Kathy Michaels
Kathy Michaels has been an Okanagan-based journalist for more than a decade, working for community papers along the valley and beyond.
She’s won provincial and national awards in business, news and feature writing and says that her love for telling a good story rivals only her fondness for turning a good phrase.
If you have a story that deserves to be told in a thoughtful and compassionate manner, don’t hesitate to reach out.
To reach Kathy call 250-718-0428 or email kmichaels@infonews.ca.
Kelowna RCMP had their eyes on the man charged in Chris Ausman’s death years earlier
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KELOWNA – A video posted by three local men who fished flaming plastic lanterns from…
Bear sightings throughout the Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Spring has arrived and that means Okanagan bears have woken up from their…
Kelowna parking meters took another hit
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Mystery of plane circling above Lake Country solved
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OKANAGAN – Good morning. Lingering clouds are casting a pall on the morning, but conditions…
Video of Chris Ausman’s final moments before death played for Kelowna jury
KELOWNA – Every moment of a brief and grainy video taken less than an hour…