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: 22861

Kelowna and the Central Okanagan’s top stories this week

CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Here are just some of the top stories InfoTel News told you about this week. The rain felt extra cold for over 60 women riding a Peachland zipline because they were naked. It was a fundraising for breast cancer research. %%Image4%% A suspicious death in Glenmore turned into a murder this week...

Kamloops RCMP find missing girl

UPDATE: Savannah has been found. KAMLOOPS - No sign of a missing 13 year old Kamloops girl, so the RCMP are asking for your help. Savannah Mercedes Johnson was last seen Friday, June 21. She was with some friends. The RCMP say Johnson's mother is concerned for the girl's safety, as are the investigators. They...

Premier’s statement on National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism

VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark issued the following statement to mark the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism: "Twenty-eight years ago today, terrorists set off a bomb on Air India Flight 182 that killed all 329 passengers and crew members aboard, 280 of them Canadians. "Today, we join together to remember those who...

UPDATE: Severe weather watch ended North Okanagan to Thompson regions

UPDATE: 12:00 p.m. June 23, 2013 The severe thunderstorm watch for the North Okanagan, Shuwap and Thompson regions has ended. KELOWNA - Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the North Okanagan, Shuswap and Thompson. A thunderstorm watch doesn't mean that a bad storm is a certainty. It means the conditions exist that could produce...

Playing video games with your Mom

Jimmy Falon challenged his viewers to take some video of their moms playing video games. It's priceless. %%Video1%%

School’s out, so head to BC Parks for some adventure

Ministry of Environment VICTORIA - Families looking to get out of town this long weekend can tap into their inner explorer with BC Parks. With more than 1,030 provincial parks and protected areas to explore, there's an adventure waiting for everyone. Kids of all ages can take Jerry's Promise in the BC Parks Passport. Jerry...

B.C. offers aid to Alberta in wake of record floods

Ministry of Justice Emergency Management BC VICTORIA - The provincial government is offering a variety of front-line assistance to its neighbours as the full impact of severe flooding in Calgary and other communities in southern Alberta becomes clearer. * Emergency Management BC has made a formal offer of assistance on behalf of the B.C. government to support response and...

Jane Fonda she ain’t

Prancercise: What you get when you mix a flakey woman with "dance" and "exercise." %%Video1%%

Fallen tree knocks out power in Vernon

About 60 BC Hydro customers in the Dixon Dam Road area of Vernon are doing without air conditioning this afternoon. A large pine tree fell on power lines around 12:25 p.m. Dag Sherman with BC Hydro says a crew is on the scene. The power line snapped. It was sparking and arcing when the Hydro...

UPDATE: 18 year old victim killed in conveyor belt at Tolko mill

UPDATE: 4:35 p.m. June  A member of a clean-up crew at the the Tolko planer mill in Lavington became entangled in a conveyer belt. In a statement released this afternoon, Tolko president and CEO Brad Thorlakson says Bradley Haslam, 18, was discovered by the shift supervisor, who freed him from the equipment. He goes on...

UPDATE: Kelowna girl found

UPDATE: 9 a.m. June 18, 2013 Hayley Blair, 15, who was reported missing from her home in the 700 block of Hollydell Road yesterday has been found. 2:05 p.m. June 17, 2013 Kelowna RCMP are hoping you've seen Hayley Blair. The 15 year old girl went missing from her home in the 700 block of...

Vancouver tourists take unexpected dip in Shuswap River

Two people from Vancouver avoided hypothermia after tipping their canoe in the Shuswap River in Enderby on the weekend. Vernon RCMP say the pair ended up in the swift, high water when their canoe overturned Saturday, June 15 at around 3:15 p.m. They were trapped on the east side of the river in an inlet....

Strange but beautiful halo on the sun

A strange phenomenon in the south Okanagan sky Saturday afternoon. So strange, that people started taking pictures of the sun with their mobile phones and sending those pictures out into the world on Twitter. It was what some called a rainbow around the sun. Others referred to the atmospheric anomaly as sun dogs. "Just looked...

RCMP using lasers to catch speeding drivers

North Okanagan Traffic Services were busy handing out tickets on Highway 97 between Vernon and Kelowna Friday afternoon. The officers were out with their Lazer Speed equipment near Crystal Waters Road. For the third Friday in a row, the RCMP impounded drivers' vehicles for excessive speed. This time two drivers were caught. One was going...

RCMP on hunt for hit and run driver

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP need your help to find the driver involved in a hit and run early Sunday morning. Investigators are looking for witnesses to the crash at Columbia Street and Summit Drive around 5:20 a.m. "A Nissan Sentra was travelling in the left hand turn lane and turned left onto Summit off...