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RCMP seize drugs, weapons during raid at Kelowna home
One man was arrested after the Kelowna RCMP found drugs, cash and drug paraphernalia at a…
Rebuild of Kelowna’s popular Olympia Greek Taverna underway
Work is finally underway to rebuild a popular Greek restaurant in Kelowna, gutted by fire,…
Rutland residents fear downtown Kelowna’s problems are being dumped on them
There’s a string of tents next to the Okanagan Rail Trail in downtown Kelowna where…
Homeless following ‘welfare’ office to Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood?
There’s been a visible increase of suspected homeless people hanging around the streets of Rutland…
Rutland’s healthcare services just got more accessible
Healthcare in Rutland is set to become more accessible with two new health centres opening…
Kelowna mayor’s crime task force falls flat in Rutland
Tom Dyas is presenting the findings of his year-long Mayor’s task force on crime reduction…
VIDEO: Balcony fire in Rutland
KELOWNA – No one was home when a fire broke out on the patio of an apartment on the corner of Mills Road and Highway 33 Tuesday afternoon. Platoon captain Eric Simpson says the fire started just after 4 p.m. in the second floor unit of 123 Mills Road. It originated on the patio and...
Suspected burglars nabbed by Kelowna RCMP in stolen truck
KELOWNA - A pair of burglars didn’t make it easy for Kelowna RCMP to catch them, but in the end, they wound up behind bars and earned a date with a judge today. RCMP says it all started with a report of a stolen Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck just before 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan....
Kelowna truck fire sparks suspicion
KELOWNA - A pair of vehicle fires in the Rutland area, one of them suspicious, has sparked the interest of Kelowna RCMP. Police are considering a fire in a white Chevorlet pickup found in the 500 block of Hollydell Road around 10:30 p.m. yesterday, Jan. 4, suspicious, RCMP spokesman Const. Jesse O’Donaghey says. A passing...
Kelowna suspects charged with stealing truck, dirtbike and fleeing police
KELOWNA – Two Kelowna men have been charged in connection with the theft of a truck and several break-ins earlier this week. RCMP allege that 31-year-old Walter Mitchell and 38-year-old Heath Anderson stole the Dodge Ram 2500 from a residence on Froelich Road in Rutland just before 10 a.m. Jan. 5. They also allege the...
SUV takes out fire hydrant flooding Kelowna intersection
KELOWNA – No one was hurt when a SUV took out a fire hydrant in Kelowna just after midnight, sending water gushing and flooding an intersection. The driver of a Ford Escape hit the hydrant at Highway 33 and Gerstmar Road around 12:15 a.m., Dec. 20, according to Kelowna Fire Department Platoon Capt. John Kelly....
Empty Kelowna house badly damage by fire
KELOWNA – Fire crews put out a blaze in an unoccupied house in Rutland this morning and a fire investigator is looking for the cause. Kelowna firefighters were called to the fire at a house in the 200-block of Dougall Road North at about 6:30 a.m., Dec. 12. The first crew on the scene reported...
UPDATE: Missing West Kelowna woman found
UPDATE: 1:32 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 WEST KELOWNA - RCMP say Virginia Denomie has returned home safe and sound. Thanks to the media and the public for their assistance, police say. 1:05 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 WEST KELOWNA - Police are asking for your help to locate a missing West Kelowna woman. RCMP...
Sexual touching incident Halloween night in Kelowna
KELOWNA – RCMP are looking for a man suspected of sexually touching an underage girl in Kelowna Halloween night. Police say a man with a dark beard and dressed as a woman, sexually touched the girl in the Rutland area around 8 p.m., Oct. 31. RCMP aren’t saying exactly were in Rutland the incident happened....
Half-naked man assaults woman walking to work in Rutland
KELOWNA - Police need help identifying a half-naked man who grabbed the buttocks of a 24-year-old Kelowna woman on her way to work. The woman was walking near the intersection of Mills Road and Highway 33 in Rutland just before 7 a.m. today, Oct. 14, when a man wearing nothing below the waist grabbed her...