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Failed effort to disqualify Kamloops councillor from office ends with $18K in legal bills
A judge ordered the petitioners to pay the City of Kamloops' and Coun. Mike O'Reilly's legal expenses.
Controversial Okanagan MLA joins new BC political party
Vancouver-Quilchena Dallas Brodie MLA and Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong are the first two members of the One BC Party with Brodie the registered interim leader.
RCMP identify human remains found near Kamloops; foul play suspected
Jordan Dean Nande, 27, went missing in March 2023.
iN PHOTOS: Cyclists enjoy new trail between Peachland and West Kelowna
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"It’s quite hilly and incredibly scenic, you can see all across the lake."
Big White spending $9.4M on winter and summer upgrades
“All of these enhancements play a role in our long-term vision for modernization.”
Convicted flasher charged with exposing himself in Penticton
The man has a history of committing disturbing acts in public.
Interior Health backs West Kelowna on Rose Valley water treatment plant issues
The Rose Valley Reservoir, where the treatment plant gets its water, has contaminants like manganese because of the 2023 wildfires.
Serial Kamloops rapist sentenced to ten years in prison
Joel Eric Carlson was convicted in 2024 for sexually assaulting five women over a six-year period.
Court rules West Kelowna acted ‘unfairly’ doubling developer’s costs
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The developer begrudgingly paid the $750,000 because tenants were waiting to move in.
iN NUMBERS: How Kamloops, Okanagan took on the housing crisis in 2024
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Some figures are worth bragging about while others, not so much.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna gardener gets unusual wetland visitor
A western painted turtle scooted across a garden in Kelowna a few days ago at…
Safety improvements coming to Highway 97 intersections in Peachland
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The provincial government plans to make a few intersections on Highway 97 in Peachland safer this summer.
Kelowna RCMP hand out 70 traffic tickets during enforcement blitz
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“With the warmer weather now upon us, the Kelowna Municipal Traffic Unit is continuing its efforts to target speeders, distracted drivers using cell phones, all with the goal of making our roads safer for everyone in the community.”
You can BYOB to Riverside Park in Kamloops this summer
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Parkgoers will be allowed their own liquor near the Riverside bandshell daily until October in a one-season pilot project.
Direct indictments in place for all four accused in Penticton murder
All four had been scheduled to have preliminary hearings, however, those will not take place now as trial dates are expected to be set soon.