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Driver seriously hurt, his dog missing after crash near Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE – Travellers are being asked to keep their eyes peeled for a young dog…
Best friend and best medicine: Why a Penticton woman with PTSD wants her four-legged companion trained as a service dog
PENTICTON – A Penticton woman suffering from PTSD after years as a first responder says…
Salmon Arm area family reunited with stolen dog
SALMON ARM – One year ago a dog was stolen from a family in the…
‘I thought I had lost her:’ Dog reunites with Penticton owner after five days on Coquihalla
'I'M STILL FLOORED BY ALL THE LOVE THAT WAS SHOWN' MERRITT – After five days…
Frantic owner searching for dog last seen on Boxing Day in Vernon
VERNON – A former Vernon woman is overwhelmed by the kindness and support she’s received…
Merritt shelter asking for public to come forward with information after gruesome killing of dog
CONTENT ADVISORY MERRITT – A local animal shelter is asking for your help in finding…
Police dogs deployed in Royal Inland Hospital lockdown
KAMLOOPS – A report of a man with a weapon caused the lockdown of Royal…
Gertie the German shepherd latest addition to Kamloops Search and Rescue team
KAMLOOPS – Local volunteers have a new search and rescue member to add to their…
Investigation into Celista dog’s shooting death suspended
CELISTA – The investigation into a dog found fatally shot in a Celista parking lot…
Kamloops man who allegedly beat Chihuahua-mix to death with fence post charged with animal cruelty
KAMLOOPS – A local man is facing animal cruelty charges in court after he allegedly…
Community members concerned about possible pet thefts in the North Okanagan and Shuswap
NORTH OKANAGAN – Alarm bells are being sounded on social media about people trying to…
Vernon firefighters rescue dog stuck under deck
VERNON – The Vernon Fire Department comes to the rescue of people in need —…
‘She’s a survivor’: Dog rescued after a month lost in the Shuswap wilderness
SICAMOUS – A Sicamous dog has been reunited with her owners after surviving a month…
A dog bite, an arrest, an RCMP firing and lots of finger-pointing in Vernon neighbour dispute
VERNON - A bitter dispute between neighbours is playing out publicly in Vernon after one man claims to have been set up by a retired policeman, who has since been fired from a civilian position with the Vernon detachment. The case, which began with an alleged dog bite, was supposed to be heard in court,...
Theft allegation behind Vernon dog rescue closure
VERNON - A controversial dog rescue in Vernon shut down its operations last week largely because of a specific allegation of theft involving the rescue's president caught on video, sources tell infoNEWS.ca. According to a volunteer, who has not yet agreed to be quoted for this story, she found her wallet missing following a Nov....
Woman reunited with Diego the dog more than a week after Vernon car accident
VERNON - He’s hungry, dehydrated, and a bit scratched up, but Diego is home. The five-year-old Chihuahua went missing Sept. 21 after jumping out a window during a car accident in Vernon. His owner, Tonya Olson, spent the last nine days desperately searching for him, holding out hope that he was alive. On Wednesday, Sept....
Two Vernon dogs escaped car crash, one still missing
VERNON - A Vernon woman is pleading with the public to keep an eye out for her dog after it jumped from a car following a crash and hasn’t been seen since. Tonya Olson says her boyfriend was driving with their two dogs, Rizza and Diego, on Sept. 21 when the vehicle spun out of...
Kamloops couple still searching for furry family member that escaped house fire
KAMLOOPS - A dog that escaped the flames that tore through a family home in Barnhartvale nearly a month ago is still missing. Janelle Andrews and her boyfriend Cory Lien lost everything they owned after their home caught fire Aug. 21. Both of their dogs made it out safely before the walls came down, but one...
Judge clarifies order for dangerous dog that mauled Okanagan Lhasa apso cross
KELOWNA - A provincial court judge has issued a clarification of an order for one of two dogs that fatally mauled a 12-year-old Lhasa apso cross in Peachland on New Years Day 2015. The small dog named Charlie was walking with owner Jeff Clark on Jan. 1 when they were approached by two off-leash dogs...
Dog still missing after fire destroys Barnhartvale house
KAMLOOPS - A Barnhartvale couple who lost their dog Aurora and all their possessions in a fire last month continue to search the streets of Kamloops for their only memory of home, their other dog Jasmine. Janelle Andrews and her partner Cory Lien came home to see friends try to douse the flames at their...
RCMP reunite missing dog with family
KAMLOOPS - Saundra Potter didn’t expect to come home without a dog when she took a family trip to Kelowna to run an errand. Potter and her three children left their dog Bailey in the back of her truck with a blanket, food and water when they entered a store to grab barbecue supplies last...
Regional District ambassadors to reward good dog owners
KELOWNA – Employees of the Regional District of the Central Okanagan, armed not with tickets but with treats, are in Kelowna again this summer to reward residents who are responsible dog owners. Communications officer Bruce Smith says the ambassador program was so successful last summer they’ve decided to bring the program back. The two ambassadors,...
RCMP, SPCA investigating woman accused of dragging puppy behind moving vehicle
OKANAGAN – After news of four Kelowna women who rescued a puppy that was injured while being pulled behind a moving vehicle in Oliver last week, the SPCA and RCMP have begun a joint investigation into possible animal cruelty. On Friday, June 12 at around 7:30 p.m., four women from Kelowna were on a wine...
Kelowna women rescues dog being pulled behind moving vehicle
"WE ALMOST THREW UP WE WERE SO SCARED." OKANAGAN – Four friends from Kelowna were driving on Road 22 in Oliver last Friday night when they saw something they couldn’t believe: A puppy, less than two months old, being pulled behind a moving vehicle. “It was one of those really small lane roads,” says one...