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Marshall Jones
News is best when it's local, relevant, timely and interesting. That's our focus every day.
We are on the ground in Penticton, Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops to bring you the stories that matter most.
Marshall may call West Kelowna home, but after 16 years in local news and 14 in the Okanagan, he knows better than to tell readers in other communities what is "news' to them. He relies on resident reporters to reflect their own community priorities and needs. As the newsroom leader, his job is making those reporters better, ensuring accuracy, fairness and meeting the highest standards of journalism.
Olivia, Ethan most popular B.C. baby names in 2014, more boys born than girls
VICTORIA – As British Columbia prepares to welcome the first New Year's babies of 2016, the province has released its list of B.C.'s most popular baby names for 2014.
Woman critically injured defending toddler in second B.C. dog attack within week
VANCOUVER – A woman bitten more than 100 times while protecting her three-year-old nephew from a vicious dog is in critical condition following the second such canine attack to take place in British Columbia within a week.
Our very best of 2015: Why your news is incomplete without iNFOnews.ca
This has been a big stepping stone year for us at iNFOnews.ca in so many ways. But the only ones that really matter are the ones that hit the page. These are some of my favourite stories from 2015. Every one of them and dozens more make me proud to work with this team. Nearly...
Alcohol suspected in Kelowna ATV crash with major injuries
KELOWNA - He was likely drunk, wound up in hospital with serious injuries, injured a passenger, faces impaired driving charges and he may still consider New Years Eve day 2015 to be lucky. Had a neighbour not witnessed the 28-year-old man driving wildly with a woman on the back of at ATV on Gordon Drive...
Armed robbery at Vernon marijuana dispensary
VERNON - Police have arrested a man in Chase B.C. after three men pulled handguns and robbed a marijuana dispensary in Vernon around 6 p.m. yesterday, Dec. 30. According to a release from Vernon RCMP, the three men walked away with cash and marijuana products from Black Crow Herbal Dispensary at 2808A 48 Ave. They...
American faces 4 charges after machete attack in downtown Toronto
TORONTO – A security guard said he wasn't really thinking about much in the seconds before rushing a man who had allegedly just attacked another man with a machete in downtown Toronto.
Serious accident south of Penticton sends one to hospital
KALEDEN - One person has been sent to hospital after a head on collision south of Penticton this morning, Dec. 24. Around 7 a.m., a Honda Civic and a Ford pickup truck collided on Highway 97, roughly half a kilometre south of Lakehill Road in Kaleden. The driver of the Civic was taken to hospital...
It’s not Christmas in the Central Okanagan until…
KELOWNA - It's just not Christmas in Kelowna until you've spotted these classic holiday scenes. The Landmark Tree of Hope: It's a spectacle every year in one of the most visible and visited stretches of Kelowna %%image1%% Christmas Express train in Summerland: The old steam locomotive turns into the Okanagan's version of Polar Express. %%image3%% Santa...
Minor injuries after small plane crashes in Vernon
VERNON - One person suffered from minor injuries after a plane leaving from the Vernon Regional Airport had to make a forced landing, the City of Vernon says. The small airplane took off shortly after 3:30 p.m. today, Dec. 23, with a pilot and a passenger and climbed to 300 feet before the pilot noticed...
UPDATE: Coquihalla southbound reopened
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Travellers to the Lower Mainland were delayed this morning because of a road closure on Highway 5 near the Coquihalla Summit. Drive B.C. reported the southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway closed today, Dec. 23, around 9:30 a.m. because of a vehicle incident. The highway was fully reopened by 1:20 p.m. Meanwhile, if...
UPDATED: Missing Kelowna man has been found
UPDATE: 10:20 a.m. Dec. 23. Police say the missing man has been found with self-inflicted wounds and suffering from near hypothermia by hikers near Paul's Tomb on Knox Mountain in Kelowna and apprehended under the Mental Health Act. All personal information has been removed from this post. 10:20 a.m. Dec. 23 KELOWNA - Mounties need...
UPDATE: HIghway 97C re-opened near Brenda Mines
UPDATE: The road closed because of a jack-knifed semi was re-opened around 11:30 a.m. KELOWNA - You probably shouldn't have tried making that trip to the coast, anyway. Highway 97C westbound is closed due to a vehicle incident at the Brenda Mine Road exit, according to Drive B.C. No detour is available and Drive B.C....
Impaired driver discovered after Kelowna crash
KELOWNA - No one was seriously hurt but police say it could have been a Christmas tragedy. Kelowna RCMP was called to the scene of a crash on Highway 97 near Banks Road shortly before 9:30 last night, Dec. 21, Const. Jesse O'Donaghey says in a news release. The 51-year-old driver of a grey 2003...
HOMETOWN TOURIST: The Kettle Valley Steam Railway Christmas Express
SUMMERLAND - For most of us, Summerland is little more than a few orchards along Highway 97, unremarkable except for the beauty it shares with the rest of the Okanagan. If that’s all you know of it, you are missing out on something special. Push your way through the residential areas into Prairie Valley and...
Ottawa stops withholding First Nations funding, halts transparency measures
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government showed more solidarity with Canada's First Nations on Friday as it lifted sanctions against indigenous communities that have not complied with a Conservative spending transparency law.
Mother wins $13.4 million in child support settlement after lengthy court battle
HALIFAX – A fitness model who battled for years to get child support from a wealthy real estate developer has received a $13.4 million out-of-court settlement that her lawyers say is a deterrent to fathers who needlessly delay payments.
RCMP called in to investigate Victoria police chief as allegations mount
VICTORIA – Victoria's embattled police chief has stepped aside as the RCMP and two retired judges oversee multiple investigations into a growing social media scandal.
Police seek cheetah spotted along southeast B.C. highway
CRESTON, B.C. – The RCMP is asking residents in two southeastern B.C. communities to be on the lookout for an adult cheetah.
Central Okanagan director censured, sanctioned and stripped of most duties
KELOWNA - Regional politicians took a rare step today in censuring and sanctioning one of their own, demanding she write an apology and stripping her of the ability to represent her area on several committees. All but three Central Okanagan Regional District directors voted to rebuke Central Okanagan East director Patty Hanson and have her...
Adele says Hello to Vancouver, Seattle
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - One of the world's biggest music stars has included two shows in Vancouver on her North American tour, just one of three Canadian cities. Adele, riding high off the success of her latest album, 25, plans two shows at Rogers Arena in Vancouver July 20 and 21, 2016. Tickets are available Dec. 17. Her...
Not enough evidence to sanction Kelowna cop for payback traffic stop
KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP took no action against one of its own members who created…
TRENDING NOW: Husbands of Instagram
Behind all the duck-faced, faux-candid, perfectly-timed, gut-sucked photos and the millions of others left in the digital trash bin, there's been these guys: The Instagram Husbands. This hilarious mockery of the men and their real struggles to eat food and coffee instead of just photographing them is still fairly new. Please, help this go viral....
Kelowna Mounties make arrests, take drugs and guns
KELOWNA - Police hauled small amounts of several different drugs, along with guns and ammunition, from a bust on a rented suite in the 200 block of McCurdy Road last week, police said today. Spokesperson Cpl. Joe Duncan said a 'short-term investigation' led to a search warrant where they found: Investigators executed the warrant, located...
Why municipalities around the province are watching this crappy situation for West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Westside residents expecting costs for sewage treatment would stabilize this fall shouldn’t…