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OKIB staff met with weed police months before raid
A recent bust of unlicensed pot stores on the Okanagan Indian Band's Green Mile appears…
iN PHOTOS: Jack-o-lanterns glowing bright in Kamloops, Okanagan
Many residents in Kamloops and the Okanagan have gone to work carving pumpkins for Halloween…
Developer trying again to get controversial highrise built in downtown Kelowna
The building planned for the former Kelowna RCMP detachment has been the subject of multiple…
RCMP take down Canada’s biggest drug ‘superlab’ in North Okanagan
BC RCMP dismantled the largest and most sophisticated drug superlab in the country in the…
Thompson-Okanagan has lowest employment rate in B.C.
The Thompson-Okanagan region has the lowest employment rate in the province, and unemployment is back…
Steep fine for Kelowna pub that sold teen a can of stout
A Kelowna brewpub has been fined $7,000 for serving a 17-year-old a can of stout.…
Randy Bachman and BTO getting ready to rock Penticton
Bachman Turner-Overdrive is hitting the road for the Back in Overdrive Tour 2025 and there…
Defiant and controversial: Kamloops mayor digs in with half of term left
There are few signs in the Kamloops mayor's office that he spent time personalizing it…
Keremeos man who attacked city hall staff with sledgehammer on day release
A BC man who was found not criminally responsible after he smashed up Keremeos village…
New stand-up comedy trends boost industry in Okanagan, Kamloops
The stand-up comedy scene in Kamloops and the Okanagan is thriving and evolving due in…
High price of addiction treatment in Kelowna leaves families desperate
Addiction treatment can cost people tens of thousands of dollars, and the few publicly-funded services…
BC nurse swiped narcotics from work, then worked while high
A BC nurse with a history of swiping narcotics from work has been suspended for…
Peachland strata loses legal battle over geothermal costs
A BC Tribunal has ruled that a Peachland strata acted "significantly unfairly" after it charged…
If you lost it, this West Kelowna man and his metal detector can probably find it
A West Kelowna man has been looking for other people's lost rings with his metal…
Kamloops mayor must apply to council to get back on regional district, airport authority
Kamloops mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was removed from his seat on the regional district board of…
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS: Optimistic outlook for Kamloops, Okanagan ski conditions this winter
There was a late start to the ski season last year, but conditions at ski…
Estranged husband charged with wife’s murder in West Kootenays
RCMP have arrested and charged a man with murder following his wife’s death near Trail.…
Self-appointed watchdogs say they’re watching Kamloops council for you
A newly formed Kamloops city hall watchdog group is keeping tabs on the local government…
iN VIDEO: Mayor abruptly leaves council meeting over proposed Kamloops shelter
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was reluctant to accept that he has a conflict of interest with…
North Okanagan man sent to prison for revenge porn uploads
At one point after their relationship was over North Okanagan resident Ansen George Hannah sent…
‘Deeply disturbing’: Judge says Vernon man’s online kidnap, torture writings have real-world consequences
Acting on a tip from a member of the public, police organized a sting operation…
iN PHOTOS: Winter wonderland on the way to Okanagan, Kamloops
Ready or not, the winter season is coming to Kamloops and the Okanagan with snow…
‘Time to slow down’: West Kelowna council prepares for a more frugal budget
West Kelowna city council is preparing the budget for the upcoming year. Recent expensive projects…
Big jump for Central Okanagan real estate listings, but sales still way down
Real estate sales in the Central Okanagan have started to pick up with the September…