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West Kelowna resident almost lost $1,000 in RCMP phone scam
A West Kelowna resident was in for a nasty surprise when a call from the…

Man on toboggan towed by pickup in Lake Country seriously injured
A 19-year-old man being towed by a pickup truck in Lake Country was hit by…

Kamloops youth approached by stranger on way home from school
Kamloops RCMP are looking for information about an incident near a path on Greenstone Drive…

Kelowna residents escape suspicious house fire
A smoke alarm alerted residents of a fire in their single-family house in the Rutland…

RCMP need your help to find car dealership fraudster operating in Okanagan, Kootenays
Kelowna RCMP are seeking the public's help to find identify a person of interest involved…

Public barred from Vernon school board meetings after protest
The Vernon school board is closing meetings to the public indefinitely after dealing with abuse…

Decades-old unidentified human bones have been lost: Kelowna RCMP records
The skeletal remains of a young man found decades ago just offshore from Kelowna's City…

Kelowna boaters facing salvage costs as city removes sunken boats
The Okanagan’s recent cold snap contributed to the sinking or partial sinking of several boats…

Does West Kelowna really need to borrow $8 million for a new firehall?
Thomas Lovell is all in favour of West Kelowna building a new firehall in Lakeview…

Thinking about renting your home short-term? Rules vary widely in Okanagan, Kamloops
West Kelowna is the latest of the Okanagan’s largest cities to respond to new provincial…

Kelowna joins lobbying effort to get funding to fight invasive mussels
Kelowna's mayor is concerned about invasive zebra and quagga mussels in the Okanagan's lakes. Dyas brought…

Kelowna woman plans to retire after $500,000 lotto win
It was just an ordinary visit to the gas station for Kelowna resident Carol Spear.…

January rain is following the cold and snow in Kamloops and the Okanagan
January is returning to its early form with temperatures rising well above freezing in Kamloops…

How a $500 tax break gets rental housing built in Kelowna
It doesn’t seem like a lot on a multi-million dollar project but $500 per unit…

Domes and diversity keep West Kelowna winery busy during industry’s dark days
Just because a quarter of the Okanagan wineries are up for sale doesn’t mean it’s…