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Penticton editor’s run for city council already under grievance by union
When Penticton Herald editor James Miller took a leave of absence to run for a…
Kelowna’s e-scooter program could screech to a halt next week
After a tremendous start to a shared e-scooter program that saw more than 20,000 people…
Vans, libraries, and bottled water will help homeless in the Okanagan and Kamloops fight the heat
Agencies throughout the Thompson and Okanagan regions are finding innovative ways to help the homeless…
Pilot projects look to make housing more affordable and healthier for Okanagan seniors
Seniors organizations in Penticton and Kelowna are part of a six-city Seniors Companion Housing pilot…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
UPDATE: 4:38 p.m. Friday, June 25, 2021 RCMP say a missing 22-year-old Vernon woman been…
Drop-ins now accepted at any Interior Health COVID-19 vaccination clinic for 1st shots
With more than 735,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in the Interior Health region there’s…
Peak of heat wave in Okanagan, Kamloops will be record-breaking: meteorologists
There’s a seven degree celcius difference in weather service predictions of how hot it’s going…
For such noisy animals, hundreds of elk in the Okanagan go virtually unnoticed
Unbeknownst to most Okanagan residents, there are hundreds of Rocky Mountain Elk within 20 to…
Kelowna city manager tops list of city hall salaries at $289K
The amount of money paid to City of Kelowna employees climbed 2.1 per cent from…
Interior Health records lowest daily COVID case count in months
The 12 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Interior Health region in the last…
Kelowna’s Tracy Gray only MP in region to vote against ban on conversion therapy
Three out of four Conservatives in the Thompson and Okanagan regions voted with their leader,…
Chunk of Dilworth mall in Kelowna could be levelled to make way for housing
A proposed new City of Kelowna master plan calls for the western end of the…
Someone bought a Lotto Max ticket in Kamloops worth $35M
Two winning tickets were drawn for the record $70 million jackpot in the Lotto Max…
Kelowna council approves controversial rock crushing at Costco construction site
A mobile rock crusher will be moving onto the construction site for the new Costco…
Not until September will B.C. catch Alberta on the COVID freedom front
Despite having higher infection and lower vaccination rates than B.C., Albertans will throw off all…
Kelowna woman refuses to give up on investigation into mother’s care in home
As if it wasn’t enough for Bev Ambler to give up her job as a…
Seizure of drugs, guns in Kelowna leads to arrest of 8 suspects
Eight people were arrested following a weekend raid by RCMP in the 600-block of Tomby…
Kelowna private school grads each get $500 anonymous gift
When Lance and Tammy Torgerson announced they would offer $500 to every Kelowna graduate —…
B.C. Housing review of supportive housing in Penticton won’t stop city legal action
B.C. Housing is finally going ahead with a review of the impact three supportive housing…
iN PHOTOS: These 4×4 overlanders are pioneering their own route across southern B.C.
Heading into the back country in a high-powered, modified 4×4 truck is not everyone’s idea…
How Penticton’s newest city councillor plans to keep day job as newspaper editor
It’s not unheard of for journalists to get elected to city councils or school boards…
One block of Vernon’s 30 Avenue closing for dining this summer
As of July 1, the 2900 block of Vernon’s 30 Avenue will be closed to…
Vernon motorcyclist seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash
A 58-year-old Vernon man suffered life-threatening injuries after a crash on Westside Road near Ki…
Osoyoos chef wins $1 million on Lotto 6/49
Murray McDonald, an Osoyoos chef, plans on taking his family to Hawaii when it’s safe…