Rutland
Witnesses say Kelowna driver who critically injured cyclist was drinking, distracted and lied to police
"CAN YOU COME HELP ME STAND UP BECAUSE I'VE JUST BEEN HIT BY A TRUCK" KELOWNA – A cyclist who was hit by a truck and critically injured in Rutland last week told his girlfriend police have the wrong man pegged as the driver. Jill Hamer, 40, had just left dinner with her common-law husband...
Kelowna RCMP call gunshot victim’s story ‘inconsistent’
KELOWNA – A spokesperson for the RCMP says the story a Kelowna man is telling local media about how he came to be shot in Rutland over the weekend doesn’t add up. Cpl. Joe Duncan says Kelowna RCMP were called to reports of gunfire in the 1400 block of Terai Road on Sunday, Sep. 6....
Gunshots ring out in Kelowna; two men wounded
KELOWNA – Two men are in serious condition in hospital after a shooting in Kelowna Sunday night. RCMP responded to a call about shots fired around 10:50 p.m., Sept. 6, at a home in the 1400-block of Terai Road in Rutland. “A male was heard yelling followed by a number of gun shots and then...
Kelowna water utility may soon be forced to restrict use
KELOWNA - As drought-like conditions persist throughout the province people are being asked to cut back on water use, which means water restrictions could be around the corner for Kelowna water utility customers, who have not yet faced restrictions this summer. The province has declared a level three drought in the Okanagan and is sending...
Police confirm identity of Black Mountain murder victim but still no arrests
KELOWNA – RCMP have confirmed the identity of the man found murdered in his home on Black Mountain earlier this week. The body of Amardeep Singh Ahluwalia, 47, was found in his home on Feedham Avenue in the early morning hours of July 7. Police have said very little about the cause of death but...
UPDATE: Young Kelowna man found
Update: RCMP say missing person Ryan Vetter, 20, has been found. —— KELOWNA – RCMP are asking for help to find a missing 20-year-old man with autism who’s been missing for over 24 hours. Police say Ryan Vetter was last seen Saturday morning, May 30, at his home in Rutland. Vetter was wearing glasses, a...
Two people arrested for brandishing weapon at Swankie’s
Kelowna – A man and woman were arrested for brandishing a weapon at a Rutland restaurant Tuesday. Const. Joe Duncan says the pair, a 33-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman with no fixed address, were arrested a few hours after the Swankie's Hot Dog Restaurant on Rutland Road was closed following an incident involving a weapon...
Serious assault in Kelowna puts Armstrong teen in hospital
KELOWNA – A weekend assault in Kelowna has left a teenager from Armstrong in hospital in serious condition. The 18-year-old boy was rushed to hospital at about 9:36 p.m., Saturday, May 9, after he was hit in the head with a blunt object during a fight between two groups of people in Rutland’s Davie Park....
Mother’s Day moose on the loose in Rutland
KELOWNA – A Mother’s Day surprise when a young moose took a stroll through a busy Kelowna neighbourhood on Sunday. Amy Eder was loading her family into the car to go for Mother’s Day breakfast around 8 a.m., May 10, when she saw something big and hairy walking down the road in Rutland. “It was...
Body found in Ben Lee Park
KELOWNA – RCMP say the body of a middle-aged man was found in Ben Lee Park Sunday evening. A group of girls were playing basketball when one of them noticed a man lying prone, within the boards of the outdoor hockey rink around 6:30 p.m., April 26, according to Cpl. Joe Duncan. The identity of...
Big improvements coming for Rutland Centennial Park
KELOWNA - Rutland Centennial Park was officially aquired by the City of Kelowna recently as part of the memorandum of agreement with Rutland Park Society. The purchase price of the park, and right-of-way through the existing parking lot beside Centennial Hall, rang in at $800,000, according to a City of Kelowna media release. The City...
RCMP track phone and footprints to find alleged thief
KELOWNA - Police followed fresh footprints in the snow to find an alleged thief in the act of stealing an off-road vehicle from a Rutland garage Sunday afternoon. RCMP received a report of a break and enter in the 900 block of Old Vernon Road at 2:38 p.m. Jan. 18, 2015, according to a media...
Kelowna family homeless after grease fire
KELOWNA – A family of five find themselves without a place to live after a grease fire in their half of a Kelowna duplex this afternoon, Jan. 10. Kelowna Fire Rescue got the call around 3:30 p.m. about smoke and flames visible at a home at 645 Hollydell Rd. in Rutland. Platoon captain Kelly Stephens...
Butane heater sparks Kelowna house fire
KELOWNA – Kelowna fire crews quickly dealt with a house fire in north Rutland Sunday afternoon, but not before it was badly damage by fire and smoke. Heavy black smoke and flame could be seen as firefighters arrived at the home at 894 Finns Rd. around 2:33 p.m. Platoon captain Kelly Stephens says in a...
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...