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iN VIDEO: Party animals crash South Okanagan koi pond

Oliver resident Edwin Dukes is on holiday with his wife on the Sunshine Coast and recently checked his outdoor security cameras only to find four

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The fight against Kelowna’s plan to spend $135M on two kilometres of road

Buried in a city plan, that isn’t exactly leisurely reading, is a plan for a two kilometre stretch of road in Kelowna with a price tag of $1

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Pilot project will recycle plastic farm waste in Kamloops area

Bale wrap and other bulky agricultural plastic can now by recycled through a Thompson-Nicola region pilot project. The program will divert f

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Drunk driving BC cop who pointed handgun at civilian loses job

An off-duty BC Mountie, who pointed a handgun at two civilians while drunk behind the wheel of his Ford F-350, has lost his job. RCMP Const.

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Okanagan MLA's controversial anti-trans youth bill voted down in leg

Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong tabled a bill restricting transgender youth and it was voted down in the legislature today.

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Homeless Penticton man sent to jail for pulling knife on bylaw officer

A Penticton man who pulled a knife on a female bylaw officer and threatened to kill her was sentenced to 10 months in jail and placed on probation

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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever