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Police on hunt for Kelowna public art vandals
RCMP are on the lookout for four suspects who investigators believe were involved in knocking…
Jeep driver killed in crash with logging truck near Williams Lake
The driver of a Jeep Gladiator died in a crash with a logging truck west…
Legendary rockers Finger Eleven add Vernon to North America tour
One of the best selling bands to emerge from the Great White North will be…
iN PHOTOS: Amazing captures of Perseids meteor shower in Kamloops, Okanagan
The Perseids meteor shower reached its peak over the weekend and some shutterbugs were able…
Farmers not backing down on Kamloops irrigation shutdown
Westsyde Kamloops farmers were told their city-run irrigation would be shut off by the end…
Pedestrian struck and killed on highway in Similkameen
A 48-year-old South Okanagan woman was killed walking on Highway 3 in Cawston last night.…
Vernon RCMP release image of suspect in business assault
Police have released an image of a suspect they believe assaulted an employee at a…
Astros’ Singleton ponders what career could have been if minor league marijuana testing ended sooner
HOUSTON (AP) — In 2018, Jon Singleton requested his release from the Houston Astros after…
Alberta bid winner for donair costume says all about provincial pride — and lettuce
EDMONTON – The Edmonton business owner who forked out $16,000 in a government-sponsored bidding war…
TRENDING NOW: When you’re the father of daughters
This guy is the hands down winner of dad of the year. And can we…
Commercial land near Vernon Golf Course sells for $4 million
A 2.67-acre commercial property across from Vernon Golf and Country Club has sold for $4…
More than $20,000 in e-bikes nabbed from Kamloops store during power outage
While emergency crews were tackling a fire in downtown Kamloops last night, thieves saw their…
Unique volunteer opportunity in Penticton: parade float driver
Penticton Peach Festival has a rather unique volunteer opportunity. Organizers of the annual event, which…
Air conditioners ‘a necessity’ as BC heat breaks records set almost a century ago
VANCOUVER – When Nicky Fried and her husband arrived in Vancouver from South Africa more…
Three-quarters of Lake Country building permits more than a year old
Lake Country is a beautiful Okanagan community of about 18,000 souls flanked by Okanagan, Wood…
Out of control wildfires spark evacuation alerts in the South Okanagan
Two wildfires that have been burning since mid-July southwest of Keremeos triggered evacuation alerts yesterday,…
B.C. wildlife rescue group reports uptick in heat-related calls, hospital admissions
As high temperature records fall across southern British Columbia, a wildlife rescue group is warning…
Suspects identified in Kelowna public art vandalism case
RCMP have identified four suspects investigators believe were involved in vandalizing a bronze statue in…
iN PHOTOS: Injuries part of the job for Kelowna-based freestyle motocross riders
Riding freestyle motocross is a punched ticket to the hospital emergency ward. For those who…
8 more heat records broken in Thompson-Okanagan as wildfire smoke moves in
Lytton hit 42.2 Celsius yesterday, Aug. 15, shattering its old record high for the day…
Flaring wildfire near Keremeos traps backcountry campers as only road is cut
An airborne assessment is underway for a wildfire in southern British Columbia that has grown…
Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna dwarfed by current season
KELOWNA, B.C. – It's been about five years since Jesse Zeman began a summer ritual…
Wildfire in Kelowna’s Mission Creek park quickly extinguished
A small wildfire was broke out today in one of Kelowna’s most popular parks. The…
Divers recover body of kayaker missing in Kalamalka Lake near Vernon
The body of a missing kayaker caught in a storm on Kalamalka Lake last month…