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Lumby man picks fight with rescue crews after rolling pickup
March 30, 2015 - 5:27 PM

CHERRYVILLE – A Lumby man pulled from the wreckage of his pickup in facing drunk driving charges after becoming combative with the people trying to help him.
Man feared erratically driven speedboat would crash into his boat on B.C. lake
March 30, 2015 - 4:34 PM

KAMLOOPS - A B.C. man says he feared an erratically driven speedboat would crash into his boat moments before a fatal collision killed the owner of a houseboat on Shuswap Lake.
Man arrested for powering licensed grow-op with stolen electricity
March 30, 2015 - 3:54 PM

CHERRYVILLE - Police found something wasn’t quite right at a licensed medical marijuana grow-op in Cherryville.
Licensed marijuana grower ripped off in Lumby
March 30, 2015 - 3:03 PM

LUMBY – The owner of a licensed marijuana grow-op in Lumby was robbed last week in what police call a “grow rip.”
Small fire at Armstrong Tolko mill
March 30, 2015 - 2:35 PM

ARMSTRONG – The sprinkler system and an employee with a fire extinguisher quickly dealt with an electrical fire at the Tolko Industries mill in Armstrong this afternoon.
Shaking goose eggs controlling Okanagan population
March 30, 2015 - 2:32 PM

OKANAGAN – There are approximately 2,500 geese living in the Okanagan year round, but without the efforts of the Okanagan Valley Goose Management Program that number would be much higher.
BC Tree Fruits to release signature cider
March 30, 2015 - 1:04 PM

KELOWNA – A new cider by will be available at select B.C. Liquor Stores, beer and wine stores and restaurants as of April 1 and it's no joke.
Vernon woman step closer to MasterChef Canada crown
March 30, 2015 - 1:04 PM

VERNON - Vernon’s Jennifer Innis continues to prove her cooking skills on national television.
Police investigate second Lumby assault involving group of youths
March 30, 2015 - 12:18 PM

LUMBY - Police are dealing with a second situation where someone was surrounded and assaulted by young people in Lumby.
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News Items tag as: VNMAR3015

Lumby man picks fight with rescue crews after rolling pickup

Man feared erratically driven speedboat would crash into his boat on B.C. lake

Man arrested for powering licensed grow-op with stolen electricity

Licensed marijuana grower ripped off in Lumby

Small fire at Armstrong Tolko mill

Shaking goose eggs controlling Okanagan population

BC Tree Fruits to release signature cider

Vernon woman step closer to MasterChef Canada crown

Police investigate second Lumby assault involving group of youths

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