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Penticton man says camping rough is better than homeless shelter
April 22, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Wayne McFadden spends his days with his dog Singer sitting in a Penticton parking lot in front of a hand-made billboard made of cardboard and packing pallets.
Kamloops fabricator makes TV debut on 'Rust Valley Restorers'
March 06, 2021 - 6:30 AM

The third season of "Rust Valley Restorers" features a Kamloops fabricator who is hitting TV screens for the first time.
Here’s how highrises manage to stay upright on Kelowna’s silty soils
February 07, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Much of downtown Kelowna, where dozens of highrises have either been built or are in the works, was once swampy land prone to flooding.
North Okanagan artist weaves together wolf sculpture from hundreds of pieces of hand-cut metal
December 12, 2020 - 4:34 PM

An Armstrong artist has weaved hundred of pieces of hand-cut steel fur in the shapes of wolves to create Thompson Rivers University’s latest public art installation celebrating the institution’s 50th anniversary.
Syilx artist Clint George welds oral stories into massive steel sculptures
November 05, 2020 - 7:00 PM

When Clint George (wàpupxn) entered his first art competition at his elementary school in grade three, he didn’t think he could win.
'I was just scared of everybody': Victim of Vernon break-in lost more than possessions
August 28, 2020 - 7:00 AM

In the spring of 2017, Porshia Schultz was very pregnant and working hard in the kitchen stocking the freezer with food in preparation for returning home with her first baby.
Vernon's 'Mission Impossible' robber gets an assist to get his life together
August 25, 2020 - 6:30 AM

A Vernon man who, in a "Mission Impossible-type robbery," crashed through the ceiling of Cash Stop Loans before pointing a gun at an employee and threatening to shoot her, has been sentenced to two years, less a day, so he can continue to get his professional welding ticket. A sentence one day longer would mean he would be transferred to federal jail, where his welding aspirations may not be met.
iN VIDEO: Coquitlam thieves captured on video stealing catalytic converter
August 21, 2020 - 7:30 AM

After a large uptick in thefts of catalytic converters around Coquitlam, police are urging residents to be wary.
$10,000 worth of stolen property seized by RCMP from Rutland home
July 24, 2020 - 12:48 PM

Roughly $10,000 worth of stolen property was found in a Rutland home yesterday morning by Kelowna RCMP officers.
DOCTOR ELECTRONIC: Self-taught Vernon inventor fascinated by everything
October 15, 2019 - 8:30 AM

Dressed in a white lab coat with a long white wispy goatee Garry Garbutt looks every part the scientist and inventor that he is.
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Rooftop wildfire sprinkler protection for new homes good fit for Kamloops: contractor
The idea of adding mandatory rooftop sprinklers on new builds in Kamloops to assist in wildfire protection has been brought to the attention of city council for discussion. With urban sprawl, Kamloops is building next to forests and protect

Wine of the Week: Rigour & Whimsy 2019 Hyperdrive
Rigour & Whimsy is a micro winery in Okanagan Falls featuring hand crafted small lot wines. Costa and Jody Gavaris are the very cool husband and wife team behind the label that have brought a very colourful wave to our wine industry. Cr

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