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iN VIDEO: Grizzly bears are closer than you think in the Okanagan
“A lot of people in Kelowna would be surprised to know grizzly bears all around us now."

Kamloops mayor could soon be earning less than minimum wage
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson currently earns less than a city councillor.

RCMP investigating sexual assaults against vulnerable woman in Kamloops
"Police are concerned that other individuals may have had negative experiences with the perpetrator, or may have been victimized, but have not yet come forward."

Kamloops man scores $5 million lotto prize
It was the largest scratch and win prize ever in BC.

Drugs, cash, weapons seized as police target crime in downtown West Kelowna
Police conducted 20 investigations focused on open drug dealing, violent crime and public disorder.

Elderly Kamloops woman latest victim of PIN and pickpocket scam
The elderly woman is the latest person to fall victim to the elaborate scam.

Kamloops man resolved to improve water safety on the rivers without the city’s help
“Some of these victims are not local and don’t have family members here to make a noise and keep the focus on this.”

iN VIDEO: Praying mantis bobs and sways in South Okanagan
Osoyoos resident Kathryn Ilse captured close-up footage of a praying mantis perched on the side…

Kamloops drivers may have to cough up more to park their cars
Not only could the parking rates be going up, the city also wants to double the fines.

Vernon officer ‘forcefully’ tried to kiss drunk colleague: RCMP conduct board
The officer denies the allegation.

Two suspects arrested after shooting near Princeton
“We realize incidents such as these can create fear and anxiety in a community."

A Kamloops woman’s nightmarish search for a diagnosis for a crippling condition
"The medical system is broken.”

iN NUMBERS: Now that weed is legal BC teens are smoking less
If you really want to discourage your teen from smoking weed, light up a joint and call it "wacky tobacky".

iN PHOTOS: Soggy summer days bring rainbows to Kamloops, Okanagan
On several days this summer a double rainbow has appeared, which occurs when sunlight reflects off each droplet twice.

Kamloops mayor’s early term legal risks exposed in newly released letter
Why the mayor has repeatedly asked for the confidential four-page letter to be made public is unclear.