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Highway 97
Mudslide reported on Highway 97 in Peachland
PEACHLAND – Details are scarce, but Drive B.C. has alerted drivers about a mudslide in…
No fire coverage means North Okanagan home left to burn
VERNON – It continues to smoulder, and in some places, there’s still open flame at…
Transportation ministry narrows route options for second crossing of Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA – With the current Okanagan lake bridge expected to reach capacity by 2040, a…
Semi dodges man on Trans Canada near Chase
CHASE – A distraught man narrowly avoided serious injury last week after jumping in front…
North Okanagan highway crash claims life of West Kelowna woman
MONTE LAKE – One person is dead following a head-on collision near Monte Lake. The…
UPDATE: RCMP arrest suspect after multiple shootings on Highway 97 west of Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE – RCMP have arrested a suspect in connection to a series of shootings…
UPDATE: Highway 97 reopens following collision
WESTWOLD – Highway 97 reopened at 7:03 p.m. yesterday evening after a crash closed the…
Highway 97 expansion in Kelowna will be done by the end of 2017
KELOWNA – The expansion of Highway 97 in Kelowna is on time and on budget,…
UPDATE: Single-lane traffic moving after jack-knifed semi closes West Kelowna’s Highway 97
WEST KELOWNA – Crews have cleared the crash that closed Highway 97 in West Kelowna…
Kelowna RCMP looking for witnesses to crash on Highway 97
KELOWNA – Investigators would like to speak with the people who witnessed a crash in…
UPDATE: RCMP reopen Highway 97 south of Vernon
UPDATE: 11:14 a.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2017 VERNON – RCMP have reopened Highway 97 southbound…
Four-car crash north of Penticton sends one to hospital
PENTICTON – Emergency services responded to a four vehicle collision north of Penticton late Sunday…
Vernon residents stuck with Stickle plan, MLA says
VERNON – Despite ongoing opposition, Vernon’s MLA says there’s no going back on the latest…
Serious injuries in North Okanagan collision
VERNON – A woman is in hospital being treated for serious conditions after a collision…
Safety improvements coming to West Kelowna’s Highway 97 and Boucherie Road
WEST KELOWNA – The provincial government is going ahead with construction on Highway 97 at…
Here’s how much Vernon’s infamous Stickle Road ‘odyssey’ is costing taxpayers
"BY THE TIME THIS RIDICULOUS ODYSSEY IS OVER THESE MOUNTING CONSULTATION EXPENSES MAY BE MORE…
UPDATE: Crash north of Vernon claims life of Kamloops woman
NORTH OKANAGAN – Emergency crews raced to the scene of a serious car crash Tuesday…
Crash prompts closure of Highway 97
KAMLOOPS – Drive B.C. says Highway 97 north of Barnhartvale Road and south of Monte…
Vernon cop who pushed woman’s broken-down car an entire block humbled by attention
'IT WAS EITHER GOING TO BE GOOD, OR IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE A…
South Okanagan highway resurfacing contract awarded to Penticton company
PENTICTON – A section of Highway 97 in the South Okanagan will be resurfaced by…
“Enough is enough”: Man upset after roadside memorial damaged in Vernon
VERNON – A grieving man is shocked and upset after finding a roadside memorial for…
Two-year-old in serious condition after Armstrong car crash
ARMSTRONG – A toddler was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a car crash…
Booze, drugs, speed led to deadly highway crash in Vernon: Coroner
VERNON – Speed, drugs and alcohol were factors in a car crash that claimed the…
Motorcyclist in grave condition after crash in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – A Lake Country man is in hospital after crashing his motorcycle on…