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Kelowna recorded significant increase in sexual offences last year
An updated report by Kelowna RCMP shows the city saw a significant increase in distribution…
Okanagan YMCA vans targeted by vandals in Kelowna
Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's assistance in locating suspects involved in what…
UPDATE: Delays expected as Highway 5 reopens following accident near Merritt
DriveB.C. is warning drivers to expect delays after an accident on the Coquihalla caused the…
Kelowna RCMP searching for missing Vancouver Island man
The Kelowna RCMP is asking for the public's help to find a missing Vancouver Island…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teen located
UPDATE: 9:47 a.m. Monday, April 26, 2021 Kamloops RCMP say a missing 17-year-old girl has…
Kamloops releases 2018 statement of financial information
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops payroll has grown. All B.C. municipalities must release the names…
Homeless deaths spiked in Kelowna, Kamloops in 2016
KELOWNA – A new report from the B.C. Coroners Service shows homeless deaths in Kelowna…
Kelowna police officer won’t face charges for arrest that left woman with broken knee
CONTENT ADVISORY KELOWNA – A Kelowna RCMP officer will not be charged for an incident…
Geotechnical report sheds light on North Okanagan landslide
VERNON – Soggy ground was the likely cause of a landslide earlier this week in…
Kamloops rental vacancy rate slightly rises this year
KAMLOOPS – While North Kamloops rental units have increased in vacancy, the same can't be…
A little bit of everything winter weather-wise in the Okanagan this week
OKANAGAN – As we head toward the New Year, the last few days of 2016…
Coroner sheds light on motorcycle crash that killed North Okanagan men
VERNON – The B.C. Coroners Service has released its findings into a 2015 motorcycle crash…
Latest overdose stats show fentanyl continues to kill in the B.C. Interior
TWO OVERDOSE DEATHS A DAY ACROSS THE PROVINCE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Drug overdoses continue to claim…
Coroner’s findings in death of Enderby senior
ENDERBY - Dementia is considered a contributing factor in the death of an Enderby woman. Barbara Nell Derenowski, 73, was found dead March 4 on a logging road near Douglas Lake after driving many kilometres from her home in Enderby. Her neighbours were shocked and saddened to hear of her passing. According to a coroner’s...
Vernon teen and dad share words of warning after ‘creepy’ Facebook friend request
VERNON - The name on the Facebook friend request was an unfamiliar one, and this particular Vernon teen might have ignored it, except for the mutual friend they had in common. A tap on her cell phone and just like that, they became friends. It wasn’t until she got home and checked her messages that...
Coldstream woman killed in tragic boating accident was an avid water skier: Coroner
CHERRYVILLE - A woman who died in a water skiing accident last summer was killed by a cervical spine fracture sustained when she struck the water face down, says a B.C. Coroner who has ruled her death accidental. Brenda Lee Anne Roine, 46, was boating on Sugar Lake near Cherryville on the Canada Day long...
What the police expense report for Boonstock looks like
PENTICTON - The police expense report from the Boonstock festival weekend in August has been made public and reveals hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime, car cleaning services and general supplies. The police report, released by the provincial government Monday, outlines the $252,715 in policing costs—both anticipated and unexpected—for the August long weekend when over...
Major crime investigations interfere with proactive police work
VERNON - A number of time consuming investigations sucked up RCMP resources this summer and meant other crime in the city went unchecked, says Vernon’s top cop. Superintendent Reg Burgess presented a quarterly report to Vernon City Council Monday and said investigations into the city’s alleged serial arsonist, a shooting in Polson Park, fatal motor...
Vernon vacancy rates plummet
VERNON - It’s harder to find a place to rent in Vernon this year, and in some cases, more expensive to secure one. The spring 2014 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s spring rental market report is out and it says Vernon’s vacancy rate (percentage of available or unoccupied rental spaces) has plunged to 4.1 per cent...
Kelowna isn’t as fat as the rest of the country
KELOWNA – Maybe it’s the weather, maybe it’s the abundance of recreational opportunities, but a report released by Statistics Canada Wednesday names Kelowna as the least obese city in the country. Participants in the study, conducted between 2003 and 2012, were asked their height and weight and the numbers were adjusted to factor in misrepresentation...