News Items tag as: KLDEC2024

Overwhelmed West Kootenay breeder surrenders 11 puppies to SPCA
January 01, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A breeder in the West Kootenays was overwhelmed and had to surrender 11 labradoodle puppies, according to the BC SPCA.
iN REVIEW: Our favourite stories from 2024
January 01, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Here are some of our favourite stories that we were able to bring to you over the past year. Some of them are uplifting, and others not so much. We’re always grateful for your support, no matter what the news of the day is, so thank you for reading this year.
Okanagan, Kamloops ski hill conditions looking good heading into new year
December 31, 2024 - 6:00 PM

The valley bottoms may be suffering from a severe lack of snow, but the ski hills around the Okanagan and Kamloops are boasting good conditions.
Places to celebrate New Year's Eve in Kamloops, Okanagan
December 31, 2024 - 1:30 PM

With New Year's Eve comes celebration, and what better way to ring in the new year than spending a night on the town with old and new friends.
Kelowna fraudster had multiple IDs, cards, stole $12K
December 31, 2024 - 7:00 AM

How a 40-year-old West Kelowna woman managed to obtain someone else's working debit card along with a matching ID isn't known.
BC Lotteries taking bets on New Year's baby name and hospital location
December 30, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Playnow, BC’s only legal online gambling site, is now offering bets on the hospital location and the name of the first baby born in British Columbia in 2025.
Kelowna teen convicted for swarming 12-year-old, pulling a knife
December 30, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A Kelowna teenager who with his friends swarmed a 12-year-old boy at Orchard Park Mall before pulling a knife, has been sentenced in a criminal youth court.
B.C.’s top ten absurd and inappropriate 911 calls in 2024
December 30, 2024 - 4:30 PM

If someone is wearing so much cologne you think they should go to jail, don’t call 911.
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan Hot Chocolate Festival celebrates culinary talent
December 30, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Warm up this winter with cups of steaming decadent hot chocolate at the Okanagan Hot Chocolate Festival festival next month.
Next level salon treatment at Kelowna's 'head spa'
December 29, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The smell of essential oils cling to the air, vines and soft curtains hang from the ceiling and soft music fills the room of Ana Perju’s head spa in Kelowna.
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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 last week of December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jon

First stand-alone Taco Bell in BC opens in Vernon
Whether it’s for a quick lunch or a much needed late night burrito after an evening at the bar, folks in Vernon now have the option to visit Taco Bell. The city’s first Taco Bell, and one of the only ones in the B.C. Interior ha

Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small, rural Southern California town. Rive

Hundreds of housing units proposed for old Kelowna Farmer’s Market location
The old Kelowna Farmers' Market location could be getting a drastic new look and purpose. A developer has proposed two, six-storey buildings connected by a common level of underground parking with 294 residential units at the northeast

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