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Crash on Trans-Canada west of Kamloops
Police are on the scene of a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Kamloops…
Kelowna Conservation Officers save large buck tangled in volleyball net
KELOWNA – Conservation Officers reportedly came to the rescue of a large buck that was…
UPDATE: North Okanagan car crash claims a life
VERNON – A man is dead following a car crash this afternoon in Vernon. Police…
Rope rescue team saves Kelowna couple and dog trapped in ravine
KELOWNA – Kelowna firefighters rushed to the aid of a couple hiking with their dog…
Vernon firefighters rescue dog stuck under deck
VERNON – The Vernon Fire Department comes to the rescue of people in need —…
Vernon firefighters rescue man stuck in dumpster
VERNON - Emergency responders in Vernon recently came to the aid of a man in a rotten situation. Reported as a 'confined space rescue,' the unusual incident occurred when a man was taking out his garbage around 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28. He accidentally tossed his keys in the dumpster along with the trash, and...
Kelowna tourists caught in path of worst hurricane in history
KELOWNA - A small group of tourists from Kelowna who are vacationing in Nuevo Vallarta are fleeing to higher ground to escape the strongest hurricane ever recorded. Rod Robinson, owner of Bogie and Bacall Hair Salon in Orchard Park Mall, is travelling with his wife Donna and friends Denny and Patty Pirot, who are also...
Construction worker trapped in West Kelowna
KELOWNA – A construction worker had to be rescued from a building in West Kelowna today, Sept. 23, after the truss system above him collapsed. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., West Kelowna Fire Rescue responded to a building that was under construction on Carrington Road. A media release says firefighters from Lakeview Heights and Westbank stations...
Semi driver ok after flipping rig on Highway 97
VERNON - A semi-driver rolled his rig into the ditch on Highway 97 near O’Keefe Ranch just after 3 p.m. Tuesday. The driver, John Groot, says he was coming up the hill just past O’Keefe Ranch towards Vernon when another vehicle cut right in front of him. “I thought it was kind of close so...