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Here’s what those air quality warning numbers actually mean
July 06, 2021 - 7:30 AM

During any forest fire season in the Kamloops Forest District – which includes the Okanagan – air quality advisories are almost as common as evacuation advisories.
UPDATE: No explosives found in suspicious package left outside Kelowna business
July 05, 2021 - 2:01 PM

There were not explosives in the suspicious package found outside a Kelowna business this morning.
Vaping talks land B.C. teacher in trouble
June 09, 2021 - 7:30 AM

For ongoing conversations about vaping with his students, a B.C. teacher was formally reprimanded this month.
B.C. has allowed 'mature minor consent' for vaccinations long before COVID-19
June 04, 2021 - 7:30 AM

Some Central Okanagan parents are frustrated with COVID-19 vaccination letters sent directly to students informing them they can get vaccinations without parental consent but it has been the law in B.C. for years.
Woman seriously injured after being hit by pickup truck in Vernon
June 03, 2021 - 8:38 AM

A woman was seriously injured when she hit by a pickup truck crossing a street in Vernon.
Lake Country woman's drowning death gets closer attention in civil suit alleging RCMP wrongdoing
June 03, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Family members of a Lake Country woman who died in 2016 under suspicious circumstances filed a civil suit last month alleging that two Mounties involved in the investigation of her death acted in a negligent and unethical manner, damaging evidence needed for a criminal case.
Kelowna mayor collected more than $31K to boost social media and profile before election campaign
June 01, 2021 - 1:52 PM

Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran collected $31,200 in the year before the official run-up to the 2018 municipal election to raise his public profile.
Drug overdose deaths in Kamloops, Kelowna continue to rise at unprecedented rate
June 01, 2021 - 1:00 PM

Illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C. continue to rise at an unprecedented rate.
COVID-19 2nd dose clinics being planned throughout Thompson-Okanagan
May 31, 2021 - 11:56 AM

COVID-19 dose two clinics are being planned throughout the Interior Health region, which will allow many to get their second jab within eight weeks of their first.

So far, about 518,000 doses of vaccine have been administered throughout the Southern Interior and more are on the way.
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna teen located
May 31, 2021 - 10:09 AM

UPDATE: 10:06 a.m. Monday, May 31, 2021
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, remember that it is jus

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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