Latest Articles from Alanna Kelly
Porky is not a pet
Jul 11, 2019 / 5:00 am
Alanna Kelly Conservation officers needed to rescue a baby porcupine after a Kelowna mother and her daughter abducted the prickly creature. Residents living near Lillooet Park had been watching over a baby porcupine that moved into the
Delayed rain, cherry woes
Jul 10, 2019 / 5:00 am
Alanna Kelly Choppers have been circling above cherry orchards and Okanagan Valley homes relentlessly, but relief is on the way. With cherry season upon us, the experts say delayed rain caused a different headache this season. “It
Assault suspect sought
Jul 9, 2019 / 1:50 pm
Photo: RCMP Police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly assaulted a person in Kelowna. A victim was found suffering non-life-threatening injuries about 12:30 a.m. Monday, on the 1700 block of Chapman Place. The suspect, who police
Unique BC creepy crawlers
Jul 9, 2019 / 7:00 am
Photo: Contributed Click here to view gallery Photo: Contributed Photo: Contributed Photo: Contributed Photo: Contributed Photo: Contributed Creepy crawlers have had Okanagan residents puzzled over the past few weeks, but a
Resident heroes douse fire
Jul 8, 2019 / 2:12 pm
Photo: Dave Ogilvie Quick work by Glenrosa residents stopped a fire that was dangerously close to a home in a residential area. Firefighters responded to a residential area on McIver Road just before 1:30 p.m. Nearby residents
Parents grapple with loss
Jul 8, 2019 / 1:19 pm
Alanna Kelly Family, friends and strangers gathered under candlelight at Kerry Park on Sunday to remember a 16-year-old boy who was killed on the streets of Kelowna. Elijah-Iain Beauregard died in hospital after being stabbed on June 27
Hwy. 1 now open
Jul 8, 2019 / 5:17 am
Photo: DriveBC UPDATE 5:18 a.m. Highway 1 is now open west of Three Valley Gap in both directions 20 west of Revelstoke. UPDATE: 10:50 p.m. Highway 1 near Three Valley Gap is reduced to single lane, alternating traffic after downed
Facility will 'hurt, harm'
Jul 8, 2019 / 5:00 am
Alanna Kelly Petition organizers opposing a “wet” supportive housing facility in Rutland say they will exceed the 13,000 signatures they were hoping to achieve. Drivers flocked to Springvalley Middle School parking lot on Sunday
Mysterious 'monster' bug
Jul 7, 2019 / 6:22 am
Photo: Contributed A creepy crawler gave one homeowner a fright. The anonymous tipster sent a photograph of a mysterious looking bug on the pavement this past week. “Found this gem under my garbage can in West Kelowna,”
Don't be shaken by rattlers
Jul 5, 2019 / 5:00 am
Alanna Kelly Two Okanagan Valley residents were rattled by a slithering creature on Wednesday, but biologists say they should consider themselves lucky to have seen them. Lake Country resident Stacey McKee says her dogs started barking excessively