North Okanagan

Body recovered from Shuswap Lake

  Photo: Contributed The body was found near Eagle Bay on Shuswap Lake. The RCMP dive team has announced they have recovered the body of a man from Shuswap Lake and are working with the Coroner’s service to identify the person and contact their next...

Cherryville manhunt

Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Blaeser was allegedly spotted by Vernon RCMP in a Green Jeep Cherokee on Highway 6, east of Lumby. Officers pursued the suspect reaching speeds of 150km/h. Updated 8:26 p.m. - Cherryville residents are trying to get back to normal daily...

High water advisory in Shuswap ended

  Photo: Contributed - David Cooper Photo shows the early flooding on the Shuswap in April, 2013. Good news for residents of the Shuswap who were hit hard by flooding just a year ago. The BC River Forecast Centre has ended the high streamflow advisory...

Auctioneer champs keep tradition alive

Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Peter Raffan calls the cattle auction at Valley Auction sales yard in Armstrong on Thursday Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Ersula McComb, getting to know her three-week-old lamb Photo: Melissa...

Murder suicide on the Shuswap

  Photo: Google Maps The South East District Major Crime Unit have concluded their investigation into the deaths of two people at a residence in Anglemont. On April 30, at approximately 4:40 p.m., Chase RCMP were called to a residence in Anglemont, located 45...

Fire at Monte Creek hit hard

Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Hugh Fallis works to combat a fire that spread to his fields from the nearby train tracks Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Photo:...

Hwy. 1 reopens near Chase

10:21 Update: Highway 1 Both: Vehicle Incident at Hoffman's Bluff is now clear. The road is reduced to single lane alternating traffic with up to 20 minutes delay for vehicle recovery. 5:34 a.m. update: After being closed for over six hours Hwy. 1, near Chase has reopened with...

Man presumed drowned in the Shuswap

  Photo: Google Street View Salmon Arm RCMP and Search and Rescue have exhausted their efforts in locating a missing man after his fishing boat was found beached on Shuswap Lake. Salmon Arm RCMP received a report of the beached boat on May 1st at approximately...

$70,000 in stolen goods recovered

  Photo: Google Street View RCMP believe they may have stumbled upon a theft ring working out of the North Okanagan after seizing stolen property associated to at least two thefts. Officers out of Enderby and Armstrong, working a tractor-trailer theft,...

Home invasion with bats and knives

Photo: Google Street View The home invasion took place in the 600 block of 2nd Avenue NE. Early Friday morning, police received an abandoned 911 call from a cellular phone and were able to trace the call to a residence on the 600 block of 2nd Avenue NE. The...

Armstrong goes to war for charity

Photo: Contributed Storage Warz volunteers work the Yuuup card draw board at last year's charity event You might not get to see Dave Hester or experience the drama of Jarrod and Brandi, but this Storage Warz is for a good cause and worth checking...

Search on for missing fisherman

Photo: Contributed - Google Maps Search and Rescue are combing the waters of Shuswap Lake looking for a possible missing fisherman. Police in Salmon Arm say they were alerted to a boat that had been beached near Eagle Bay on Shuswap Lake about 8 a.m. this (Wednesday)...

Suspicious death in the Shuswap

  Photo: Google Maps The incident took place in Anglemont, located 45 minutes Northeast of Chase, BC. Chase RCMP are on the scene of what they are calling a suspicious death involving two people. They were called to a residence in Anglemont, located 45...

Knife used in gas station robbery

Photo: Contributed A man from Alberta will be appearing in a Salmon Arm courtroom after allegedly robbing the Shell Gas bar in Enderby with a knife. According to RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk the suspect entered the store around 8 p.m. April 28, approached the clerk...

Staff shortage closes hospital ICU

  Photo: Google Street View Shuswap Lake General Hospital The Intensive Care Unit at tiny Shuswap Lake General Hospital will be closed until Monday due to a staff shortage. ICU services will be handled in the emergency room of the hospital until...

Bus users go undercover

Photo: Contributed - Regional District of North Okanagan Transit users in the North Okanagan now have a new place to rest their feet, as five new bus shelters were installed in various communities. The Regional District of the North Okanagan, in association with BC...

Pit party assault

  Photo: Contributed - Google Street View A.L. Fortune Secondary RCMP in the North Okanagan are investigating a report of an assault on a teen on April 20, at a "pit party" off Watershed Rd. in Enderby. The party involved secondary students...

Mabel Lake gets a make over

Photo: Contributed Construction is currently underway at Mabel Lake Provincial Park in the Monashee loops to expand site size, reduce the number of double sites, upgrade park furniture and add flush toilets. As construction finishes, pictures of the new sites will be...

Pigs escape burning barn

Photo: Contributed - Corinne Jeppesen Armstrong-Spallumcheen Fire Department attended a barn fire in the area of Knob Hill and Hallam Road in Armstrong last night. Firefighters were not able to save the structure, but the nearby home was unharmed thanks to favourable...

Students learn harsh realities

  Photo: Contributed - Google Maps Harsh realities of today's world have not been lost in Lumby or the surrounding area. RCMP in the tiny North Okanagan community have made several trips to J.W. Ingalls over the past few weeks to speak with students...