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Family hopes inquest will dispel mystery surrounding death of Kamloops inmate

KAMLOOPS - This winter an east coast family hopes to get answers on what caused the death of Dylan Levi Judd — an inmate found dead in a Kamloops jail cell last year. The B.C. Coroners service will hold an inquest on the deceased this November. Twenty-year-old Judd was found unresponsive in his cell during...

Hot dog reports surging this year, says SPCA

KELOWNA - Even as they staged a demonstration, the B.C. SPCA received a real hot dog call about an animal left for 45 minutes in vehicle in downtown Kelowna. “This one’s for real,” Kelowna SPCA branch manager Suzanne Pugh said. Pugh was demonstrating an infrared thermometer which allows accurate readings of the inside termperatures of...

Fire risk high and heading higher into B.C. Day long weekend

DON'T BE STUPID WITH FIRE THIS LONG WEEKEND THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - There are currently two fires of note and more than a dozen active fires burning in the Kamloops Fire Centre and with yet another hot, dry week ahead of us the fire danger rating is quickly heading into the extreme level throughout the region once...

UPDATE: Suspicious item that caused Pick n’ Pull evacuation was “magic crystals”

KELOWNA – The small device found in a car which caused the evacuation of a West Kelowna auto wrecker this afternoon was a personal health care product filled with crystals some claim have healing powers. Emergency crews, including police, fire rescue and ambulance, were called to Pick n' Pull on Stevens Rd. just after 1...

First ever evening Kelowna market happening downtown

KELOWNA – Kelowna’s first after hours street vendor market takes place in downtown Kelowna tonight and promises to be a funky one. Arts of the Avenue was started by Festivals Kelowna after shutting down the row of street vendors which have lined the walkway leading into City Park for more than 15 years. Festivals Kelowna director...

New Joe Rich fire chief rises from the ranks

KELOWNA – The Joe Rich Fire Department has a new fire chief. Ben Wasyliuk will take over for Curtis Nyuli who was fired by the Regional District of the Central Okanagan in May after serving as fire chief for the small community just east of Kelowna since August of 2003. The Regional District has said...