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Police tape cordons off the motel room where Alishia Lemp was found dead in February 2020.

Woman charged with murder after death at Vernon motel released on bail

A 28-year-old woman charged with the second-degree murder of Alishia Lemp, who was found dead in a Vernon motel room in February 2020, has been granted bail. Today, June 28, at the Vernon Co ...More...

FILE PHOTO - Not only is the film industry in the Okanagan booming, it has become a film centre, according to the film commissioner. The industry in the Okanagan is expanding exponentially and has become an established centre for both movies and television shows. It’s no longer just a movie location.

'A place to make films': Okanagan movie industry coming of age

Not only is the film industry in the Okanagan booming, it has become a film centre, according to the film commissioner. The industry in the Okanagan is expanding exponentially and has become ...More...

An afternoon of rain flooded parts of Highway 97 near Monte Lake on June 28, 2022. A mudslide blocked a lane of traffic before 5 p.m.

Mudslide hampers Highway 97 traffic near Monte Lake

A mudslide along Highway 97 is reducing traffic to a single lane between Monte Lake and Falkland. An afternoon of rain began washing water over the highway today, June 28, as a storm system ...More...

Eclectic lineup for Music in the Park's return to Kamloops this summer

The much-loved Music in the Park is returning to Kamloops this summer with a fresh and funky musical lineup. It is the first time the family-friendly daily concerts in Riverside Park are hap ...More...

Suspected murder-suicide in Peachland

Two people are dead after a suspected murder-suicide in Peachland. A woman called Kelowna RCMP around 4:30 p.m. yesterday, June 27, after her friend told her a homicide had taken place and t ...More...

Fast moving severe thunderstorm prompts warning for South Thompson, Nicola

Nickel-sized hail is a possibility this afternoon in the South Thompson and Nicola as a sever thunderstorm moves through the region. Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm warning ...More...

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Woman charged with murder after death at Vernon motel released on bail June 28, 2022 - 7:00 PM
Two suspects dead, six officers injured in B.C. bank shooting June 28, 2022 - 6:49 PM
'A place to make films': Okanagan movie industry coming of age June 28, 2022 - 6:00 PM
Mudslide hampers Highway 97 traffic near Monte Lake June 28, 2022 - 5:07 PM
Eclectic lineup for Music in the Park's return to Kamloops this summer June 28, 2022 - 4:22 PM
B.C. Premier John Horgan to resign in the fall after leadership review June 28, 2022 - 3:33 PM
Suspected murder-suicide in Peachland June 28, 2022 - 2:18 PM
Fast moving severe thunderstorm prompts warning for South Thompson, Nicola June 28, 2022 - 1:25 PM

Katie Potts (left) after her accident July 11, 2021.

Woman finds Salmon Arm couple who saved her life after Coquihalla crash

A Lower Mainland woman who says she would not be alive today if it wasn’t for a Salmon Arm couple has reconnected with her saviours to thank them. Katie Potts, from Maple Ridge, was travelling along the Coquihalla, July 11, 2021, with

'Unique terroir': B.C. wine labels will now recognize smaller growing regions in Okanagan

To better define the characteristics that distinguish Okanagan wines from one another, six new areas in the valley will soon be highlighted on bottles of B.C. wine. The new labels will highlight Lake Country, two parts of the Kelowna area a

Massachusetts lawyer charged with trying to bribe cop in marijuana case

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts lawyer has pleaded not guilty to federal charges he tried to bribe the Medford police chief to get help in opening a recreational marijuana dispensary on behalf of a client. Court records say that Somervi

The former Monkey's Playhouse daycare is slated for redevelopment.

Plans afoot to replace former daycare in Kelowna with apartments

Monkey’s Playhouse was one of Kelowna’s better known child care facilities until it closed in about 2012. Now, a decade later, the former church site is subject to a rezoning and development application to build a 150-unit, six-storey