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Floating parade to open new Kelowna Paddle Trail
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna will hold a water parade next month to celebrate…
City of Penticton proactive on creek beds as spring freshet approaches
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton is preparing for the spring freshet by opening up…
Fight involving machete near Adams Lake lands man in hospital
CHASE – Alcohol was a factor in a fight between two men at a home…
Theft from vehicles on the rise in Oliver
OLIVER – There has been a recent increase in theft from vehicles in Oliver and…
CRA scammer turns ugly after calling a Kelowna cop
KELOWNA – A Mountie became the target of one of those Canada Revenue Agency scammers…
Semi driver killed in rollover on Highway 5 near Vavenby
VAVENBY – A truck driver from Surrey was killed when his tractor-trailer rolled on Highway…
Police officer injured in Kelowna hit-and-run
KELOWNA – RCMP have a suspect in custody after a driver hit a Kelowna police…
Wanted man arrested after car chase in Kelowna
KELOWNA – RCMP have arrested a wanted man who hit a police car and flipped…
B.C. Wildfire crews provide boost to South Okanagan flood control efforts
OLIVER – B.C. Wildfire personnel are keeping busy ahead of fire season by providing assistance…
Proposed high-end Penticton hotel advances to public hearing
PENTICTON – Penticton city council had no problem giving the nod to a rezoning amendment…
Warm weather next week could provide break for flood, winter weary Interior
PENTICTON – Next week’s weather forecast should be welcome news to the winter weary, as…
Flood preparations underway in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – The installation is a flood prevention measure and will require the closing…
RCMP reminding Kamloops to lock it or lose it
KAMLOOPS – RCMP in Kamloops have launched a crime prevention program aimed at people who…
There’s an app to protect your bicycle from theft
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are reminding cyclists there is an app that can help…
How to see the Lyrid meteor shower from the Interior
You can catch a meteor shower by looking up at the night sky before dawn…
Ten years in jail for attempted hit in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – A Lower Mainland man who admits to shooting someone multiple times in…
Washouts close sections of Kelowna’s Mission Creek Greenway
KELOWNA – Waterlogged soil and creeks swollen with runoff have closed two sections of Mission…
Legally blind Kelowna woman wins gold at martial arts competition in Kamloops
KELOWNA – A Kelowna woman, who is legally blind, won the gold medal at the…
TRU announces new agreement with American college
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University announced two new transfer partner agreements with an American college…
Play fields temporarily closed in Vernon
VERNON – The City of Vernon has temporarily closed the rain-saturated playfields today, April 16.…
Annual ‘jail and bail’ fundraiser is back in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Some Kelowna residents may be temporarily behind bars this week to support a…
Looking for a forever home; Penticton SPCA pet of the week
PENTICTON – This cat came to the Penticton SPCA as a stray. Steel is a…
Kelowna cop injured arresting local man wanted on nine warrants
KELOWNA – A tip from the public helped police catch a Kelowna man wanted on…
Firefighters come to Kelowna to learn skills that could save their own lives
KELOWNA – Fire stations across Canada sent members to Kelowna this week to pick up…