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Judge throws cold water on this short cut police use to get warrants

LAKE COUNTRY - Police in B.C. may find it a little tougher to obtain a search warrant after a B.C. Supreme Court justice in the Okanagan put a roadblock on a common short cut used by police for years. Justice Gary Weatherill tossed out a search warrant in a Lake Country pot case Oct. 23,...

Police need help solving five-year-old murder

KELOWNA – Five years after Kelowna resident Christopher Daniel Hetu died from multiple gunshots at a park in Kelowna, police are still looking for clues about what happened. Hetu, an unemployed construction worker who was 20 at the time of his death, was found in Millbridge Park suffering from three to five gunshot wounds in...

Alberta man charged with threatening WestJet flight in Kelowna

KELOWNA – A 35-year-old Alberta man, who is living in Summerland, is facing a number of charges in connection with a threat made to a WestJet flight in Kelowna on Saturday. At about 12:24 p.m., someone phoned in a threat regarding the flight scheduled to depart Kelowna for Calgary. Police still refuse to say what...

Fundraising underway for Vernon nurse critically injured in car crash

VERNON – Friends of the Vernon woman seriously hurt in a car crash involving a suspected drunk driver have started a fundraiser for the nurse and mother. Lindsey Hauck, 31, was a passenger in the Pontiac sedan T-boned in the intersection of 30 Avenue and Highway 97 in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct....

Body found near Okanagan College in Kelowna

KELOWNA - Mounties are investigating a report of a body found in a parking lot in Kelowna this morning. The body was discovered inside a maroon coloured mini van parked in the staff parking lot behind the Mission View medical building Oct. 17. Police are releasing few details, but say the death does not appear to...

The race is on for the mayor’s seat in West Kelowna

WEST KELOWNA - Stephen Johnston officially registered yesterday to challenge Doug Findlater for the mayor's seat in the District of West Kelowna. There are three people registered as candidates for mayor. "I'm looking forward to a great campaign and getting our message out," Johnston said in a media release. "I'm excited about promoting a vision...

Plan to hide in bushes a big failure for three alleged mail thieves

KELOWNA - The bushes outside a senior's apartment complex in Kelowna didn't provide enough cover to keep police from finding three alleged mail thieves Thursday. Kelowna RCMP were called to investigate a complaint of a break and enter to the bottom of a the senior's complex located at 1110 block of Lawrence Avenue, Sept. 11....

UPDATE: Lake Country traffic accident claims a life

LAKE COUNTRY - Police were at the scene of a fatal accident in the northbound lanes of Highway 97 near the Pelmewash Parkway turnoff Monday morning. RCMP say the incident happened during the morning commute at 6:24 a.m. A Kelowna man in his early 20's was refueling his car with a jerry can at the...

RCMP seek help finding missing teenage girl

KELOWNA - Starr Harvey has not been seen since last Thursday and RCMP are now asking for help in locating the Kelowna woman. Harvey was last seen Aug. 14 and while police have followed up on several leads and possible sightings she remains missing. The 15-year-old girl is described as First Nations, 5’5”, 128 lbs...

Brush fire ignites in Ellison

KELOWNA - Firefighters from two separate halls were called to contain a wildfire in Ellison Wednesday evening before it spread to a nearby house on Sierra Drive. The 0.5 hectare fire is believed to have started in a large pile of raw timber that neighbours say appeared on the side of the road approximately one...

Talks break down between City of Kelowna and CUPE

KELOWNA – There are no plans for job action just yet as talks between the City of Kelowna and its unionized workers have broken off. “After five days of mediation we were unable to come to agreement,” a Thursday posting on the CUPE Local 338 website says. “Talks were progressing but both sides were unable to...

Site chosen for new West Kelowna Civic Hall

WEST KELOWNA – The District of West Kelowna has settled on a location for a new municipal hall. Mayor Doug Findlater announced Tuesday council had accepted a bid from New Town/Sturgess Group to construct a 24,000 sq. ft. hall at 3641 Elliott Rd. The hall will include a public plaza, office building, up to two...

UPDATE: Charges laid in Ashcroft murder

NEPHEW SEEN DIGGING HOLE IN THE YARD ASHCROFT – A 27-year-old Ashcroft man will face murder charges following the discovery of a body at a residence this morning. Mounties were called to 602 Cedar Street just after 9:30 a.m. to investigate a disturbance. When they arrived, they found a person dead and took Shane Takeshi...