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Power restored after crash
Mar 24, 2023 / 3:57 pm
Photo: BC Hydro UPDATE 3:55 p.m. Power has now been restored to more than 1,700 BC Hydro customers who were without power since approximately 11:30 a.m. Friday. BC Hydro indicated the outage was caused by a vehicle collision. ORIGINAL
Northern Lights dazzle
Mar 24, 2023 / 8:44 am
Rob Gibson Skywatchers in the Thompson-Okanagan got a light show despite the overcast skies. The Northern Lights put on quite the spectacle if you were lucky enough to be watching when the clouds parted. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Local star to shine at UBCO
Mar 23, 2023 / 7:09 pm
Photo: UBCO Marija Josipovic is set to join Heat for the upcoming 2023-24 season. A volleyball star with West Kelowna's Mount Boucherie Bears is making the leap to the University of British Columbia Okanagan Heat next year. Local
Intense aurora activity
Mar 23, 2023 / 7:00 pm
Photo: Erik Madsen Skywatchers in the Thompson-Okanagan could be in for a treat over the next few nights. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Northern Lights are expected to be active to very active over
ATM theft suspect sought
Mar 23, 2023 / 1:16 pm
Photo: RCMP Composite photo of a female suspected of ATM thefts in Chilliwack Chilliwack RCMP needs the public's help to identify a woman captured on surveillance video in a series of ATM thefts in the Upper Fraser Valley. The incidents
Rugby supports Mamas
Mar 22, 2023 / 6:04 pm
Photo: Al Ballard The Kelowna Crows Rugby Football Club will be back on the pitch this weekend for their first-ever Alumni Day on Saturday. This season, the Kelowna Crows have fielded two Senior Men's teams, and for the first time since
COSAR gets training boost
Mar 22, 2023 / 5:38 pm
Photo: COSAR Central Okanagan Search and Rescue has received a $2,500 donation from Big White Ski Resort. The money will go towards the Central Okanagan rope rescue event being held in Kelowna, April 14 to 16. The event will see search
Lynx Air adds YLW flights
Mar 22, 2023 / 3:02 pm
Photo: Lynx Air Budget airline Lynx Air is adding more flights to and from Toronto and Kelowna this summer. The so-called "through flights" will start April 13 between Toronto's Pearson International Airport and Kelowna International
Courthouse moved to hotel
Mar 21, 2023 / 5:55 pm
Photo: Janice Stark If you have a court appearance in Golden for a traffic violation or bylaw issue, you will also be making a trip to the Ramada Golden Hotel, at least until the end of the month. The Golden courthouse was destroyed by fire
Taking drunks off the roads
Mar 21, 2023 / 2:03 pm
Photo: RCMP Lake Country RCMP have been busy removing impaired drivers from roadways. Between March 9 and March 12, officers removed seven impaired drivers from the road in the community. The newest traffic officer on the local beat brings
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