Kamloops, completing a four game sweep of the Rockets and advancing to the WHL Western Conference final. Kale Kessy deflected a point shot in for the winning goal at 2:24 of overtime to give Kamloops the win, the second straight overtime...
Spring author series returns to library near you
The Thompson-Nicola Regional Districts Library System is bringing back its Spring Author Series with three weeks of author events in May at the Kamloops Library and Thompson Rivers University. The first event, which is co-sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts and TRU, features Canadian author Gail Bowen. The longtime crime writer will read...
Bubba’s is better than yours
This could be the single greatest attraction to golf since Tiger Woods. %%Video1%%
Blazers preparing brooms against Rockets
The Kamloops Blazers defeated the Kelowna Rockets 5-4 in overtime Tuesday night in Kamloops to take a three games to nothing strangle-hold in the team's WHL Western Conference semi-final series. JC Lipon scored the winner 3:43 into overtime, ending an entertaining, back and forth battle between the two WHL BC division rivals. Rockets forward JT...
Sport fields now open
As warm weather approaches, many residents and sports leagues will use one of the 30 City sports fields to enjoy activities ranging from Frisbee to baseball. Yesterday marked the official opening of all City sports fields, including public washrooms which are now open until 8 p.m. Throughout the season, City staff perform routine maintenance that...
Venture Okanagan invests in keeping kids safe online
A Kelowna entrepreneur with a stellar track record for helping keep kids safe online is positioning himself to do it once more, this time with some additional support from Venture Okanagan. Chris Priebe, who helped his brother make Club Penguin the safe and secure site that has since become an industry standard, now runs 2...
Are you prepared for spring flooding?
With the current snow melt and rain in the forecast, North Okanagan residents are reminded that they are responsible for all measures required for flood protection of private property. To assist property owners who may experience flooding, communities of the North Okanagan, in conjunction with North Okanagan Emergency Management (NOEM), have implemented a comprehensive Sand...
Vees back to Fred Page Cup after OT win downs Warriors
No one knew it at the time, but Brock Balson played hero again for the Vees in the Interior Conference Final. Balson tipped a James De Haas shot just 1:44 into overtime, as the Vees came from behind to upend the West Kelowna Warriors 2-1 in game five; the Vees winning their second straight Interior...
Rockets make history to meet Blazers in second round
OVERTIME NEEDED TO BEAT T-BIRDS The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 in overtime in game seven on Wednesday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna, winning its best of seven series with Seattle in thrilling fashion. Tyson Baillie scored the winning goal at 5:10 of overtime, scoring his third goal of the game and...
Hearing into RCMP jail sex scandal preceded by report
Three Kamloops RCMP officers and a jail guard should learn next week if they will stand trial after allegedly failing to intervene on two women having sex in city cells while in police custody. Cpl. Kenneth Brown, Const. Evan Elgee, Const. Stephen Zaharia and jail guard David Tompkins, face one count each of breach of...
Vees fail to finish off Warriors
One night after the Penticton Vees staged an epic comeback; it was the West Kelowna Warriors turn on Tuesday. The Tribe rallied from a 4-1 third period deficit to beat the Vees 5-4 in overtime in game four. The Warriors avoided the sweep and snap the Vees seven-game winning streak in the process; game five...
Rockets one win away from history, second round
The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night in Kent, WA to extend the team's Western Hockey League playoff series to a seventh and deciding game to be played Wednesday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna. Tickets for game seven go on sale at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning at...
Marijuana growers from outlaw to (mostly) legit
MARIJUANA LAWS CHANGING THE RULES OF THE GAME FOR GROWERS By Charlotte Helston The Lumby and Cherryville area is home to a mostly legal form of agriculture—growing marijuana. It's legal, it's controversial, and it's about to see some drastic changes. Lumby Cpl. Henry Proce says the area's numerous illegal growers have, over the past few...
Police, fire crews investigate fire at rooming house
A fire that extensively damaged a rooming house complex at 331 Seymour St around 11:15 p.m. Saturday is being treated as suspicious until police and fire investigators can safely return to the structure to conduct a more thorough scene examination of the site. Investigators traditionally treat fire scenes of this nature as suspicious until a complete...
Police need your help solving bizarre break and enter
Kamloops RCMP needs help from the public in solving a residential break and enter in the 600 block of Norbury Rd. between 8:30 and 9 a.m. Thursday morning. The home owner called police after arriving home to discover a back door open, music playing and the master bedroom 'ransacked.' The house had only been unattended...
Woman homeless after trailer goes up in flames
Kamloops RCMP was called to assist with traffic and pedestrian control after a fire broke out and destroyed a mobile home park at 2400 Oak Hills Blvd. just before 10:30 a.m. today. A 59-year-old woman living in the trailer escaped without injuries after first noticing flames coming from the deck side of her trailer as...
Vees extend winning streak, series lead over Warriors
The Penticton Vees ran their winning streak to six and kept their perfect home record intact, as they skated past the West Kelowna Warriors 5-1 Saturday night. The Vees now have a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Interior Conference Final, with the series shifting to West Kelowna starting Monday. The Vees are now 4-0 at...
Rockets making it a series
The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-3 on Saturday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna, forcing a game six in the series Tuesday night in Seattle and now trailing the T-Birds 3-2 in the WHL Western Conference quarterfinal. Tyson Baillie, Colton Heffley, Dylen McKinlay and Myles Bell scored for the Rockets, who appeared to...
Rockets succumbing to injuries at worst time
Kelowna Rockets president and general manager Bruce Hamilton announced on Friday that two more Kelowna Rockets players have been lost to the club indefinitely with long term injuries. The news couldn't come at a worse time with the Rockets down 3-1 to the Seattle Thunderbirds in the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs....
UPDATE: Alzheimer’s sufferer found
Update: 6:41 p.m. Sunday, March 29 Henry Funk has been found and returned home safe. Update: 4:50 p.m. Friday, March 29 Kelowna RCMP are currently looking for a 76-year-old male with Alzheimers disease who went missing around 2 p.m. today. Sgt. Ann Morrison says Henry Funk's wife went into the grocery store in the Plaza...
Rockets still can’t get off the ground
DOWN 0-3 TO SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Kelowna Rockets 3-2 in overtime in Kent, WA on Tuesday night, taking a 3-0 lead in the team's best-of-seven WHL Western Conference quarterfinal series. Evan Wardley scored the overtime winner at 4:55 of extra time as Seattle took a stranglehold on the series with its...