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RCMP say small brush fire in Coldstream deliberately set
“We believe there may be people who have information about this incident that haven't come forward."
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."
BC Law Society suing prohibited Vernon lawyer
The Law Society wants to take over his practice.
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.
iN NUMBERS: What’s costing you more money
Just one category to save us and make it all look much better.
iN PHOTOS: Wonky garden vegetables in Kamloops, Okanagan Part Two
You never know what you'll pull up in the garden.
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.
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 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.”
Elderly Kamloops woman latest victim of PIN and pickpocket scam
iNhome
The elderly woman is the latest person to fall victim to the elaborate scam.
Kamloops drivers may have to cough up more to park their cars
iNwheels
Not only could the parking rates be going up, the city also wants to double the fines.
More people left Thompson-Okanagan to other provinces in 2024 than arrived
iNhome
The population still increased by 9,200 people.
Vernon officer ‘forcefully’ tried to kiss drunk colleague: RCMP conduct board
The officer denies the allegation.
iN NUMBERS: Now that weed is legal BC teens are smoking less
iN420
If you really want to discourage your teen from smoking weed, light up a joint and call it "wacky tobacky".
Two suspects arrested after shooting near Princeton
“We realize incidents such as these can create fear and anxiety in a community."
OKIB ‘deeply concerned’ Splatsin building houses in Vernon warehouse
"We are deeply concerned that this initiative was undertaken within Syilx territory without any prior discussion, engagement, or notification to the Syilx People or our governing bodies."
A Kamloops woman’s nightmarish search for a diagnosis for a crippling condition
"The medical system is broken.”
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.
UBCO students in Kelowna less desperate for off-campus rental help
The rental vacancy rate in Kelowna is at 4.5 per cent, up from 1.7 per cent last year.
‘Entitled and ungrateful’: BC Judge slams brother who lied to stiff siblings in A&W franchise
The judge said the brother had a puzzling and entirely unsubstantiated superiority complex.
What’s going on with that big empty piece land on Springfield Road in Kelowna
There are two side-by-side lots near Orchard Park Mall between 2025 Springfield Road and 2120 Cooper Road that are currently sitting vacant making a good motel for marmots.
Teen entrepreneur makes rings out of antlers in Lake Country
“Antler is a very odd material to work with, it’s not like wood or steel, it behaves in different ways."