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Rain is expected through most mountain passes this morning, Dec. 27, except near the summits where up to 5 cm of snow could fall.Freezing rain in the valley bottoms and along the highways have triggered numerous travel a

A large fifth-wheel trailer was badly burned by fire early this morning, Dec. 27.Fire crews were called to 415 Commonwealth Rd. at 12:10 a.m.“First arriving crews reported a large fifth wheel type trailer in an RV

For the first time ever, the City of Kelowna issued $1 billion worth of building permits in 2021.That record has now been broken, thanks to a $35 million permit issued on Dec. 15 for the latest phase of Westcorp’s

The good news is the terribly cold temperatures currently hitting much of B.C. are going to ease, starting tomorrow.That bad news is that the warming air arriving tomorrow, Dec. 23, is going to create havoc on the roads.

The major route between the southern Interior and the Lower Mainland is closed following a vehicle incident this morning.It's closed the Coquihalla Highway this morning, Dec. 20, about five kilometres north of of Hop

Not once but three times in Kelowna’s history, tobacco looked to become the dominant crop in the region.While First Nations people grew and harvested tobacco for hundreds of years before European settlers, the mode

Parking for cars is a major cost in new housing.That’s why many developers lobby city councils for fewer or smaller parking spots.But, really, how feasible is it to get around Kamloops or Okanagan cities without a

While there’s not a lot of snow falling in Kelowna recently it’s bound to return, leaving many residents wondering when they’re finally going to have their street plowed.A new interactive service called

Jacob Jobst spent last summer working in Germany with plans to return to his Lake Country home and go off to university.But boredom changed his life.“I was waiting for my next job to start in the Okanagan,” t

NOW Canada Society is applying to build a five-storey, 34-unit housing project in the Pandosy area of Kelowna.“The subject site consists of a single legal parcel, upon which exists a 1950s era building operated as