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Jail time for pair of North Okanagan men involved in robbery
VERNON – A pair of men who assisted in a robbery at an Armstrong business…
More than 1,400 people in B.C. died of overdose last year
The overdose crisis in B.C. has reached new, devastating heights. According to new numbers released…
Kelowna Daily Courier newsroom shrinks again with staff cuts
Kelowna’s daily newspaper newsroom has shrunk once again with the termination of two senior editorial…
Union blames low pay for high turnover of guards at provincial prisons
The province’s jails are facing some challenges when it comes to recruiting and maintaining staff…
Customers of crooked Kamloops contractor still reeling from financial losses
KAMLOOPS – Shelaigh Garson lost thousands after being conned by a local contractor earlier this…
RCMP air support, police dogs deployed in Vernon to catch suspect
VERNON – Police zeroed in on a suspect who “posed an extreme risk to the…
Health Canada medical grow ops continue to defy regulation
KELOWNA – With attention focused on the looming legalization of cannabis, it’s easy to forget…
Alberta real estate scammer who was hiding in Kelowna charged locally with fraud
KELOWNA – A Calgary man who was hiding in the Okanagan from an Alberta warrant…
Kelowna murder victim was five months pregnant and trying to start new life
KELOWNA – Marilyn Nicholson lost more than a daughter when Russia Nicholson was murdered last…
Vernon home ‘known to police’ shot up Sunday morning
VERNON – Police say a burned out vehicle is related to a nearby incident where…
Safety trumps complaints as Kelowna steadily adds traffic roundabouts
KELOWNA – It’s been ten years now since Kelowna began installing roundabouts at intersections, baffling…
Salmon Arm micro preemie weighing in at 650 grams ‘fighting for her life’
VERNON – She’s only the size of a cob of corn, and is already fighting…
BREAKING: Child pornography charges against alleged Vernon arsonist tossed
VERNON – A Vernon man has been acquitted of all child pornography charges after a…
‘I am terrified’: Vernon woman days away from running out of life-changing drug
VERNON – Time is running out for Melissa Verleg. The Vernon woman, who suffers from…
Arrest warrant issued for Kelowna driver who killed a motorcyclist five years ago
KELOWNA – A B.C. wide warrant has been issued for a Langley man whose distracted…
New trial begins in Kelowna for man accused of drowning his wife for insurance money
KELOWNA – The lawyer who prepared the will of a woman who was drowned near…
Thompson-Okanagan residents urged to conserve water
It's been months since the Southern Interior received any significant rainfall, and now the provincial…
Five boats heading to the Okanagan caught with invasive mussels
KELOWNA – The chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board is concerned about the number…
Kelowna’s Mission neighbourhood could be getting a waste transfer station
KELOWNA – The Regional District is looking into putting a solid waste transfer location in…
VIDEO: An eye-popping love letter to Okanagan Mountain bike trails
KELOWNA – A local videographer has put together a short, but visually-stunning, ode to mountain…
UPDATE: Beautiful weekend in Okanagan could be clouded by smoke
OKANAGAN – There's more hot weather ahead for the Okanagan this weekend, but it could…
An Australian heatwave is coming to Kelowna in October
KELOWNA – A heat wave is coming to Kelowna, and it's bringing multiple muscular Australian…
It’s not a Kelowna IKEA store, but it’s as close as it gets
KELOWNA – An IKEA collection point has opened in Kelowna. The Swedish furniture and houseware…
Firefighters attack small fire near Summerland
SUMMERLAND – B.C. Wildfire Service crews are responding to a fire above Summerland today, July…