News Items tag as: Kelowna RCMP 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW: Major unsolved crimes in the Southern Interior December 29, 2016 - 9:00 PM THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - From homicde to suspicious deaths and missing persons, there were several unsolved crimes in the Southern Interior this year. Drunk driver arrested in West Kelowna on Christmas morning December 28, 2016 - 3:25 PM WEST KELOWNA – A report of an erratic driver led police to the arrest of an allegedly prohibited driver in West Kelowna on Christmas morning. Kaleden man facing several charges after West Kelowna shooting December 28, 2016 - 2:47 PM WEST KELOWNA – A 41-year-old man is behind bars after a violent altercation involving a gun and a break and enter at a West Kelowna home last week. Kelowna RCMP on the hunt for dangerous, tattooed man December 23, 2016 - 9:00 AM KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP are asking for help from the public in locating a dangerous high risk offender. Kelowna's new top cop named December 21, 2016 - 2:25 PM KELOWNA – In the New Year, Kelowna RCMP will have a new leader. Former Kamloops sheriff will begin pre-trial hearings in June December 20, 2016 - 3:25 PM KELOWNA - A former deputy sheriff at the Kamloops Law Courts will begin pre-trial hearings in June 2017, after being charged with four sexual offences. UPDATE: Missing Kelowna teenager located December 16, 2016 - 10:34 AM UPDATE: 10:28 a.m., Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 Kelowna police nab purse snatcher December 16, 2016 - 9:36 AM KELOWNA – It didn't take long for police to find a suspected purse snatcher who targeted a 76-year-old woman. Man steals 76-year-old woman's purse in Rutland grocery store parking lot December 15, 2016 - 4:01 PM KELOWNA – Police are asking for help from the public to identify a man who allegedly stole a woman's purse this morning, but had enough of a conscience to tell staff that she was injured and yelling for help. Kelowna police find man with twice legal alcohol limit passed out at Rutland drive-through December 15, 2016 - 12:36 PM KELOWNA - A day after Kelowna was distinguished as having more drunk drivers per capita than all but one Canadian city, a man was found passed out in his running vehicle while waiting at a fast food drive through in Rutland. More ... UPDATE: More evacuation alerts near Summerland for Mount Eneas wildfire UPDATE: Another 49 properties were put on evacuation alert today by the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen. The list, issued at 5 p.m., includes residents of Fish Lake Road, Meadow Valley Road, Osborne Road, Relkey Road and Savanna R EDITORIAL CARTOON Top News Stealing lottery tickets is usually a lot more trouble than it's worth KAMLOOPS - Stealing lottery tickets may not be as genius of an idea as you might think. Earlier this week, Crime Stoppers in Kamloops asked July 20, 2018 9:00 PM No, the South Okanagan is not on fire and Tourism Penticton wants your help letting visitors know that PENTICTON - Tourism Penticton wants the world to know the South Okanagan is not, in fact, on fire. They're encouraging tourism bus July 20, 2018 8:00 PM An inside look at one of the Okanagan's first licensed marijuana production facilities FALKLAND - Just off Highway 97 on the way to Falkland is a large, warehouse-style building surrounded by a chainlink fence with signs that read &l July 20, 2018 6:30 PM B.C. Wildfire is finally in a groove on Okanagan wildfires, incident commander says PENTICTON - It’s been a frustrating week for stakeholders and residents affected by the sudden onset of the fire season in the Okanagan, but July 20, 2018 5:27 PM Evacuation alert rescinded for properties affected by Good Creek wildfire near Kelowna KELOWNA - Property owners near the Good Creek wildfire can breathe a sigh of relief this afternoon. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations li July 20, 2018 5:05 PM Tweets by @infonewskamloop