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UPDATE: Kelowna teenager found
May 04, 2015 - 8:55 AM

KELOWNA – A Kelowna teenage last seen on Thursday, April 30 has been found.
Jail for amateur boxer who had sex with Kelowna minor
April 30, 2015 - 7:32 PM

KELOWNA – A 25-year-old Kelowna man was handed a minimum sentence of 90 days in jail for having consensual sex with a 14-year-old girl last summer.
Almost $50k raised at first Papa John's Dreams for Kids Day
April 30, 2015 - 4:32 PM

KELOWNA – The first ever Papa John’s Dreams for Kids Day raised more than $42,000 to help make dreams come true for kids with disabilities and life-threatening illnesses.
Fashion label, non-profit organization all part of Vernon woman's 15-year plan
April 30, 2015 - 1:56 PM

VERNON - Most fashion designers take six months to create their clothing collections, but Raji Aujla made hers in four days, laying patterns out on the dining table and couches of her parents’ home in Vernon.
Okanagan Indian Band embraces Lake Country mayor's support for land claim
April 30, 2015 - 1:42 PM

VERNON - Lake Country Mayor James Baker appears to have thrown his support behind the Okanagan Indian Band’s land claim to the Commonage Reserve including the portion which includes the CP Rail line intended for the Okanagan Rail Trail, and the band intends to hold him to his words.
Firefighters make quick work of UBC Okanagan brush fire
April 30, 2015 - 1:31 PM

KELOWNA – Kelowna fire crews jumped all over a small brush fire at the UBC Okanagan campus this afternoon.
Who is killing the stone people of Knox Mountain Park?
April 30, 2015 - 11:51 AM

KELOWNA - Silently they stand, motionless, offering mute testimony to what their cold hard eyes have witnessed. Which is nothing, really, because they are just piles of rock.
UPDATE: Man arrested after stabbing in West Kelowna
April 30, 2015 - 10:30 AM

WEST KELOWNA – A 45-year-old man remains in hospital with life threatening injuries after he was stabbed early Wednesday afternoon.
Live music competition to rock Kelowna
April 30, 2015 - 8:29 AM

KELOWNA – A local music competition hopes to highlight just how hard the Okanagan can rock.
Rockets strike back against Portland; Series down to best of three
April 30, 2015 - 7:28 AM

The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Portland Winterhawks 3-2 on Wednesday night at the Moda Center in Portland, tying up the WHL Western Conference Final at two games apiece, heading to game five on Friday, back in Kelowna.
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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

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

News Items tag as: KLAPR3015

UPDATE: Kelowna teenager found

Jail for amateur boxer who had sex with Kelowna minor

Almost $50k raised at first Papa John's Dreams for Kids Day

Fashion label, non-profit organization all part of Vernon woman's 15-year plan

Okanagan Indian Band embraces Lake Country mayor's support for land claim

Firefighters make quick work of UBC Okanagan brush fire

Who is killing the stone people of Knox Mountain Park?

UPDATE: Man arrested after stabbing in West Kelowna

Live music competition to rock Kelowna

Rockets strike back against Portland; Series down to best of three

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