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Stolen car goes up in flames after police deploy spike belt in Abbotsford
Police in Abbotsford captured the driver of a stolen car but there was some collateral…

Independent grocers in Penticton worry new bike lane will obstruct their busy parking lot
As Penticton’s Lake-to-Lake bike route nears construction on its final phase, the owners of a…

iN PHOTOS: These engineering wonders in Kicking Horse Pass are virtually invisible
While speeding through B.C.’s many mountain passes, it can be easy to forget the engineering…

Sparrow e-scooters have a different way to fly in South Okanagan
Residents of Kelowna and Vernon are used to seeing shared e-scooters parked helter-skelter throughout their…

Okanagan leading the way with e-scooter use in B.C.
As B.C. heads into its third and final year of a pilot project allowing e-scooters…

North Okanagan cops bust four drunk drivers
North Okanagan RCMP officers busted four drunk drivers over the weekend. According to Vernon North…

No second bridge over Okanagan Lake in Kelowna for at least 20 years: MOT
A new Central Okanagan transportation plan, almost a decade in the making, rules out the…

Still winter on upper elevation highways in southern Interior
If highway travel is in your plans today, you'll want to take note. Up to…

Kelowna transit activist says petition just the beginning in drive for change
A petition calling on B.C. Transit to turn over the running of the Central Okanagan…

Victoria’s free bicycle valet service could be model for Kelowna
Kelowna, like many other North American cities, has ramped up efforts in recent years to…

Canada Post’s first electric vehicles make debut in B.C.
Canada Post plans on electrifying 100% of its fleet by 2040, starting in Nanaimo. Delivery…

Penticton bike lane makes it difficult for semi to clear corner
A trucker had a tough time turning onto Martin Street in Penticton earlier this week…

This Vernon-built electric car can take you shopping or for a round of golf
Electric golf carts have been zipping around golf courses and resorts for decades. Vernon-based SC…

Completion of final section Okanagan Rail Trail hinges on federal gov’t approval
Mac Logan likens the final stages of completing the Okanagan Rail Trail to an NFL…

Driver flees after striking pedestrian in Penticton parking lot
A 19-year-old man was struck by a vehicle in Penticton and the driver allegedly fled…