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New trial ordered for man found guilty of assaulting his wife
EDITOR'S NOTE: While this story describes a B.C. Court of Appeal ordering a new trial,…
Sauna fire forces apartment building evacuation in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A sauna fire at an apartment complex in Kelowna early this morning was…
Warm temperatures sticking around in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The mercury is staying above seasonal normals and the snow is expected to…
Serious car crash on Highway 33 in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Two cars crashed in the intersection of Highway 33 and Hollywood Road in…
Squirrel damage blamed for downtown Kelowna power outage
KELOWNA – A small power outage in downtown Kelowna is being blamed on “squirrel damage.”…
Former Central Okanagan schools superintendent signs on with UBC Okanagan
KELOWNA – Former superintendent of schools for the Central Okanagan school district Hugh Gloster didn’t…
Slow down: Very slippery conditions on southern Interior roads
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The snow has created extremely slippery conditions on roads and highways in the…
Kelowna man brings 360 video to local news
KELOWNA – A Kelowna man is bringing a brand new, immersive form of video to…
Kelowna wants you out of your car and on your bike
KELOWNA – There’s going to be a lot more cycling and walking in Kelowna’s future.…
Local TV reporter on the front lines of the Middle East refugee crisis
KELOWNA – Neetu Garcha has seen her share of human suffering. As a TV reporter…
Federal government hiring for this year’s census
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – This year’s federal census will provide some job opportunities for residents in the…
East Kelowna sightings just cougars and bobcats doing what they do
KELOWNA – A spate of recent cougar sightings, mainly in East Kelowna, are nothing much…
Lake Country avoids property tax increase for 2016
KELOWNA – Lake Country stands alone amongst communities in the Okanagan in approving a zero…
Mild weekend ahead in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Mother Nature look like she will play nice this weekend, with moderate temperatures…
UBC Okanagan student raising money by running 350 km across Haiti
KELOWNA – A UBC Okanagan student is preparing to run across the island of Haiti…
Kelowna taking a hard look at RV parks on farmland
KELOWNA – Bylaw officers in Kelowna are looking closely at RV parks operating on agricultural…
Police looking for help to find school vandal and vending machine thieves
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Local RCMP in Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country have a number of unsolved crimes they are asking the public for help solving. On Jan. 10, a Kelowna resident reported her black Honda Pilot had a smashed passenger window and was missing a black and white leather Roxy wallet. The wallet contains...
Wine and dine events coming to the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Food and wine events across the region will given foodies the chance to…
Winter perfect time to control rodent infestations
KELOWNA - Winter is the perfect time to trap and kill rats and mice, the City of Kelowna says. Cold weather limits food sources forcing the rodents to search further afield for food, including inside houses, urban forestry supervisor Blair Stewart says in a media release. Baited traps are more effective during food scarcity, Stewart...
Okanagan water board wants federal Liberals to pony up for invasive mussel fight
OKANAGAN – The new Llberal government in Ottawa has promised to spend billions in new…
Prison time for mastermind behind DeMarra tax scheme
KELOWNA – The second of two Okanagan women who helped hundreds of people defraud the…
Several B.C. Interior highways closed for avalanche control this morning
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you were heading east today, expect delays west of Revelstoke and along…
Idling cars and air quality the subject of Okanagan College study
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - What the public thinks about idling vehicles and their effect on local air quality is the subject of a new study by an Okanagan College business student. Fourth-year student Alex Fullerton has developed the idling and air quality survey and an accompanying Facebook page, which directs participants to the anonymous questionnaire he...
Kelowna baby never had a chance
KELOWNA - A Kelowna family is struggling to cope with news the baby they are expecting won’t live to see his first birthday. Kristy Youngman and her common-law husband John Sanderson’s 11th child is due this spring. An initial anatomy scan showed abnormalities so an in-depth ultrasound and genetic testing was done. According to Youngman’s daughter...