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Overdose deaths prompt province to declare public health emergency
INTERIOR HEALTH AUTHORITY HARD HIT THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Responding to a continuing surge in drug overdose…

Light rail transit looms larger in Kelowna’s future with Okanagan Rail Trail
RAIL TRAIL ALREADY RUNS ALONGSIDE KELOWNA'S MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR KELOWNA – Now that the deal-making’s…

Okanagan politicos to get first look at rail trail plans
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Councillors and directors from various communities will get their first look soon…

Kelowna’s irrigation districts keep calm and carry on
POSSIBLE DISSOLUTION ISN'T WORTH FRETTING ABOUT, CHAIRMAN SAYS CENTRAL OKANAGAN – You wouldn’t know the…

Kelowna to measure Airbnb and its effect on local market
SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE GENERALLY ILLEGAL UNDER KELOWNA'S BYLAWS KELOWNA – Airbnb may be flying high…

UPDATE: Kelowna woman located
UPDATE: 4:01 P.M., JUNE 13, 2016 RCMP say the woman has been located and is…

Warriors back in control with OT win over Chilliwack
Jake LeBrun deflected a Garrett Forster shot with 3:32 left in the first overtime as…

Flood warnings issued for Central Okanagan
EMPTY SANDBAGS AVAILABLE AT MOST LOCAL FIRE HALLS CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Creeks and streams swollen…

Lots of snow in those Southern Interior mountains
ELEVATED RISK OF FLOODING IN THE OKANAGAN AS RESULT OF BIG SNOW PACK THOMPSON-OKANAGAN –…

Bush partiers leave bon fire burning in wooded area of Kelowna
KELOWNA – Firefighters had to put out an unattended bon fire in Kelowna’s Wilden neighbourhood…

Section of Highway 97 closed overnight in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Highway 97 will be shut down completely overnight in north Kelowna for utility…

Kelowna tattoo artist pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 15-year-old at a party
CONTENT WARNING KELOWNA – A Kelowna man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an unconscious…

Surge in unemployment could be behind jump in Kelowna crime rate, RCMP say
KELOWNA – Criminal code offenses were up 11.3 per cent in Kelowna last year, a…

UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man located
UPDATE: 3:12 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2016 KELOWNA – The 57-year-old Kelowna man who was…

Kelowna RCMP arrest passed out driver in store parking lot
KELOWNA – A Kelowna man is facing impaired driving charges after he was found slumped…