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Car rolls onto roof in Glenmore Road accident
LAKE COUNTRY – A car was flipped onto its roof and a driver was sent…
Kamloops and Okanagan cities not ready to call climate change an emergency
KELOWNA – It might be the end of the world as we know it, but…
Four families evacuated after West Kelowna fire
WEST KELOWNA – Four local families are looking for new accommodations this morning after an…
Kamloops police scour river for possible bridge jumper
KAMLOOPS – Police and search crews found no signs of a man who may have…
West Kelowna hotel evacuated after chemical mixture
WEST KELOWNA – One person was sent to hospital and the Best Western Hotel was…
North Okanagan sawmill workshop gutted by fire
ENDERBY – Fire completely gutted the workshop of an Enderby sawmill yesterday evening. The fire…
UPDATE: Vernon’s Village Green Mall was evacuated because someone pulled the fire alarm
VERNON – Customers and employees of Village Green Centre mall began streaming out of the…
UPDATE: Glenmore fire officially held; evacuation alerts for Wilden and area
KELOWNA – Fire crews have managed to hold the interface fire in Glenmore but evacuation…
Transients start small grass fire in Kelowna overnight
KELOWNA – Kelowna firefighters knocked down a grass fire at the base of Knox Mountain…
Brent Road residents are going home but still on evacuation alert
KELOWNA – Brent Road residents are going home for the first time in three days. …
So, what exactly is a local state of emergency and what does it mean to you?
Chances are, you’ll be seeing the words ‘state of local emergency’ a lot in the…
Peachland declares local state of emergency
PEACHLAND – The District of Peachland declared a local state of emergency today after a…
VIDEO: Flooding pushes Cache Creek into state of emergency
CACHE CREEK – Flooding has forced the Village of Cache Creek to declare a state…
City of Kamloops, community agencies to take action on winter homeless shelter issues
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops is taking action after hearing the public's concerns around…
iN PHOTOS: These scenes from the 2017 Okanagan Mountain Park fire reminiscent of 2003 fire
PEACHLAND – Were you here in the Okanagan in August and September of 2003? If…
Early morning kitchen fire threatened home
KELOWNA – Firefighters were called to a small kitchen fire early this morning and while…
Change in Kamloops wildfire evacuee reception centre hours
KAMLOOPS – The emergency social services reception centre in Kamloops is changing its hours to…
Firefighters make quick work of grassfire in Penticton
PENTICTON – Penticton Fire Department and members of the Penticton Indian Band Fire Department are…
Cities across the province stepping up to accept wildfire evacuees
Wicked weather across the province yesterday escalated the already fluid wildfire situation in B.C.'s Cariboo…
Hotel space a challenge as Okanagan Indian Band works to house evacuees
VERNON – The Okanagan Indian Band is providing emergency support, including food, lodging and other…
Vernon Search and Rescue members step up to shave down response times
VERNON – As call outs for Vernon Search and Rescue’s helicopter team continue to soar,…
iN PHOTOS, VIDEO: Last night’s winds caused permanent changes to shoreline in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – The high winds produced by last night's storm that blew through the Interior…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Kamloops Emergency Operations Centre opens after heavy rain forecast
KAMLOOPS – Officials are checking contingency plans and keeping a close eye on the local…
Vernon residents told to get ready for possible weekend flooding
VERNON – Stockpiles of sandbags are available for Vernon residents as the city braces for…