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iN PHOTOS: Exploring a 125-year-old shipwreck in BC’s Kootenay Lake
The BC Interior isn’t really known for its shipwrecks, but a diver managed to capture…
Top ten excuses BC RCMP officers get from driver’s with no insurance
After a massive string of fines for drivers without insurance in the Kootenays, the BC…
New historical book on wild horses features work by late Logan Lake cowboy
The legacy of a Logan Lake cowboy who died of lung cancer in July of…
Nine dogs and two cats in poor condition seized by SPCA from camp in the Kootenays
Nine dogs and two cats have been seized by the SPCA from an individual with…
BC politician lobbying for radiation unit for rural patients travelling to Kelowna hospital
While Thompson-Okanagan residents have felt the pinch of an overstretched health-care system, a BC MLA…
BC’s Fairmont Hot Springs has been sold
BC's Fairmont Hot Springs Resort — with Canada’s largest mineral hot springs, a hotel, golf…
Cat survives serious injuries after getting caught in trap in the East Kootenays
A cat caught in an animal trap was found down a remote logging road in…
How you can help the little girl orphaned by a car crash in Kootenays
A horrific car crash near Castlegar earlier this week claimed the lives of two young…
New owners giving new life to historic Hotel Yahk in the Kootenays
If you've travelled Highway 3 through the southeast corner of British Columbia you may be…
Student makes social media threat against Kootenay school, RCMP get involved
A Kootenay student will not be returning to class for the remainder of the school…
Original Nikola Tesla technology in this rural Kootenay community can be used to power your electric car
More than 100-year-old Nikola Tesla technology supplying power to a rural B.C. community can also…
Kootenay hospital healthcare worker allegedly assaulted by teen
The Trail RCMP is investigating after a healthcare worker was allegedly assaulted earlier this month…
RCMP investigating series of suspicious fires near Salmo
A series of suspicious fires are being investigated by the RCMP after investigators determined they…
Vernon urging province to consider no-cost contraceptives in B.C.
Vernon is asking the province to consider no-cost contraceptives and other municipalities are following suite.…
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League cancels season
Following the provincial health officer's extension on COVID-19 restructions, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League…
Woman arrested after gun fired at Kootenay home
A 43-year-old woman is potentially facing charges in relation to an incident where a gun…
Drug test confirms deadly opioid carfentanil in the Interior
KELOWNA – An opioid 100 times more toxic than fentanyl now poses a threat in…
Body of missing Kelowna woman found in Columbia River
TRAIL, B.C. – No foul play is suspected after the body of a missing Kelowna…
Refugee response team named for Thompson-Okanagan region
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A refugee response team tasked with helping Syrian refugees integrate and resettle will…
B.C. teacher’s certificate cancelled after texting student she was attracted to him, then lying about it
INVERMERE – A teacher at a Kootenay school agreed to cancel her teaching certificate after…
The altruism of Facebook: How a rescue of two bear cubs was aided by strangers
REVELSTOKE – Angelika Langren and her husband Peter have rescued so many bear cubs through the years, it's become a regular routine. But their planned trip to Golden had several hangups last Thanksgiving weekend when they picked up two grizzly bear cubs. Despite the challenges, the couple learned a few lessons about the kindness of...