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Vernon man who threatened to kill cops, soup kitchen staff gets jail time
September 11, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A North Okanagan man previously found in contempt of court for swearing at the judge has been released from jail having pleaded guilty to threatening staff at a soup kitchen and telling police officers he was going to kill them.
Keremeos senior texted daughters before slashing wife's throat, stabbing himself
September 10, 2025 - 6:00 PM

In the minutes before Keremeos senior Brian Reum sliced his wife's throat with a knife before stabbing himself in the chest, he sent a text message to his daughters.
No housing plan for Kelowna man released after police dog attack
September 09, 2025 - 4:48 PM

A Kelowna man who tried to sue the RCMP after he was badly bitten by a police dog told a judge he had nowhere to live and had been barred from all the city's shelters shortly before being released.
Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas
August 30, 2025 - 3:00 PM

Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc is back. So are the stars of “Wicked” and the animals of “Zootopia.”
Drugs, cash, weapons seized as police target crime in downtown West Kelowna
August 19, 2025 - 2:37 PM

Police in West Kelowna have been targeting crime in the city's downtown over the past several weeks making arrests and seizing drugs, cash and weapons.
'Kill God, kill yourself:' Mentally ill Kelowna man stabbed cop in eye, asked to be shot
July 29, 2025 - 6:00 PM

It was shortly before midnight when Kelowna RCMP Const. Jason Tymofichuk responded to what he called a "fairly routine" call from a supportive housing unit.
Terrifying 12-hour ordeal: Enderby man jailed for lengthy assault on ex
July 23, 2025 - 1:37 PM

CONTENT ADVISORY - This article deals with intimate partner violence
Traffic jam: RCMP clean up blueberry spill on B.C. highway
July 09, 2025 - 1:14 PM

MISSION, B.C. — Police in Mission, B.C., say they were recently called to a "juicy incident" which then set off a series of puns from the local RCMP detachment.
Kamloops killer found not criminally responsible due to mental illness
July 03, 2025 - 3:46 PM

A Kamloops jury found a man who stabbed four men in 2020, killing one, is not criminally responsible due to his mental illness.
Wildfire of note downgraded in B.C., remains burning out of control
June 20, 2025 - 11:42 AM

A recent soaking of rain in northeastern British Columbia has helped to remove the one remaining fire out of the so-called wildfire of note category, although the Summit Lake blaze is still labelled as burning out of control.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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