Shelley Jordan
Classic truck stolen in Glenmore
A classic truck with a distinct paint job was stolen from an underground parking area Sunday morning. The 1969 Chevy pickup truck was parked beneath an apartment building on the 700 block of Glenmore Road. Video cameras recorded a newer white Ford F350 with a U-Haul trailer used to tow the vintage truck away around...
Man arrested downtown for drug crimes
Discovery of a stolen truck helped plain clothes cops take down a repeat offender Friday night. RCMP noticed the truck traveling along the 1600 block of Water Street while working in the Kelowna downtown core on the evening of Dec. 14. Suspecting it was stolen, they pulled it over and found the vehicle identification number...
Mother pleads for help finding missing son
A mother desperate to find her son is pleading with Kelowna RCMP and the public to help find him. Philip Lee Lyons, 37, was last seen in Kelowna May 26 at the halfway house where he lived. His mother was contacted by police about his disappearance June 12. "I knew there was something wrong before...
Ceremony marks winter solstice in Penticton
Folks in Penticton plan to celebrate Winter Solstice on Munson Mountain. A group of standing stones named Pen Henge was erected three years ago by the Okanagan Astronomical Society and like Stone Henge in Wiltshire, England was designed to cast shadows with the movement of the sun. According to a Royal Astronomical Society of Canada...
City budget takes it easy on residents
Penticton council passed a zero per cent tax increase for the city as they adopted the 2013 budget. For the third year in a row, the city has taken it easy on taxpayers with a 0.5 per cent increase in 2011 and zero per cent for 2012. The coming tax rate is in line with a...
Seinfeld brings the little things to Kelowna
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has put Kelowna on his 2013 comedy tour. Known for poking fun at the little things in life, Seinfeld's tour will travel internationally in the coming year with two stops currently scheduled in B.C. The local show takes place May 3, 7:30 p.m. at Prospera Place. Tickets are on sale now. From...
Okanagan receives first big snowfall of the season
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Central Okanagan, including West Kelowna and Peachland. A low pressure system moving east along the U.S. - B.C. border will continue to dump snow which is expected to be heavy at times, particularly at higher elevations. An additional 10 cm is possible today. If traveling, the...
Man left for days at retirement home to be laid to rest
Alfredo Bonaldi, the man found close to death at Summerland Senior's Village prompting an investigation into allegations of neglect, will be laid to rest this weekend. A memorial mass will be held at Holy Child Catholic Church, 11 a.m. Dec. 15. Alfredo, predeceased by his wife Maria Luisa, spent the majority of his working years...
Man lit on fire at house party
UPDATE: Dec. 13 - 4:22 p.m. A man in custody for aggravated assault for lighting someone on fire at a house party posted pictures on Facebook under the album title "Stoned Pyro Bro's". Some of the pictures posted by 20-year-old Mathew Sweet-Grant depicting people on fire date back to 2009. According to his Facebook page,...
More than 14,000 Facebook guests confirmed for Kamloops ‘end of world party’
If the world doesn't come to an end on Dec. 21, it could still end for Kamloops. A Facebook event circulating online has generated about 14,200 confirmed guests—including a few from Penticton—to attend an "end of the world party" expected to take place in Barnhartvale the evening before some say the Mayans predicted the world...
More than 14,000 Facebook guests confirmed for Kamloops ‘end of world party’
The world may not come to an end on Dec. 21 as the Mayans predicted, but Kamloops may not be so lucky. A Facebook event circulating online has generated about 14,200 confirmed guests—including a few from the Vernon area—to attend an "end of the world party" expected to take place in Barnhartvale the evening before...
Police release photos of robbery suspects
Vernon RCMP needs help identifying suspects in two robberies that occurred in Armstrong and Enderby last month. Both incidents occurred Nov. 30. The first took place at Enderby Jewelers. A man pulled out a firearm, demanded jewelry but was refused by the clerk. He fled from the store. Another man police are interested in talking...
Sleeping driver escapes crash unharmed
Police are currently at the scene of an accident at 500 Elliot Avenue, near Pandosy Street. The driver of a white Mazda 3 told InfoTel news that he nodded off at the wheel as he was traveling north on Pandosy and veered offroad at the Elliot intersection. Witnesses say he was lucky to find himself...
Surgery milestone celebrated at Interior Health
The first-ever open-heart surgery outside the Lower Mainland and Victoria was performed successfully last week in Kelowna and marks the beginning of a new program offered by Interior Health. The surgery was performed by Dr. Guy Fradet on Luke Brockholm, a 54-year-old maintenance and operations supervisor who works at Penticton Airport. He was the first...
Salmon Arm RCMP tackle multiple complaints
Salmon Arm RCMP were busy with a number of complaints over the past week. They responded to reports of a hearse theft in progress on the 4000 block of 1st Avenue SW. The black 1990 Chevrolet was for sale and parked at the side of the funeral home when the thieves entered and tampered with...