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UPDATE: Firefighters gaining ground on Huckleberry fire
July 04, 2015 - 8:39 AM

KELOWNA - Fire fighters appear to be gaining control of a large fire near Heartland Ranch in Joe Rich.
Trial ends for Okanagan women accused of defrauding govt of $200 million in taxes
July 03, 2015 - 9:00 PM

"I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. I'D NEVER MADE THAT KIND OF MONEY."
JOE RICH FIRE: Evacuation order for 141 homes still in effect
July 03, 2015 - 7:55 PM

KELOWNA - UPDATE as of 7:31 p.m.: Approximately 141 properties are affected by the Evacuation Order and another 158 are under Evacuation Alert.
It's taken 13 years but Central Green in Kelowna is starting to take shape
July 03, 2015 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA - It’s been 13 years since the school that once occupied the site known as Central Green closed down and now the second affordable housing project slated for the old Kelowna Secondary School grounds has began construction.
Okanagan feeling the heat
July 03, 2015 - 9:30 AM

OKANAGAN - Expect temperatures to remain in the mid-30s through much of next week as the Okanagan continues to flirt with record-breaking temperatures.
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Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
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UPDATE: Firefighters gaining ground on Huckleberry fire