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Okanagan expected to sizzle this weekend
KELOWNA – Time to hit the beaches this weekend as Okanagan residents prepare for some…
Homeless housing strategy could help reduce transient-caused fires in Kelowna
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Fires caused by homeless people have been an annual occurrence in Kelowna…
Squatters may be to blame for shed fire on vacant Kelowna property
KELOWNA – Transients are again being implicated in a Kelowna fire, after a garden shed…
Okanagan wildfire situation much improved, says incident commander
KELOWNA – B.C Wildfire Incident Commander Glen Burgess says Sunday’s merging burn with the Mount…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
2:08 p.m., Tuesday, July 24, 2018 A Vernon woman who had not been seen since…
Weather a worry as temperatures rise
There isn’t much any one can do about it, but weather is definitely on the…
Transients start small grass fire in Kelowna overnight
KELOWNA – Kelowna firefighters knocked down a grass fire at the base of Knox Mountain…
Three months after stop work order, construction to resume on Kelowna high-rise
KELOWNA – Work is finally set to resume on Ellis Parc, a high-rise being built…
Arson charge follows suspicious basement suite blaze
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP arrested a man following a suspicious fire in a Kamloops residence…
Police investigating homicide of woman in West Kelowna hotel
WEST KELOWNA – The death of a woman last night at a hotel in West…
Walking Dead, Star Trek: Next Gen stars in Kelowna for Comic-con
KELOWNA – Comic-Con is back in Kelowna for a second year and bringing stars from…
Crime slowed down in much of the Thompson-Okanagan last year, says Stats Can
It was a slightly better picture for crime in the Thompson-Okanagan last year, according to…
UPDATE: Evacuation alerts remain in effect tonight in the Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – While an alert means residents can still stay in their homes, it…
UPDATE: Crews working to contain Law Creek wildfire
UPDATE: The Law Creek wildfire near West Kelowna is keeping crews busy today. A media…
UPDATE: Good Creek wildfire at 400 hectares keeping crews busy today
UPDATE: The Good Creek wildfire is still active today. A media release sent out today,…
Police on wildfire duty use spike belt to nab auto theft suspect in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Officers had to multitask yesterday while they were assigned to the Okanagan…
Brent Road residents are going home but still on evacuation alert
KELOWNA – Brent Road residents are going home for the first time in three days. …
UPDATE: Large number of homes in West Kelowna removed from evacuation alert
WEST KELOWNA – A large number of properties in West Kelowna near the Law Creek…
Police in Kelowna investigating suspicious grass fire
KELOWNA – RCMP are now investigating what they say is a suspicious grass fire on…
Carrot Mountain fire near Smith Creek no longer ‘of note’
WEST KELOWNA – Things are looking up for at least one of the fire-affected areas…
Crews continue to battle Law Creek wildfire near West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – The Law Creek wildfire burning six kilometres southwest of West Kelowna is…
UPDATE: More evacuation alerts near Summerland for Mount Eneas wildfire
UPDATE: Another 49 properties were put on evacuation alert today by the Regional District of…
Highway 97 reopens between Summerland and Peachland
PEACHLAND – Highway 97 has reopened between Summerland and Peachland this morning. The very busy…
Eneas Mountain fire grows to 1,000 ha; new evacuation alerts
PENTICTON – The Eneas Mountain wildfire, which has grown to 1,000 hectares today, continues to…