Thompson Okanagan News

Half of the top ten stolen vehicles in B.C. were pickup trucks
VANCOUVER – Lock up your pickup is the advice as the trucks topped the list…

UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway reopens
UPDATE: 8:49 a.m., Tuesday, March 21, 2017 THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Drive B.C. says Highway 5 between…

UPDATE: Snowfall warnings still in effect for two Interior mountain passes
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Two of four mountain passes are still under the snowfall warning issued yesterday…
Roundabouts: Are you doing it right?
KELOWNA – Roundabouts are getting installed more frequently in the region, proving they are here…

Okanagan bats acting too batty may have contagious fungal disease
OKANAGAN – Bat activity increases in the Okanagan as the weather warms up and local…

$17M pledged to four small Thompson-Okanagan communities
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Kaleden, Spallumcheen, Peachland and Lytton will split more than $17 million from the…

Renowned indigenous author, Richard Wagamese, has died
KAMLOOPS – Storyteller, author and journalist Richard Wagamese, has died. Family members confirm that Wagamese…

Drivers warned about heavy snowfall on Coquihalla Highway
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Heavy snowfall on the Coquihalla Highway is causing driving conditions to deteriorate and…

Below normal snowpack means diminished flooding risk in B.C. Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The latest snowpack report from the Ministry of Environment explains why people in…

Thompson-Okanagan locals travel by bus to anti-Kinder Morgan pipeline rally in Vancouver
'WE WILL BE LINKING ARMS AND STANDING TOGETHER AS PEOPLE FROM ALL RACES, NATIONS, AND…

Avalanche warning issued for southeastern B.C. heading into long weekend
REVELSTOKE – Anyone planning to rip through snowy terrain in the backcountry over the holiday…

Solidarity with Standing Rock rallies gaining ground in the Thompson-Okanagan
"WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS, NOT PROTESTORS" THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Demonstrations in support of the anti-Dakota access…

Deadly fungal disease affecting bats creeps into B.C.
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A disease responsible for killing millions of bats has made its way to…

UPDATE: Snowfall warning ended for Rogers Pass: Environment Canada
UPDATE: 8:48 a.m., Jan. 18, 2017 THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Significant snowfall is now longer expected and…

UPDATE: Coquihalla crash clear, Highway 5 northbound open
UPDATE 2:37 PM DEC. 28 THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The crash that closed the northbound lanes of…