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
Articles: 3161

July 29 2017 07:42 AM

Police seek witnesses after Mountie assaulted

KAMLOOPS – Police are hoping to connect with two civlians who assisted an officer who…

July 28 2017 08:39 AM

Canadian Tire apologizes for mixup, confrontation at Regina outlet

REGINA – Canadian Tire has apologized after an Indigenous man was physically removed from one…

July 26 2017 08:30 AM

First Nations treaties, revenue sharing top priorities with B.C. NDP government

VICTORIA – British Columbia's new premier has placed First Nations issues near the top of…

July 25 2017 08:29 AM

B.C. ranchers say costs of wildfires likely top hundreds of millions

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The British Columbia Cattlemen's Association says wildfires have inflicted a terrible financial…

July 24 2017 08:30 AM

Winds create concerns as some B.C. wildfire evacuees return home

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Residents of two communities evacuated due to wildfires in British Columbia have…

July 21 2017 08:33 AM

Mounties help livestock displaced by B.C. wildfires as drivers urged to look out

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Thousands of people have been displaced by wildfires in British Columbia, but…

July 21 2017 07:00 AM

McDonald’s adds Big Mac onesie, sweats to items it delivers

OAK BROOK, Ill. – With McDonald's now offering a delivery service, the fast-food giant is…

July 20 2017 08:32 AM

At least 41 homes lost in Kamloops fire district

VANCOUVER – Officials in one of the regions hardest-hit by British Columbia's wildfires provided a…

July 19 2017 08:29 AM

BBC forced to disclose salaries of top-earning stars

LONDON – The publicly funded BBC was forced to publish the names and salaries of…

July 18 2017 08:34 AM

B.C. officials face challenges in bringing people home after fire evacuations

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A British Columbia official says getting people to safety as fast-moving wildfires…

July 16 2017 06:26 AM

Forecast no help in B.C. Wildfire fight

Environment Canada issued two special weather statements overnight, neither of them very helpful to the…

July 14 2017 08:31 AM

Officials say scattered showers won’t help B.C. wildfires, winds may fuel flames

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Despite a slight reprieve in weather conditions in recent days, crews…

July 13 2017 08:30 AM

Plane passenger: Pilot didn’t tell fliers of near-calamity

SAN FRANCISCO – A top California state official said Wednesday he was a passenger on…

July 12 2017 08:30 AM

All eyes on Williams Lake, B.C., as firefighters brace for lightning, wind

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Firefighters on the front lines of British Columbia's raging wildfires are…

July 11 2017 08:43 AM

B.C. wildfire situation ‘still deteriorating,’ official says

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia officials are bracing for a lengthy wildfire season as hundreds…

July 10 2017 08:32 AM

Past firefighting efforts have made B.C. forests more fire-prone: expert

VANCOUVER – British Columbia has been so successful at putting out wildfires in recent decades…

July 07 2017 08:30 AM

Police seek man in alleged sexual assault in park washroom in Midway, B.C.

MIDWAY, B.C. – Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect involved…

July 06 2017 07:43 AM

UPDATE: Five people displaced after West Kelowna home up in flames

WEST KELOWNA – A house fire on Madera Court in Westbank was a challenge for…

July 05 2017 09:30 AM

Health Canada testing Banana Boat sunscreen products as complaints mount

VICTORIA – A British Columbia mother says her 12-year-old son suffered burn injuries after using…

July 04 2017 08:46 AM

Omar Khadr to get $10.5 million, apology from Canadian government, source says

TORONTO – The Canadian government will pay former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr more than…