KELOWNA - The man trying to organize a European-style music festival near Kelowna is extremely frustrated after the regional district turned down his application for the second year in a row.

WEST KELOWNA - You wouldn’t dump paint, cooking oil or old pills into Okanagan Lake but did you know dumping it down the drain or flushing it down the toilet can have the same effect.

KELOWNA - RCMP victim services in the Central Okanagan have so far this year offered support to 34 people in the wake of 14 police callouts for suicide deaths.

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - The Central Okanagan Regional District is sending firefighters and equipment from the valley to help fight wildfires in northern B.C.

KELOWNA - Do you throw cartons of sour milk or half-filled tins of tuna right into your recycling bin? You’re doing it wrong. How about that old plastic lawn chair and camping tarp? Wrong. If you’ve run out of room, do you throw that last bag of garbage into recycling? Definitely wrong.

KELOWNA - Floods bring bugs and the Central Okanagan Regional District is reminding residents of its mosquito control program even before the waters subside.

KELOWNA - Two people had to be rescued from the high, fast-flowing waters of Mission Creek in Kelowna this afternoon.

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - The first draft of the Central Okanagan Regional District financial plan is in and residents still have a chance to make their comments heard.

CENTRAL OKANGAN - The bears have had some of the natural parks in regional district to themselves for some time, closed as they were to the public because of fire hazard.

KELOWNA - The Evacuation Orders and Alerts for the 465-hectare Philpott Road wildfire have been downgraded.