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Hold and secure lifted at Kamloops secondary school after report of suspect with gun nearby
KAMLOOPS – An Alberta teenager is in custody after allegedly having a BB gun at…
South Okanagan teacher reprimanded for being AWOL at the worst time
PENTICTON – An Okanagan-Skaha School District teacher has found herself in hot water after a…
Salmon Arm high school student charged with uttering threats for social media post
SALMON ARM – A high school student from Salmon Arm is facing serious consequences after…
U.S. company alerted Kelowna RCMP to school threats made on Twitter
CONTENT AND LANGUAGE ADVISORY SALMON ARM – A private company out of the U.S. says…
Driver of empty school bus crashes into dump truck
LAKE COUNTRY – The driver of an empty school bus collided into the side of…
‘It’s not okay’: A bullied boy shares his pain on social media
'IT'S HARD. BUT IT'LL PROBABLY GET BETTER ONE DAY.' A video recorded by his mom…
New middle school in Kelowna’s Mission has name
KELOWNA – The Central Okanagan school district has announced the name of the new middle…
Kamloops police incident impacting school bus service
KAMLOOPS – A special alert has been sent by the Kamloops-Thompson School District regarding the…
As students return, RCMP ask drivers to obey school zone speed limits
As kids head back to school, police in B.C. are reminding drivers to be extra…
Heritage Christian School superintendent fired for ‘misappropriation’ of more than $28,000
KELOWNA – The superintendent of Heritage Christian School in Kelowna has been fired for misappropriating…
Needles found in Vernon playground an isolated incident: School District
VERNON – The Vernon School District is hoping to find out who scattered dozens of…
Dozens of needles found at Vernon elementary school
VERNON – More than 50 discarded needles were found on the grounds of a Vernon…
School plans move forward to school board
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The school district is taking action towards tackling overcrowding in local schools.…
New middle school slated for upper Mission
KELOWNA – A new middle school is planned and rearing to go in the upper…
Naloxone training coming for Kamloops school administrators in case of student overdose
KAMLOOPS – School administrators in School District 73 will be getting trained in administering naloxone,…
School bus loses wheel in Rutland
KELOWNA – A school bus lost a wheel early this morning, leaving one Rutland road…
Alleged Vernon arsonist to stand trial on child porn charges next year
VERNON – A former school teacher in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District will stand trial…
Province denies responsibility in North Okanagan-Shuswap school lawsuit
NORTH OKANAGAN – The provincial government is denying responsibility after the mother of a North…
UPDATE: Power back on at George Elliot Secondary in Lake Country
KELOWNA – Students at George Elliot Secondary School in Lake Country weren't in class today…
Don’t rush the bus: North Okanagan school bus drivers frustrated by ‘nonchalant’ drivers
NORTH OKANAGAN – Drivers blasting past school busses is becoming an increasing concern in the…
Students from TRU and Kamloops elementary schools collaborating on education app
KAMLOOPS – Some students in Kamloops are helping build an app that will help with…
Kamloops school district looking at replacing 20 schools in 20 years
KAMLOOPS – With half the schools in Kamloops-Thompson school district 50 years old or more,…
Kamloops school district looking to province to fund school construction
KAMLOOPS – A Local Liberal MLA has promised the Kamloops school board he will take…
Elevated lead levels found at several North Okanagan schools
VERNON – The Vernon School District says slightly elevated lead levels were found in the…