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Good Creek fire in Okanagan Mountain Park still headed toward Kelowna
KELOWNA – Overnight winds consistently near 20 km/h and gusting to 40 km/h from the…
UPDATE: More evacuation alerts near Summerland for Mount Eneas wildfire
UPDATE: Another 49 properties were put on evacuation alert today by the Regional District of…
Highway 97 reopens between Summerland and Peachland
PEACHLAND – Highway 97 has reopened between Summerland and Peachland this morning. The very busy…
Eneas Mountain fire grows to 1,000 ha; new evacuation alerts
PENTICTON – The Eneas Mountain wildfire, which has grown to 1,000 hectares today, continues to…
UPDATE: Highway 97 south of Peachland reopens temporarily
PEACHLAND – RCMP have temporarily reopened Highway 97 near Peachland after it was closed in…
Emergency operations warns of flood threat on Okanagan Lake from high winds in Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – High winds forecast for this weekend could cause foreshore flooding in the…
Peachland declares local state of emergency
PEACHLAND – The District of Peachland declared a local state of emergency today after a…
Regional district warns of freshet flooding on streams and creeks in Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – People living next to creeks and streams who have experienced flooding before…
Boil water notice for parts of south east Kelowna, Peachland could be next
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Increased snow melt in the surrounding mountains has forced a boil water…
Police identify man found dead in his truck near Myra Canyon
KELOWNA – RCMP say they have identified the man found dead in his vehicle near…
Rockslide slowing down traffic on Highway 97 in Peachland
WEST KELOWNA – A rockslide is affecting traffic on Highway 97 in Peachland this afternoon.…
NOT GUILTY: Peachland man innocent of sexual assault charges
KELOWNA – A Peachland man has been found not guilty of breaking into a Kelowna…
Merritt couple charged with mail thefts in Peachland that go back to 2016
KELOWNA – A Merritt couple arrested last week in a stolen RV were also found…
Two taken to hospital after driver crosses into oncoming lane in Peachland
PEACHLAND – Two drivers were sent to hospital today after one of them crossed the…
Mail stealers found living in stolen RV outside Peachland
PEACHLAND – A man and woman police allege were living in a stolen RV near…
Central Okanagan schools facing extreme space crunch
KELOWNA – There’s still challenges but the Central Okanagan school board is going into 2018…
Mounties seek to return jewellry stolen from Peachland and West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Mounties in West Kelowna are trying to reunite people with items stolen…
RCMP volunteers patrolling parking lots across the Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – While you are shopping for the perfect gift, a thief might be looking…
Wildfire in Okanagan Mountain Park behaving as expected
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The fire burning in Okanagan Mountain Park has tripled in size but…
UPDATE: B.C. Wildfire to let human-caused blaze across from Peachland burn under a watchful eye
PEACHLAND – Wildfire officials have confirmed they will not mount a full response to the…
Campfire bans are still in place in parts of B.C.
OKANAGAN – Even though the wildfire threat has been reduced due to rain and cooler…
UPDATE: Finlay Creek wildfire is 65 per cent contained
SUMMERLAND – The Finlay Creek wildfire remains active, however, there are no active evacuation orders or…
Finlay Creek wildfire 15 per cent contained
PENTICTON – The Finlay Creek wildfire has grown, but calm winds and cooler temperatures have…
Calm winds limit fire growth, air attack against Finlay Creek wildfire
PENTICTON – Relatively calm winds are both helping and hindering the battle to contain the…