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iN PHOTOS: Drivers making strange decisions in Kamloops, Okanagan
These are just a few silly things spotted on the roads in the region in recent months.

Price of gas dips below a dollar in Salmon Arm
The current drop in price follows changes in the global oil market, impacting drivers in Kamloops in the Okanagan as well.

iN NUMBERS: Holidays most dangerous time of the year for car crashes in Southern Interior
Just in case you need another reminder to drive safely on the holidays, ICBC has some data on annual Christmas and New Year’s car crashes.

Former Kelowna trucker jailed for threatening witnesses to get $300K after suing RCMP
Even though he was jailed for threatening witnesses, he still managed to win in court.

Train hits stolen pickup after chase with RCMP from Sorrento to Sicamous
Police got out of their vehicles to arrest the suspects when the train horn blared.

Deadly head-on crash between two semis near Revelstoke
RCMP were called to two separate collisions involved semi trucks on the Trans-Canada Highway.

Latest Summerland rockslide renews call for reliable route through Okanagan
“I’m just frustrated with the situation. With the whole lack of concern that there’s only one way through the Okanagan and there’s repeated closures.”

Drivers in stolen security vehicle nabbed in Kamloops
Police stopped them using a spike belt as the SUV fled from Salmon Arm.

BC’s first electric, trackless passenger train to tour Kelowna waterfront for holidays
“From the beginning, we imagined The Dreamer Express to be a signature seasonal experience, the kind you plan your evening around because it feels like something straight out of a holiday movie, whether you are local or visiting the Okanagan.”

‘Snow rage’: Kelowna’s snow removal team shouldn’t have to put up with aggressive residents
We usually see it pop up in late January, February where people are just fed up with winter and we get back to back snow events.”

One dead after semi-truck crash near Lytton
“Some key witnesses have already spoken to police, and investigators are looking into the driving behaviour of both trucks leading up to the crash.”

Three years jail for electric dirt bike rider caught with loaded pistol in Kamloops
A man caught on an electric dirt bike in Kamloops will spend three years in…

Band closes KVR Trail in South Okanagan due to safety concerns, lack of funding
“My hope is that over the winter here, since it would be such a shame to lose this amazing trail, that we will find the partnerships that we need, get the process moving, and then bring the package to the membership.”

Hikers, bikers have fresh trails to explore at new nature park in Vernon
"While I was there, I saw some eagles and various bird species.”

Province already considered popular suggestions to fix Kelowna bridge traffic
Some of the suggestions have already been considered or attempted by the Ministry of Transportation.

