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Merritt man swept away by flood found safe and sound
A missing Merritt man who was swept away by the flood is safe in Kamloops.…
Well-drinking water could be contaminated in flooded B.C. areas
The Province of B.C. is advising residents that drinking-water wells in flooded areas of the…
Airlines add more flights, larger aircraft on routes between Okanagan, Kamloops and Vancouver
With landslides blocking all main highway routes between the Lower Mainland and the southern Interior,…
RCMP investigating ‘suspicious’ fire that destroyed Kelowna home
A Kelowna house was engulfed in flames last night and the RCMP and fire department…
Past summer’s blazes in Thompson-Okanagan may rise again as zombie fires in spring
Depending on the winter, summer blazes burning well into the cooler seasons could rise again…
Emergency crews respond to two separate motorhome incidents on same Kelowna road
Emergency responders were busy this afternoon in Kelowna after a motorhome fire and an overturned…
Water main break causes street closure in downtown Kamloops
The City of Kamloops is warning residents that a water main break downtown has caused…
Vernon firefighters respond to downtown fire in business
Vernon firefighters battled a blaze that began in one of the city's downtown businesses last…
‘Your house is on fire’: Knock on door may have saved Kelowna man’s life
A Kelowna man awoke to banging on his door this week that might have saved…
‘We will rebuild,’ North Okanagan gymnastics community reeling after facility destroyed by fire
The North Okanagan gymnastics community is mourning the loss of a non-profit’s facility after it…
Firefighters battling flames at Vernon gymnastics club
Emergency crews are on scene of a fire in a Vernon gymnastics club. Witness Kristen…
Kelowna resident suffers burns, smoke inhalation putting out fire
A Kelowna resident suffered second-degree burns to his hands while trying to extinguish a fire…
UPDATE: West Kelowna garage fire destroys motorcycles, car
Black smoke from a garage fire in West Kelowna yesterday afternoon could be seen for…
Kelowna firefighters respond to house engulfed in flames
The Kelowna Fire Department battled flames this morning that had fully engulfed a house. Fire…
Clearwater hospital’s emergency department closes temporarily due to ‘limited staffing availability’
The small community of Clearwater will go without its hospital's emergency department for much of…