Kelowna News
Match playing sparks house fire
Video: Interview with resident Ryan Bertrand. (Video-Kelly Hayes) Damage to a Kelowna home is extensive after one of the bedrooms went up in flames Monday....
Home of 'shots fired' on RCMP radar
RCMP tell Castanet they have been to the residence of a recent home invasion in the past. Early Saturday morning shots were fired inside the home on High Road....
Accused murderer back in court
A trial date for Joelon David Atish Verma has once again been set back. Verma appeared by video for all of two minutes Monday morning, before the court decided...
No fan of 'Storage Wars'
The TV show "Storage Wars" is a huge hit in the United States, and even some Okanagan companies are dabbling into the business of selling off the...
Witness tells of terrifying home invasion
It turned into a terrifying night for residents of a home on High Road in Kelowna. A tenant in the home admits he was in fear for his life after a man with a...
Public marina in private sector hands
If Kelowna is going to get a public pier/marina in the near future it will be left in the hands of the private sector, not the public purse. A public pier at...
Scotiabank robbed
Just before 5 p.m. Friday, the Scotiabank on Dilworth Drive and Hwy 97 was robbed. According to unconfirmed reports police were searching the Springfield and...
Battling bugs
The following are highlights from the Regional District of Central Okanagan meeting held Thursday, March 8, 2012. Environmental Advisory Commission The...
Lake Country's lowest tax hike ever
Lake Country Council has approved the lowest tax increase in the history of the municipality. Thursday night, council approved the 2012 Provisional Budget...
'I looked up and there were flames'
Employees of Norel Co. Cabinets on Adams Rd., rushed out of work Friday afternoon, after the roof of their building caught fire. Jesse Merritt was roofing a...
Coffee break, bust-a-move
Have a look at Winston Lynn dancing in the sun Friday afternoon at the Queensway bus loop. Do you have some bust-a-moves? Send them to [email protected]. ...
Running to send kids to camp
It maybe more than three months away, but it's time to start thinking about the Okanagan Easter Seals 24 Hour Relay Come out to Orchard Park Shopping...
Assault victim no help for cops
No charges will be laid in an incident in a which a 17 year old Kelowna teen was assaulted Thursday night and taken away by three men in a pickup truck on the...
Thieves take the bait
To say BC's Bait Car Program has been a success is an understatement. A bait car is a vehicle owned by the police and is intended to be stolen. After a...
Lucky to be alive
The warnings were obvious, a Lake Country man had died and officials were warning everyone to stay off the ice, but for some reason three kids didn't get...
Woman's Day more than feminism
The feminist movement has come a long way since 1908, the advent of what is now International Women's Day. It has gone from the social unrest of the early...
Armed thieves get cash, glasses
RCMP are looking for three men in their late teens suspected in an armed robbery behind a Rutland drug store, Wednesday night. Police say an 18-year-old West...
Rutland Rollover
Kelly Hayes interviews Cst. Scott Falkingham about a suspected drunk driver and a rollover in Rutland. ...
Smart meters are also safe meters
BC Hydro says the safety of smart meters has been confirmed The new meters have been deemed safe by health and science authorities including BC’s...
Fighting fire with fire
The burning continues today in Glen Canyon Regional Park. The Regional District of Central Okanagan is once again conducting a controlled burn to remove piles...