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BC spending $7.5M for new classrooms in Central Okanagan school district
The BC government has announced it will be spending $7.5 million on adding 120 new…
Kelowna proposing lower tax hikes than Kamloops or other Okanagan cities
Kelowna city council will spend a full day discussing its 2024 budget with its 4.76%…
Sensory-friendly Santa Claus returns to Kelowna mall
Autism Okanagan is hosting sensory-friendly visit with Santa for families who have kids on the…
Lake Okanagan Resort timeshare owners at risk of getting the boot with no compensation or notice
For decades, timeshare owners have contributed a substantial portion of the funds paid into the…
Rascally beaver fells mature pear tree in Kamloops backyard
A wayward beaver was busy felling a large pear tree in a residential neighbourhood in…
BC teacher reprimanded for calling her class a ‘nightmare’
A BC teacher was suspended after she told a class it was her "nightmare" and…
Trucker who crashed into Kamloops front yard pleads guilty
A trucker who drove a car carrier into a Kamloops home's front yard last year…
Okanagan RCMP family preparing to light huge star on local mountain
A star will be lit above Lake Country this week as part of an annual tradition…
Highway 97 near Summerland will close for blasting this week
Highway 97 near Summerland will once again be closed for a short period of time…
Fatal plane crash in Columbia Valley south of Golden
A small plane has crash near Kootenay National Park in the Columbia Valley killing the…
Hay spill causes traffic headache in Kamloops
A truck loaded with hay tipped over and dumped its load closing multiple lanes on…
North Okanagan’s top cop taking over Vancouver Island division
After five years running the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP detachment, Supt. Shawna Baher will be…
Kelowna’s popular outdoor skating rink set to open this week
Kelowna’s popular outdoor skating rink in Stuart Park across from City Hall will open at…
Kelowna businessperson to carry BC Conservative banner for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream
The BC Conservatives have announced that Tara Armstrong is their candidate for the 2024 provincial…
Merritt RCMP looking for owner of goat killed by dog in online video
Police are trying to find the owner of a goat that was filmed being savagely…
Kamloops police looking for information after BMW carjacking
A man was robbed of his 2008 BMW at gunpoint in Kamloops at about 10:30…
Despite West Kelowna councillor’s best effort, no public hearing on McDougall Creek wildfire
With memories of last summer’s McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West Kelowna quickly fading,…
150-year-old graves at risk as North Thompson River swallows pasture
Three historic graves are nearing the riverbank as a pasture caves into the North Thompson…
iN PHOTOS: Plans coming together to give historic Kaleden Hotel a facelift
The Regional District of Okanagan-Smilkameen is preparing to upgrade the remnants of the Kaleden Hotel…
Kelowna cosplayers team up to raise funds and kids’ spirits
A group in Kelowna has been using cosplay to try to make the world a…
Big Brother is using AI to spy on your recycling bin in the Central Okanagan
Hundreds of notices are being mailed out this week telling Central Okanagan residents they’re not…
HOUSING CRISIS: Vernon couple wins fight with city to live in RV on family property
A Vernon couple, who went public when the city told them they couldn’t live in…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located safe and sound
UPDATE: Dec. 12, 2023 RCMP say a missing 20-year-old Kamloops man has been found, and…
iN VIDEO: Police watchdog investigating RCMP after Surrey crash with farm tractor
BC's police watchdog is investigating after the man behind the wheel of a tractor that…