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UPDATE: Manhunt in Vernon leads to arrests in Kelowna

VERNON - RCMP have four people in custody after members launched a manhunt this morning in response to a report of shots fired in downtown Vernon.  According to Global Okanagan, police contained an area near Polson Park to search for three suspects near the Green Valley Motel. Close to noon, plainclothes Kelowna RCMP officers spotted...

Body discovered on Skaha Lake Road

PENTICTON - A police investigation has been launched to find out what happened to a person found dead on Skaha Lake Road this morning. The body was discovered in front of an apartment building in the 3900 block of Skaha Lake Road by a couple taking an early morning walk, according to Global Okanagan. It's...

Police need help finding man who stole elderly woman’s purse

KELOWNA - Police are looking for the man who allegedly stole an elderly woman's purse Monday morning. The 79-year-old woman was walking home in the 700 block of Badke Road and pulling a folding cart full of groceries when she was shoved to the ground and her purse was taken at 10:05 a.m. Aug. 11....

COSAR team rescues injured horseback rider

WEST KELOWNA - COSAR was called to help with a rescue after a man riding horseback along a remote stretch of Okanagan Lake was thrown and suffered a broken leg Monday. The accident happened at about 7 p.m. Aug. 11 and B.C. Ambulance was called first to help the injured 40-year-old man, but because the...

First Nations alliance launches court challenge of B.C. Treaty process

VANCOUVER – A stack of overlapping land claims by First Nations is a "cancer" within British Columbia's treaty process, says a prominent provincial chief spearheading a court challenge of the decades-old method of negotiating aboriginal rights and title in the province.

Robin Williams, 63, has died

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Oscar-winner Robin Williams, whose free-form comedy and adept impressions dazzled audiences for decades, has died in an apparent suicide. He was 63. The Marin County Sheriff's Office says Williams was pronounced dead at his home in California on Monday. The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation shows the cause of...

How this guy got all his ducks in a row

A Russian farmer had a unique idea the day they were handing out superpowers. If a town is ever overrun with ducks—think Pied Piper—he's your man. Also in Trending Now, Jimmy Kimmel takes on Kim Kardashian in a diaper changing challenge, Ellen presents the best of Kevin the Cashier and Christina Hendricks brings '60s style...

UPDATE: Kelowna teen found safe and sound

UPDATE: The Kelowna RCMP say a teenager reported missing July 24 has been found and he is safe. KELOWNA - RCMP need help finding a Kelowna teenager who has been missing for two weeks. Orin Lucas was last seen July 24 and police think he may be avoiding police because he is still active on...