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Three arrested in South Okanagan backcountry pursuit
RCMP arrested three suspects after they fled from a stolen vehicle into the backcountry near…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
UPDATE: April 3, 2024 RCMP say a missing Vernon woman has been located, and she…
HEALING FROM TRAUMA: Kamloops foster care survivor breaks cycle of abuse
A Kamloops man in who survived five years in the foster care system in the…
Wild turkey populations are expanding in numbers and range in Okanagan
Wild turkeys are odd looking creatures with long legs and bald heads, often described as…
Kamloops mayor not ruling out more attempts to suspend city’s top employee
Kamloops city council stifled Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's effort to oust the city's top employee last…
Five suspicious Kamloops fires in one weekend
Kamloops RCMP are investigating after five suspicious fires were reported between Saturday and Monday morning.…
Iconic Kelowna farmers’ market debuts in new location this weekend
Kelowna's popular famers' market is on the move this spring to a new location. The…
Kamloops city hall signs slapped with anti-mayor stickers
"Wow our mayor sucks." That's the phrase on stickers attached to signage at city hall…
Pomeranian killed by bull terriers in Lake Country
The Lake Country RCMP responded to a dog fight last month that left one of…
Kelowna spousal sexual assault survivor finally getting her life back
CONTENT ADVISORY Five years of hell finally drew to a close late last year when…
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan sunflowers begin to bloom across Thompson-Okanagan
Arrowleaf balsamroot has started to bloom throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region, a bright and beautiful celebration…
BC tenancy branch catches up with repeat rent skippers
A BC renter spurred a Residential Tenancy Branch investigation when he reported that his landlord…
Residents scramble for places to live as downtown Kelowna building deemed unsafe
A subsidized housing building next to UBC Okanagan’s downtown construction site is being evacuated, but…
Sacred covenant signed between First Nations, Catholic Church in Kamloops
A historic ceremony between the Tk?emlúps te Secwépemc and the Roman Catholic Church took place on…
Okanagan Lake’s historic Fintry Queen is for sale
The historic Fintry Queen is up for sale, and it’s a bit of a fixer-upper.…
APRIL FOOLS: From flume transit to search and rescue cats in Kamloops, Okanagan
Here are a handful of our favourite April Fool's Day posts from around the Okanagan.…
BC Coroners Service contracting storage space as morgues fill up
Lower Mainland morgues are running out of space, so the province is looking for private…
Kelowna city council pushing ‘race to the top’ with 35% raise
There’s no set formula for local governments to determine what their mayors and councils get…
Breach of privacy?: Recreational drone lingers over people’s yards in Kamloops neighbourhood
A couple living on Kamloops' North Shore reported a recreational drone was hovering around their…
WE DO RECOVER: Drug addicted Kamloops mom gets her life back
Jaimie-Lynn Burt is a cheerful, vibrant woman in her 20s who is raising three small…
UPDATE: Residents across from the big hole UBCO dug in downtown Kelowna have to evacuate their building
There was a meeting today for residents of an apartment building across from the site…
Penticton mourns iconic and friendly goose
Penticton icon Kevin the goose passed away this weekend. Kevin hung around on the beach…
Why foster parenting is no easy task, a Kamloops foster parent’s account
With roughly 5,000 children and youth in the foster care system in BC there's a…
Kelowna and Kamloops account for 16% of repeat violent offenders in BC
A new program to reign in repeat violent offenders is less than a year old…