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Whooping cough on the rise across Interior Health region

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - An increase in cases of whooping cough across the Interior Health Authority, but primarily in the Central Okanagan, has prompted a warning from public health officials. Medical health officer Dr. Kamran Golmohammadi says in 2015 there has already been 58 confirmed cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, with 36 of them...

Pride, Peachfest and plenty of fun happening around Kelowna this weekend

KELOWNA – With Pride Week starting Saturday and Peachfest already underway, there’s lots for the whole family to do in and around Kelowna all weekend. On Friday, Aug. 7, starting at 5 p.m., the H20 Adventure and Fitness Center is looking for all crafty kids between the ages of five and 10. Kids will be...

Stolen bikes, break and enters and other unsolved crimes in Kelowna

KELOWNA – Crime Stoppers is wanting the public to know about several crimes that occurred around Kelowna in the last week and are asking for the public’s help solving them. A Lake Country horticultural business on Carion Road reported a break and enter July 27. Thieves likely entered the yard through a gap in the...

Block Party turns Bernard Avenue into backyard festival

KELOWNA - Thousands of people are expected to take part in what has become a tradition in downtown Kelowna over the last 26 years. “Well the name has changed a couple of times but it’s been around for 26 years. Downtown Kelowna Association is the oldest business improvement area and we are 25 years old,...

Credit card skimmer discovered at Vernon gas station

DEVICE IS DIFFICULT TO DETECT VERNON - A device used to skim credit card information from unsuspecting victims might have been used at a Vernon gas station. Staff at the Esso Gas Station at 3400 32 St. in Vernon discovered the device Friday, July 31, and reported it to the RCMP.  “The device was on...

Saskatchewan man who died jumping off houseboat in Mara Lake identified

SICAMOUS - The Saskatchewan man who died after jumping off a houseboat in Mara Lake Tuesday has been identified. The B.C. Coroners Service confirms the man who died was Scott Kevin Hardy Glen, aged 24, of Saskatoon, Sask. Glen was staying with friends on a rental houseboat moored at a marina at Mara Lake near Sicamous....

Alleged drunk driver loses control, almost goes over embankment near Kelowna

KELOWNA – A local man suspected of drunk driving without a valid driver’s licence was arrested in Kelowna last night after he lost control of his car near Postill Lake Road around 8:30 p.m. According to Cpl. Joe Duncan the 32-year-old Kelowna man was behind the wheel of his 1989 Mustang last night, Aug. 5,...