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Accident victim praised

Accident victim praised

Mar 18, 2014 / 12:32 pm

Dejan (D.J.) Rasovic is being remembered as a great family man and community leader. Rasovic, 40, was killed Monday afternoon when he was crushed by a piece of...

Ballet Kelowna pirouettes into profit

Ballet Kelowna pirouettes into profit

Mar 18, 2014 / 6:00 am

After a tumultuous year Ballet Kelowna is back in the black. The ballet company, which threatened to close its doors for good a year ago, expects to turn a...

City's best vie for awards

City's best vie for awards

Mar 17, 2014 / 4:45 pm

In just under two months, the City will name the recipients of the 39th Annual Civic and Community Awards -- a decision that will prove just as difficult as...

Deadly dump truck accident

Deadly dump truck accident

Mar 17, 2014 / 2:45 pm

3:15 p.m. update: Kelowna Fire Department Platoon Captain, Tim Light, says the man found dead on a construction site at a home in East Kelowna may have been a...

Jury selection to begin in Foerster trial

Jury selection to begin in Foerster trial

Mar 17, 2014 / 12:37 pm

Jury selection is set to begin in the Matthew Foerster murder trail following two weeks of legal arguments in front of a judge at the Kelowna Courthouse....

Kelowna woman wins Ironman in Mexico

Kelowna woman wins Ironman in Mexico

Mar 16, 2014 / 8:28 pm

Heather Wurtele of Kelowna won the 70.3 half Ironman in Monterrey, Mexico on Sunday. The gruelling race in Monterrey, Mexico included a swim of 1.9km, the bike...

Thieves target credit card points

Thieves target credit card points

Mar 16, 2014 / 6:14 pm

We've all heard of credit card fraud where thieves target your cash, but in the latest scam they're going after something they hope you won't...

Controlled burning in regional park

Controlled burning in regional park

Mar 16, 2014 / 10:30 am

Don't be surprised if you see smoke billowing from Stephens Coyote Ridge Regional Park. The Regional District of the Central Okanagan says they are doing a...

Okanagan cheerleaders to compete in US

Okanagan cheerleaders to compete in US

Mar 16, 2014 / 9:41 am

They have put in countless hours of practice and now a group of Okanagan cheerleaders are heading to south of the border to see how they stack up against the...

Losing locks for kids

Losing locks for kids

Mar 15, 2014 / 11:14 am

The scissors are coming out Saturday, as four local residents chop off their hair to donate to Wigs for Kids BC. four Kelowna-residents, Justin Skladan,...

Korean free trade an Okanagan boom

Korean free trade an Okanagan boom

Mar 14, 2014 / 5:00 pm

Kelowna-Lake Country MP, Ron Cannan and federal International Trade Minister, Ed Fast were in Kelowna Friday extolling the virtues of the recently signed free...

City sports fields remain closed

City sports fields remain closed

Mar 14, 2014 / 4:45 pm

Despite the warm weather sports fields within the City of Kelowna remain closed. Residents and sport teams are asked to respect all field closure signs. The...

SPCA: Have you seen this dog?

SPCA: Have you seen this dog?

Mar 14, 2014 / 1:32 pm

Two-year-old Mica has been found safe and sound. With the help of Animal Control and the public the golden doodle was retrieved and brought back to the Kelowna...

Car vs. bus on Hwy. 33

Car vs. bus on Hwy. 33

Mar 14, 2014 / 10:58 am

Emergency crews are on the scene of an accident involving a city bus and a small car. Witnesses report a red vehicle collided with the back of a city bus on...

Transit hub: Secure, functional

Transit hub: Secure, functional

Mar 13, 2014 / 7:28 pm

Security and functionality are the key features to the new Queensway Transit Hub set for construction later this summer. The $5.4M transit upgrade will...

House fire in Rutland

House fire in Rutland

Mar 13, 2014 / 4:39 pm

4:30 p.m. update: No one was injured after a fire in Rutland Thursday afternoon, but there is extensive damage to the home on McKenzie Rd. According to Fire...

Dragnet brings trafficking charge

Dragnet brings trafficking charge

Mar 13, 2014 / 3:33 pm

A 41-year-old West Kelowna man is facing a drug trafficking charge after a targeted police investigation last summer. In August of last year, police conducted...

Beware of United Way door to door scam

Beware of United Way door to door scam

Mar 13, 2014 / 2:02 pm

If you get a knock on your door from someone claiming to represent the United Way - beware, it's a scam. Representatives with the Central and South Okanagan...

Power outages in the Okanagan

Power outages in the Okanagan

Mar 13, 2014 / 11:14 am

UPDATE 11:05AM: Fortis BC says power has now been restored to all areas of the Okanagan, with the exception of Keremeos. Spokesperson Grace Pickell says they...

KGH Foundation gets record setting gift

KGH Foundation gets record setting gift

Mar 13, 2014 / 10:30 am

​The Kelowna General Hospital foundation has been given a big boost thanks to a $3 million gift from an anonymous donor. The donation is the single...