Val Kilmer, the brooding and versatile ‘Top Gun’ actor who also played Batman and Jim Morrison, dies at 65.

April 01, 2025 - 9:50 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Val Kilmer, the brooding and versatile ‘Top Gun’ actor who also played Batman and Jim Morrison, dies at 65.

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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

Real estate sales down while housing inventory up in Central Okanagan
After an uptick in the fall, real estate sales in the Central Okanagan were almost a third below their long-run average last month, while housing inventory hit its highest level in more than a decade. According to BC real estate report The

Hobbyists not happy with spring closure of Kamloops gold panning hot spot
Tranquille River near Kamloops is famous for its gold panning activity, but for the second year in a row it has been closed for the spring, right at the prime time for gold panning. Located
April 03, 2025 6:00 AM
Shuswap MLA denies promoting Trump and western separatism
A Shuswap Conservative MLA accused of promoting western separatism and engaging in pro-Trump messaging on social media says he was misunderstood. BC Conservative David Williams reposted a ma
April 04, 2025 6:00 AM
Controversial Kelowna pastor steps down amid abuse allegations
A controversial Kelowna pastor is stepping back from his role after allegations of abuse have stacked up over months. Former members of Art Lucier's congregations have for months pressur
April 03, 2025 8:15 AM
iN PHOTOS: Animal moms and spring babies in Kamloops, Okanagan
Spring has sprung in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and local farms and ranches are welcoming new life. Precious moments between livestock mothers and babies were captured in March, while they c
April 04, 2025 4:00 AM
iN NUMBERS: Kamloops, Okanagan cities spending hundreds of millions on public projects
Roads, sewers, parks and a $250 million recreation centre aren’t cheap, but Kelowna is coughing up the dough. This is how Kamloops and cities around the Okanagan compare when it comes
April 03, 2025 7:00 PM

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