Kelowna News
Update: reward for missing plane
Update: 3:10 p.m. - The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) has transferred search headquarters from Victoria to Kelowna. “For the sake of efficiency and...
Tense moments at YLW
Two tense moments at Kelowna International Airport had happy endings Thursday morning. Just after 8 a.m. a commercial aircraft reported landing gear issues,...
Bear sightings prompts warning
Over the past week, Regional District Parks Services staff in Mission Creek Regional Park has received several reports of bear sightings in the park, along the...
Crash victims dispute right-of-way
Drivers of two vehicles involved in a crash at the intersection of Richter and Leon avenues Wednesday night are both pointing the finger at the other driver....
Wildfire burning at Knox Mtn. Park
No structures are currently being threatened by a wildfire burning in Knox Mountain Park south of Paul's Tomb. The blaze, estimated at several hectares in size,...
Kelowna resident missing
The Grand Forks RCMP is requesting public assistance in locating 24-year-old Owen Kiernan Rooney. The Australian was last seen sitting on a picnic table on the...
Update: bizarre incident ends in death
Update 10:40 a.m. - At the request of the RCMP, the Central Saanich Police Service is conducting an independent, external investigation into the sudden death of...
Break in heat expected by Thursday
The hazy days of summer will likely be over, for the time being, by the end of the work week. A change in the weather is expected in Kelowna, meaning the...
Altercation sends Alberta man to KGH
RCMP are asking the public for information with respect to an assault outside Cheetah's Cabaret early Friday morning which sent one man to hospital with serious...
Boater faces charges after hit and run
A Pitt Meadows man is facing charges after he hit a swimmer with his boat. The incident took place just before 6:30 p.m. Sunday in Okanagan Lake near the beach...
Drowning victim identified
Kelowna RCMP have identified the man who drowned in Okanagan Lake Monday afternoon. It is believed that 84-year-old Harry Price likely fell into the water...
Gaming grants money for youth sports
More than 150 local organizations in 54 communities in Central, Interior and Northern regions of British Columbia will benefit from $1.98 million in community...
Chief of Defence visits Kelowna
General Walter Natynczyk, Canada's chief of the Defence Staff, attended several functions in Kelowna Monday. Natynczyk, who met members of the British Columbia...
Body pulled from Okanagan Lake
The body of an 85-year-old man was pulled from Okanagan Lake north of Gyro Beach Monday afternoon. Shortly after 4 p.m. RCMP responded to reports of a body seen...
Kelowna cop charged with assault
A Kelowna RCMP member has been charged with assault and will be appearing in a Kelowna court on September 13. On February 15 an individual alleged he had been...
Apple Triathlon needs help
With just days to go until the Pushor Mitchell Kelowna Apple Triathlon, volunteers are still desperately needed. Organizers say they are in need of some 400...
FortisBC rates to increase
Electricity rates for FortisBC customers will rise September 1. The British Columbia Utilities Commission has approved an interim rate increase of 2.9 per cent...
Winfield girl""s design on SPCA shirts
A 10-year-old Winfield girl’s artistic tribute to her beloved pets who passed away will be seen on 5,000 T-shirts across B.C. Jayden DePlonty’s picture of...
Boat crashes at marina
Injuries appear minor after a boat collided with two parked watercraft at the Kelowna Marina on Sunday afternoon. A boat somehow ended up on top of a stationary...
Pot smugglers jailed in US
Two Kelowna men caught smuggling over 230 lbs of marijuana into the United States last year have been sentenced. Jahrum Oakes and William Patterson were...