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UPDATE: West Kelowna RCMP investigating suspicious death
WEST KELOWNA – Police now consider the death of a man, whose body was found in a vehicle on Bear Creek Road yesterday, suspicious. West Kelowna RCMP officers were called to the area, about two kilometres past Parkinson Road, at about 11:23 a.m., Jan. 6., where they found the man’s body inside the vehicle, according...
Grab a partner and try out these old timey dances
KELOWNA - You won’t see it on Dancing With The Stars any time soon, but a couple old styles of dance are making a comeback in Kelowna. One hundred years ago, square dancing and clog dancing were common with young and old alike. Both may have fallen out of style lately but two separate groups...
Suspected burglars nabbed by Kelowna RCMP in stolen truck
KELOWNA - A pair of burglars didn’t make it easy for Kelowna RCMP to catch them, but in the end, they wound up behind bars and earned a date with a judge today. RCMP says it all started with a report of a stolen Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck just before 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan....
Masked men sought after targeted Kelowna home invasion
KELOWNA - RCMP are on the hunt for two suspects in connection with a home invasion in south central Kelowna early this morning. Police says the two masked men — who were 'said to be carrying handguns' — broke into a home through an open back door in the 700 block of Morrison Avenue around...
New homelessness coordinator will face big challenge in Kelowna
KELOWNA - When Kelowna’s new homeless coordinator is hired sometime this spring, they will find themselves working with a system that local service providers say is bursting at the seams. NOW Canada’s executive director Liz Talbot says the non-profit society’s 20-bed womens shelter has been running well over capacity for months now, even before the...
Suspects sought in Kelowna arson
KELOWNA - The search is on for two suspects after a Mercedes was set ablaze early Tuesday night in Kelowna. Just before 7 p.m., Jan. 5, a man looked outside his home in the 400 block of Sutton Crescent after hearing a loud crashing noise. He found his silver Mercedes CLK3 on fire. RCMP and...
Tesla supercharger comes to Kelowna
KELOWNA - A new supercharger station for a high-end line of electric supercars is now in Kelowna — a first for the Okanagan. The Best Western Plus Hotel & Suites has partnered with Tesla to install a charging station that can charge the batteries of their Model S line in around half an hour. The station...
Worker taken to hospital following dryer fire at Kelowna retirement home
KELOWNA - Nearly 40 people were evacuated and one taken to hospital following an early morning fire at a retirement home on Casorso Road. Fire crews responded to alarms at White Heather Manor around 1:50 a.m., Jan. 6, to find employees evacuating 39 residents, according to Platoon Capt. Tim Light. Firefighters were told the fire...
GPS tracking device leads police to stolen truck
WEST KELOWNA – A GPS tracker helped a Chilliwack man find his stolen truck in West Kelowna Tuesday morning, and landed a local man in police custody. Local police, including Westbank First Nation, located the vehicle, a Ford F-250, on Tomat Avenue headed towards Sneena Road just after 7 a.m. after Chilliwack police informed them...
Kelowna truck fire sparks suspicion
KELOWNA - A pair of vehicle fires in the Rutland area, one of them suspicious, has sparked the interest of Kelowna RCMP. Police are considering a fire in a white Chevorlet pickup found in the 500 block of Hollydell Road around 10:30 p.m. yesterday, Jan. 4, suspicious, RCMP spokesman Const. Jesse O’Donaghey says. A passing...
Kelowna sees nearly 10 per cent jump in property values
KELOWNA - Homeowners in the Central Okanagan can expect some of the biggest increases in property assessments in the Okanagan region when official notices hit mailboxes this week. B.C. Assessment says the average single-family home in Kelowna went up 9.63 per cent to $567,600, with Lake Country close behind at 9.16 per cent and an...
Some West Kelowna roads might not get plowed for days
WEST KELOWNA – Residents of West Kelowna who live on low priority roads should not expect to see much plow activity over the next couple days. With a full day of heavy snow and no end in sight, crews will be busy keeping the busiest and most important roadways clear. According to a media release...
Police check possible link between Kelowna restaurant robberies
KELOWNA - Police are investigating the possible connection between the robbery of a pizza restaurant on Sunday to a similar incident at a frozen yogurt store last week. Kelowna RCMP spokesman Const. Jesse O’Donghey says in a media release investigators are looking at the similarities of the two incidents and will be reviewing security footage...
City of Kelowna clearing main routes during latest snowfall
KELOWNA - City crews are asking for patience and cooperation as they deal with the latest snow fall in Kelowna. City and contract snow removal crews are working non-stop concentrating on priority one and two roads — high traffic main roads and secondary collector roads, according to a media release issued this afternoon, Jan. 4....
Thieves break into Westbank First Nation office
WEST KELOWNA - Someone has broken into the Westbank First Nation main office and stolen a computer. Kelowna RCMP spokesman Const. Jesse O’Donaghey says police received a call at 11:21 a.m., Jan. 1, from a passerby who noticed a broken window on the ground floor of the band’s office at 515 Highway 97 South. Investigators...