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Howard Alexander

Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business. Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan. He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home. If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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  • Joined: June 03, 2013
  • Articles: 22895

Kelowna developer has a hit on iTunes

KELOWNA – They spotted the demand and filled it. Kelowna software developer Mathtoons Media saw there was a need for apps that help develop English skills so they came up with one that has proven to be a hit. Grammer Fun!! is a free quiz game that helps high school and college students improve their...

Jennifer Lawrence’s ulcer scare

Jennifer Lawrence thought she had an ulcer. It turns out it was something else, something that left David Letterman speechless, but only for a moment. He is David Letterman after all. %%embed1%%

Channing Tatum’s epic splits

If a video goes viral on YouTube you can be sure it will be copied over and over again. In this case, it's actor Channing Tatum poking fun at Jean-Claude Van Damme's viral Volvo commerical. %%embed1%% Just in case you missed Jean-Claude's Volvo commercial, have a look. %%embed2%%

Air horn classics

Ylvis strikes again. The Norwegian musicians who had the viral hit What Does the Fox Say are back with their new album, Air Horn Classics. Be sure to check out the free bonus Ylvis video at the bottom of this page, "Lost in Ikea" %%embed1%% Lost in Ikea %%embed2%%

SUV fire could be arson

VERNON – Vernon fire fighters have asked the RCMP to help with the investigation into a fire that destroyed a SUV in the city Friday night. Fire crews responded to the call at about 10:22 p.m. The unoccupied vehicle was burning in on the road at 43rd Street and 25-A Avenue. No one was hurt in...

Booze and a shotgun don’t mix

TAPPEN MAN SHOOTS BUDDY TAPPEN – It was a fight over alcohol that landed a man in hospital with a shotgun wound and another in jail early Sunday morning. The suspect called 911 alerting police to the fact he had shot his friend in self-defense. The shooting happened in the suspect’s home in Tappen, north...

UPDATE: Home invasion at gunpoint in Lake Country likely targeted

UPDATE: RCMP say the home invasion in Lake Country appears to be targeted. CASH AND WEED STOLEN LAKE COUNTRY – Residents of Lake Country don’t have to be worried about criminals breaking into their homes and holding them up at gunpoint. That from the RCMP who said a home invasion in the area of Darlene...

Don’t piss off the elk

Wildlife is beautiful and amazing, but we can't forget that they are WILD! %%embed1%%

Arkansas Fish and Wildlife make an arrest

Don't mess with the officers from Arkansas Fish and Wildlife. I don't blame the suspect for getting a little freaked out. He does have a gun pointed at his face. The action starts at about the 1:45 mark. %%embed1%%

Semi rollover near Blue River kills driver

VALEMOUNT – The driver of a semi that rolled on Highway 5 about 22 km north of Blue River was killed in the crash. Valemount RCMP say the tractor-trailer unit rolled down a 50’ embankment Saturday around 1:40 p.m. The driver was the only one in the truck. No word on what the truck was...

UPDATE; Missing hunters found safe and sound

UPDATE: 3:50 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 ARMSTRONG – Two experienced hunters missing in the Falkland area for over twenty-four hours have avoided another cold night in the bush. “We’ve located our two missing hunters,” Sgt. Rob Daly with the RCMP detachment in Armstrong said. “They got their truck stuck in the mud.” Daly said...

Pumped for opening day at Big White

LAST MINUTE DUMP OF SNOW SAVES THE DAY KELOWNA – Its fall in the valley bottom, but its winter on the ski hills in the Okanagan. Big White opened Saturday with skiers and snowboards carving fresh lines in a dump of 28 cm of powder over the twenty-four hours leading up to Saturday morning. “It...

More snow on the way for Southern Interior passes

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED KELOWNA – Just when you thought it was safe to make a break for the coast or Alberta, the snow is coming back. A storm system dumped up to 40 cm on the mountain passes in the Southern Interior late last week, turning them into winter wonderlands. While the snow was...