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Penticton food truck owner caught with $10,000 of fentanyl
June 24, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Despite being caught with $10,000 worth of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, a 57-year-old Penticton food truck owner says she's turned her life around enough she shouldn't go to jail.
No jail for erratic Vernon Cadillac driver caught with ounce of fentanyl
June 17, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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A 50-year-old BC man, caught driving his Cadillac erratically in Vernon, won't go to jail after two dozen bags of fentanyl and carfentanyl were found in his vehicle.
Kelowna’s new Tesla dealership is ready to go despite tanking stock
March 14, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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Kelowna’s long-awaited Tesla dealership and service centre is ready for customers despite the controversy surrounding the car company's CEO Elon Musk and the fact that the company’s stock has taken a 30 per cent nosedive in the last month.
Kelowna man arrested with car key fob programmer
January 09, 2025 - 5:07 PM

A Kelowna man was caught in a stolen car this morning with a device used to reprogram car key fobs.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
April 16, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Judge locks bank accounts of Okanagan business owner, suspected drug supplier
February 20, 2024 - 7:30 AM

An Okanagan man suspected of using his car dealership and mortgages to hide drug money had his bank accounts frozen by a judge.
The City of Kamloops has a Porsche. Here's where it came from
August 10, 2023 - 7:13 AM
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The City of Kamloops is trying to show that crime doesn't pay by displaying a newly acquired Porsche that was originally obtained by crime.
This Vernon-built electric car can take you shopping or for a round of golf
March 12, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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Electric golf carts have been zipping around golf courses and resorts for decades.
Stranded UK farmhand 'overwhelmed' by kindness in Kamloops
March 01, 2023 - 7:00 AM

A farmhand and blogger from the UK who got stranded in Kamloops after her car broke down said she is “baffled and overwhelmed” by the outpouring of kindness from the community.
The journey from Ukraine to Penticton and a new life
February 21, 2023 - 3:50 PM

Until last year, Oleg Varnystka had never held a gun but he now carries an AK-47 and risks his life on the front lines to defend his Ukrainian homeland.
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Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
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Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
An Invermere woman who attempted to sue her real estate agent because she didn't like her neighbours or the fact that the town was culling deer has been ordered to pay special costs because of her behaviour over the seven years of litigation.

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