21+ hour, 37+ min ago   (182+ words) A lithium-ion battery fire damaged a carriage home in Kelowna Saturday afternoon, according to the Kelowna Fire Department. Fire crews were called to the 400 block of Christleton Avenue at approximately 2 p.m. after receiving a report of a lithium-ion battery fire inside…...

2+ day, 12+ min ago   (478+ words) Two dogs believed to have mauled a jogger in Valleyview earlier this month have been seized by the City of Kamloops. City of Kamloops community services manager Will Beatty said CSOs searched the area following the Sept. 2 incident but did…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (142+ words) On Thursday, Sept. 10, around 9:20 a.m., Vernon North Okanagan RCMP were called to assist BC Ambulance Services who had responded to a report of an unresponsive person in the 3500-block of 25th Ave in Vernon. Const. Chris Terleski said the individual was pronounced…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (137+ words) The City of Penticton has launched “I Love It Here,” a campaign promoting the reasons the city is special. Led by the city’s economic development team, the initiative builds on the existing “Love Local” campaign. The campaign was launched as…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (176+ words) A vehicle fire inside a garage caused significant damage to a home on Cemetery Road in Lake Country Wednesday afternoon. Lake Country Fire Department deputy fire chief Brent Penner said crews were called to the home at about 2:15 p.m., near Davidson…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (287+ words) A pair of Shuswap communities have received provincial funding to improve their emergency planning. The District of Sicamous and Neskonlith Indian Band will each receive money through the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund. Neskonlith Indian Band will receive $40,000 to develop an…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (532+ words) A B.C. Supreme Court justice sided with the province, putting to rest a long-running and “clearly personal” Kelowna legal battle stemming from a Highway 33 widening project. Eduard and Therese Dayleen Van Ryswyk’s dispute with the province began in 2009, when the province…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (306+ words) Is there anything better than sinking your teeth into a fresh, juicy piece of fruit that was very recently picked? If there is, it’s not a long list. And that is why you need to hop on the South Okanagan…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (207+ words) The Penticton mayoral race is heating up with a former mayor and MLA throwing his hat in the ring against the incumbent in the upcoming general election. Dan Ashton is getting back into municipal politics, choosing to challenge current Mayor…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (409+ words) BC Hydro is prepared to fund an energy manager for the City of West Kelowna for two years, council heard during its regular meeting this week. The position would allow whoever takes the role to identify energy projects that could…...