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More than $20,000 in e-bikes nabbed from Kamloops store during power outage
August 15, 2023 - 7:00 PM

While emergency crews were tackling a fire in downtown Kamloops last night, thieves saw their opportunity and broke into a bike shop during the power outage the fire sparked.
iN PERSPECTIVE: Riding the bus in Kamloops saves money but comes with a price
July 24, 2022 - 7:00 AM
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Relying on the bus system in Kamloops requires patience, and sometimes a plan B, in a city that still relies heavily on cars.
Penticton vigilante group patrols streets to fight property crime
July 13, 2022 - 7:00 AM

A Penticton business owner is one of many fed up with property crime and petty theft in the city and he's organizing a group to retrieve stolen items.
iN PHOTOS: Racers try to finish this 1,000-km KVR trail ride from Merritt to Fernie in 3 days
March 27, 2022 - 7:55 AM

Thousands of people leisurely cycle the Okanagan Rail Trail each year, getting a smooth ride even on road bikes.
Rutland doesn't need more supportive housing yet, says Kelowna Lake Country MLA
June 14, 2019 - 11:43 AM

KELOWNA - In an open letter to Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, local MLA Norm Letnick made a plea for Rutlanders to be spared from another supportive housing project.
Crime, drugs in Kelowna supportive housing complex failing those who want help, resident says
May 07, 2019 - 6:00 AM

KELOWNA - John Smith has slept in Kelowna’s shelters and spent his days on its streets for the better part of a year.
'People in places in time:' A Vernon artist’s intimate portrayal of street life
April 12, 2019 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Peter doesn’t have much: a van, a plastic cooler, poster paper, pencils.
Expensive shades targeted in Penticton Bike Barn break and enter
March 14, 2017 - 1:32 PM

PENTICTON - A well known Penticton business was victimized by a thief or thieves early yesterday morning.
YEAR IN REVIEW: A year's worth of odd crimes that just didn't pay
January 01, 2017 - 10:30 AM

Cities in the Thompson and Okanagan regions had no shortage of oddball crimes in 2016.
Mountain Equipment Co-op coming to Kelowna
July 15, 2015 - 10:22 AM

KELOWNA - Outdoor enthusiasts will soon have another option when shopping for outdoor gear, Mountain Equipment Co-op has announced it is coming to Kelowna next spring.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

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