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Cracked windshield leads to arrest of wanted, violent offender in Kelowna
A wanted violent offender was caught and arrested during a routine traffic stop after being…
You can get fresh Okanagan fruit in Kelowna’s Orchard Park Mall
Fresh peaches, peppers, blueberries and other items picked from South Okanagan farmers can now be…
UPDATE: Smoky skies advisory ends
A smoky skies bulletin issued throughout the Southern Interior finally ended today with some wind…
The business case for on-street bike parking in Kamloops, Okanagan cities
There’s lots of talk about the benefits of cycling in terms of fitness and getting…
Kelowna firefighters tackle second suspicious fire in two days
The Kelowna fire department put out a suspicious fire in a garage this morning at…
Four-plexes set to replace housing in Kelowna, Kamloops
Kamloops residents will soon be joining their Kelowna counterparts in seeing massive four-plexes popping up…
Kelowna bus transfers can be kind of confusing
People who use public transit in Kelowna are expected to understand a puzzling transfer system.…
Record sockeye numbers returning to the Okanagan
Thousands of sockeye salmon released into Okanagan waters are making their way upstream to spawn…
‘Floating gardens’ helping to clean Kelowna pondwater
They look more like a floating dock than islands but new structures just installed in…
iN VIDEO: Roller skate nights attract hundreds of people in Kelowna
For the last eight weeks, a roller skating disco night set up in Kelowna has…
How Westsiders are keeping Kelowna’s Bennett bridge ‘useable’
If there’s one thing that all Okanagan residents have in common, it’s their dread of…
Expect smoke in Kamloops and the Okanagan for the next few days
While no air quality warnings have been issued in the Thompson-Okanagan, wildfire smoke is evident…
Driver arrested after hit and run with Kelowna cyclist
A cyclist in Kelowna is expected to recover after she was hit by a vehicle…
Almost half of illegal cannabis fines in B.C. are in the Thompson-Okanagan
While the numbers are not large in terms of offences, the dollar values are substantial…
Anti-vaxxers are still campaigning against COVID mandates in Kamloops, Okanagan
People in Kamloops and the Okanagan who still feel oppressed about COVID mandates are invited to…
Kamloops, Okanagan lag behind as gas prices fall before long weekend
The average price of gasoline in Canada was down $1.61.1 yesterday, Sept. 1 and falling.…
Heat records broken in Kamloops, Southern Interior as summer nears its end
Kamloops set a high temperature record for Sept. 1 when it reached 35.1 Celsius yesterday,…
Wet June saved Thompson-Okanagan from August heat, lightning fires
August 2022 was the hottest on record for the Okanagan and (essentially) Kamloops, as it…
Record number of new students arriving at UBC Okanagan
With a new school year around the corner, UBC Okanagan will soon see a record…
This was the hottest August ever for the Okanagan but Kamloops fell short
Heat records fell throughout the Okanagan in August, making it the hottest ever for the…
Uber trying again to get into Kelowna
Despite the rejection of Uber’s application for a license to operate in Kelowna, the company…
Lake Country man has won an Emmy award
A Lake Country man has won an Emmy award. Jordan Wiberg took the prestigious award…
Learn how to create street art at Okanagan community’s first ever mural festival
The community of Peachland is hosting a mural festival this weekend and the free event…
Cities seeks ministry intervention in Central Okanagan transit labour dispute
Job action could start as early as today, Sept. 1, after Central Okanagan transit workers…