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South Okanagan produce store asks for local support after business declines due to wildfire
A South Okanagan produce stand and store is asking residents for help to support their…
Motorhome fire blocked Highway 3, east of Osoyoos
A motorhome caught on fire this afternoon and caused the closure of Highway 3, east…
No injuries in weekend motorhome blaze near Osoyoos
The two individuals in a motorhome that caught fire and closed Highway 3 east of…
520 ha wildfire causing partial closure of Trans-Canada near Hope
A large wildfire burning close to the Trans-Canada Highway is still causing partial closure today.…
UPDATE: Winds expected to increase wildfire activity near Highway 3
The B.C. Wildfire Service is expecting fire activity will increase this afternoon on a wildfire…
Kamloops emergency overnight shelter spread thin with cold winter conditions
Cold, wet winter weather is creating a dangerous situation for people in the homeless community…
Fire that destroyed Lake Country home not considered suspicious
A fire the tore through a Lake Country home this past weekend was likely sparked…
A day in the life of a BC paramedic
We know their wailing sirens and the look of the large, flashy ambulance racing down…
New wildfire evacuation orders issued in Central Okanagan
Evacuation orders are coming in fast and furious today from the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations…
New and old wildfires prompt evacuation orders in South Okanagan
Hundreds of properties in the South Okanagan and Similkameen regions are under evacuation order because…
Cooler weather helps but smoky skies hinder wildfire fight in South Okanagan
Cooler weather is mitigating the wildfire situation in the South Okanagan and Similkameen, however air…
Do you have what it takes to be an ambulance call taker in Kamloops?
BC Emergency Health Services is looking to hire full-time emergency medical call takers at the…
Cops use Narcan to save a life in downtown Kelowna
A pair of officers patrolling downtown Kelowna were in the right place at the right…
City evacuates 25 homes at Penticton mobile home park due to potential rockslide
The residents of 25 homes in a Penticton mobile home park were evacuated earlier today…
Snowmobiler killed in backcountry near Golden
A snowmobiler was killed in the backcountry near Frigate Mountain in Donald on Sunday, one of…
Highly-anticipated 24-hour emergency vet clinic opens in Kamloops
A much-needed 24-hour emergency veterinary clinic has opened its doors in Kamloops after almost two…
UPDATE: Heavy manufacturing facility destroyed by fire in West Kelowna
Fire crews have a handle on the industrial fire that broke out in West Kelowna…
It wasn’t an explosive in Kelowna’s City Park, it was a smoke grenade
KELOWNA – It was a long night in Kelowna's City Park last night as the…
Car rolls onto roof in Glenmore Road accident
LAKE COUNTRY – A car was flipped onto its roof and a driver was sent…
Kamloops and Okanagan cities not ready to call climate change an emergency
KELOWNA – It might be the end of the world as we know it, but…
Four families evacuated after West Kelowna fire
WEST KELOWNA – Four local families are looking for new accommodations this morning after an…
West Kelowna hotel evacuated after chemical mixture
WEST KELOWNA – One person was sent to hospital and the Best Western Hotel was…
North Okanagan sawmill workshop gutted by fire
ENDERBY – Fire completely gutted the workshop of an Enderby sawmill yesterday evening. The fire…
UPDATE: Vernon’s Village Green Mall was evacuated because someone pulled the fire alarm
VERNON – Customers and employees of Village Green Centre mall began streaming out of the…