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iN PHOTOS: Six butterflies to look for this summer in Okanagan, Kamloops
With unique wing shapes and colourful patterns, it can be fun to identify butterflies, and here are just a few to look for this summer.

New wetland salmon habitat to help restore floodplain by Okanagan River
A project to create a new rearing habitat for chinook salmon along the Okanagan River…

Kelowna companies won’t run pro-choice billboards
The crowdfunded campaign aims to counter anti-abortion billboards in the region.

BC woman sexually abused by stepdad awarded $900,000
Both the RCMP and Ministry knew, but failed to do anything meaningful.

Blobs of dog vomit slime mould appearing in Okanagan gardens
Slimy masses resembling piles of vomit or scrambled eggs have appeared in some Okanagan gardens…

Federal regulators to step up invasive beetle response in Kamloops
"If left unmanaged, this pest can cause significant damage to parks, golf courses, gardens and crops."

Kelowna leaning into dense urban neighbourhoods: study
A study by the City of Kelowna into its Transportation Master Plan looked at how people are living and moving around.

iN VIDEO: Kamloops steam train rolls outside for first time in years
"It's powerful and heartwarming to see our community certain about one thing and that is getting this train going again.”

Kelowna’s tent city policies ‘make people want to give up’
Members of Kelowna’s unhoused population and local housing advocates are warning that a new city…

Ex-fiance wanted her Kelowna home, but judge ruled he was mainly a tenant
He said they were together for more than two years but the judge wasn't swayed.

iN VIDEO: Kamloops gardener catches tiny garden thief red handed
“I’m losing the battle against rodents, literally watching the daisies disappear."

Kamloops could be next BC city to allow booze in a public park
Music fans and park-goers in Kamloops may be allowed to bring their own booze this…

Court orders curfew for Vernon teen guilty of two violent assaults
The assaults were filmed and shared on social media.

May real estate sales in Central Okanagan most active in 2 years
Sales still lag way behind compared to the 10-year average.

Fugitive from Alberta arrested in Kelowna: RCMP
A Calgary man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in connection to 14 charges was arrested in…