News Items tag as: VNJAN1615

Facing fines for a different kind of murder
January 16, 2015 - 7:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – It all started with giving a few birds some peanuts on a morning walk. Now, Toby Jackson faces $300 in fines and a possible court case.

Jackson started feeding some of the neighbourhood crows after doing some research on the birds’ intelligence. Beyond the ability to use tools, Jackson says the breed of bird is capable of recognizing individual faces and differentiate between friendly and harmful people.
Vernon tax hike lower than expected
January 16, 2015 - 5:16 PM

VERNON - This year’s taxes will go up, but not as much as first expected.
Fire erupts at home in BX neighbourhood
January 16, 2015 - 5:14 PM

VERNON - Firefighters battled flames and thick smoke after a grease fire erupted in a Vernon kitchen Friday afternoon.
Transportation Minister moved to tears by letter from girl whose family died in car crash
January 16, 2015 - 4:36 PM

KAMLOOPS – Transportation Minister Todd Stone says his ministry is responding to the concerns of a seven-year-old girl who made highway improvement suggestions after her family died in a car crash near Lillooet earlier this month.

Stone was reminded of the latest high priority section of Highway 12 earlier this week when he received a

New Predator Ridge firehall up and running
January 16, 2015 - 2:46 PM

VERNON - Construction of the new firehall at Predator Ridge is complete, it's staffed and its truck is ready to roll.
City will fund Sundays at the Vernon Library after near cancellation
January 16, 2015 - 2:35 PM

VERNON - Sundays at the Vernon Library are here to stay.
Man arrested for break and enter also wanted in Alberta
January 16, 2015 - 11:32 AM

VERNON - Mounties arrested one of two men a witness said broke into a new townhouse construction site overnight, Jan. 16, 2015.
More snow on the way this weekend
January 16, 2015 - 11:28 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The temperatures are warming up but we are not out of the woods when it comes to snow just yet, Mother Nature may add another layer of the white stuff before the weekend is over.
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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

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

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