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Firefighters snuff out kitchen fire in Kelowna home
KELOWNA – Four residents and their pets can't return home after a fire broke out…
Trailer, vehicle and camper catch fire at Summerland nursery
SUMMERLAND – A fire yesterday evening caused extensive damage to an office, vehicle and camper…
Former Barriere fire chief and newspaper publisher facing child pornography charges
KAMLOOPS – After leaving his position as publisher at the North Thompson Star Journal, Al…
North Okanagan house fire uncovers marijuana grow-op
LUMBY – A weekend fire in the North Okanagan lead RCMP to basement marijuana grow-op.…
Passerby alerts Vernon residents to midnight house fire
VERNON – The occupants of a home that caught fire late last night made it…
Vernon man charged with 15 new counts of arson including Kin Race Track fire
ALREADY CHARGED WITH FOUR ARSONS, CHILD PORN VERNON – Two years after a rash of…
Kelowna firefighters battle mobile home blaze
KELOWNA – Yesterday evening, firefighters battled a house fire in a Lakeshore Road mobile home…
Fire consumes North Okanagan barn
SPALLUMCHEEN – A North Okanagan barn went up in flames Friday. The fire started around…
UPDATE: Fireplace renovations result in Okanagan Falls house fire
OKANAGAN FALLS – Mac Geregoodoff and his wife could only stand in the street and…
Second incident this month at Vernon museum leaves front door shattered
VERNON – It's the second unpleasant surprise staff at the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives…
Downtown Kelowna home severely damaged in kitchen fire
KELOWNA – A downtown resident managed to avoid injury after waking up to find a…
Fire crews jump quickly on West Kelowna wildfire
WEST KELOWNA – Firefighters acted quickly to stop spread of wildfire to nearby home in…
Open burning bans to be rescinded for parts of Kamloops fire centre
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Starting tomorrow morning, Sept. 16, two of the current open burning bans in…
Downed power lines challenged crews fighting suspicious Rutland fire
KELOWNA – Fire crews had to be careful around downed electrical lines while fighting a…
Investigators ‘looking at the bigger picture’ as suspicious fires spike in Vernon neighbourhood
VERNON – Another suspicious fire is under investigation in the Vernon area. This time, BX-Swan…
Charges recommended against Enderby youth for fire at high school
ENDERBY – Police are recommending charges of arson and mischief against an Enderby youth who…
Fire near Vernon’s Adventure Bay suspected to be human-caused
VERNON – An aggressive wildfire that forced the evacuations of 60 people over the weekend…
Suspicious fire at former Vernon Legion under investigation
VERNON – A suspicious fire at the former Legion building in downtown Vernon early this…
UPDATE: Wildfire west of downtown Enderby now out and under investigation
ENDERBY – Emergency personnel weren’t taking any chances with a wildfire just west of downtown…
Accidental gun shot identified as cause of North Okanagan house fire
LUMBY – A devastating house fire in Lumby was caused by an accidental gun shot,…
Fire rips through North Okanagan lumber mill
NEAR SPALLUMCHEEN – A witness says a fire at a North Okanagan lumber yard this…
Vernon man sentenced for setting fire outside pet shop had history of arson
LIGHTING FIRES MADE HIM FEEL BETTER VERNON – In sentencing a Vernon man to three…
Open burning bans begin this weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Poorly planned open burning has led to dozens of wildfires in the Kamloops…
Rescuer recalls intense moments after Armstrong car crash
SPALLUMCHEEN – One of the bystanders who helped a mother and son out of a…