Kelowna News
East Kelowna Fire: Update
The cause of a fire that destroyed a building on a June Springs Road property in East Kelowna remains a mystery. A large building at 4429 June Springs Road went...
AG Looking Into Young Death
BC's Attorney General is getting involved in the Brooke Amber Young case. According to Wally Oppal, the criminal justice branch will be reviewing the file....
Balloon Rescue
Quite a dramatic rescue on Big White Sunday afternoon. Westbank RCMP, the RCMP helicopter and Kelowna Search and Rescue got three people off the mountain safely...
Fire Destroys Barn
Kelowna Fire Department crews are mopping up at a barn fire on June Springs Road. Fire officials say a call came in shortly before 4 Monday morning, that a barn...
Slight Relief For Taxpayers
City taxpayers will get a bit of relief when city council finalizes its 2006 budget today. In his final recommendation to council, City Manager Ron Born is...
Delay In Loan Payment
It looks like Sunshine Theatre will have more time to repay a $50,000 loan from the City of Kelowna. On Monday, council will be asked to delay the timing of the...
Katrina Home Destroyed
The Ducre family just can't catch a break. Eight months ago, their home, and those of their neighbours in St. Tammany Parish, just north of New Orleans was...
Weather Causes Havoc
Saturday's storm kept local fire, police forestry and city crews busy throughout the evening. A lightning strike at the 4km mark on Bear Creek Road brought a...
Strangers Work For Dogs
James meet Ian---Ian meet James. Until this week, they had never met, but their love of animals brought them and many others together. James is the owner of two...
Community Gives To Museum
The Village of Kettle Valley has contributed $1,000 toward the development of the new Kelowna Fire Museum & Education Centre. "We have been looking for a unique...
Organ Donor Registry
The Kelowna and area Rotary Clubs are holding an Organ Donor Registry sign up event this Saturday and Sunday. Local Rotarians and volunteers with the BC...
Robbery Suspect Nabbed
A 45 year old Kelowna man appeared in court Friday on a charge of robbery. Randall Cormier was wanted in connection with an attempted robbery at the Mac's...
Brooke""s Death A Homicide
A coroner's jury has ruled that Brooke Amber Young's death was a homicide. Young, 3, died six years ago while in the care of her mother's boyfriend, Murray...
Kelowna Council Highlights
Supportive Housing Initiative City Council confirmed 1436 St. Paul Street, a City-owned property, will be home to a 30-unit supportive housing development to...
Greenway Kokanee Run
As the spring waters start rushing in local creeks, the Kokanee salmon are emerging from their gravel beds and are starting to make their way into Okanagan...
Cyclists Taking To Street
More cyclists will be taking to the streets, from April 30th to May 6th, as part of Bike to Work Week. “With over one hundred and fifty teams registered so...
Alcohol Factor In Accident
On Thursday evening at approximately 7:30 pm the Kelowna RCMP responded to a motor vehicle accident on Highway 97 at Banks Road. Three vehicles were involved,...
Burning Season Ends
The Regional District reminds most property owners who are eligible to burn yard waste that the season, which began September 1st, ends this Sunday April 30th....
Kamloops VS Kelowna SPCA
It's Kelowna versus Kamloops in the inaugural BC SPCA Challenge. The two week campaign officially kicks off May 1st with Kelowna Mayor Sharon Shepherd reading a...
Gormans Happy With Deal
The folks at Gorman Brothers Lumber in Westbank are feeling optimistic about the new tentative deal with the U.S. over the softwood lumber dispute. The dispute...