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Highway 97 near Summerland is undergoing more temporary blasting closures. The closures began Friday and will last until Monday.

Search and Rescue members warn of the dangers of driving on back roads, a crash near Falkland closes Highway 97 for hours, and Penticton honours Red Dress Day.

Kelowna firefighters battled a small brush fire near Highway 97 and McCurdy Road on Tuesday morning.

There are still more questions than answers tonight in the wake of Wednesday’s major incident along Highway 97 in Kelowna. The dramatic scene trigged a heavy police presence and brought traffic to a halt for around 6 hours while businesses in the area were evacuated. Taya Fast reports.

There are still more questions than answers tonight in the wake of Wednesday’s major incident along Highway 97 in Kelowna; a Kelowna equestrian coach has been charged with six sex-related crimes, some of which involve minors; Oliver and area residents are being advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.

A heavy police presence Tuesday morning along Highway 97 between Kelowna and Lake Country. BC Highway Patrol officers pulling over vehicles as part of the annual ‘Slow Down and Move Over’ campaign, aimed at keeping everyone using the roadway safe. Jayden Wasney reports.

One person died in a crash involving two semis on Highway 97 southeast of Kamloops; a boil water advisory has been issued in Osoyoos after a reservoir ran dry due to instrumentation failure; and more Okanagan fruit growers are sounding the alarm after last month’s cold snap.

The search is on for a helicopter that may have crashed near Revelstoke, concern grows for a missing North Okanagan senior as the snow starts to fly, and blasting continues on Highway 97 near Summerland

One person is dead and another injured following a crash on Hwy. 115 south of Peterborough on Wednesday morning. Peterborough County OPP say a northbound pickup truck collided with a commercial motor vehicle and then struck a guard-rail. The truck’s passenger door was torn off and an occupant was thrown from the vehicle which ended...

Questions are now rising about temporary homeless shelters that will be literally parked alongside Highway 97 in Kelowna.

The transaction for a large development in Penticton has closed, Kelowna business owners on Highway 97 North are shocked to hear a tiny home development for the unhoused will be going up in their neighbourhood, and three firefighters from Trail have been charged with assault.

A closure is planned for Highway 97 north of Summerland next week. A bridge in Salmon is named after a Neskonlith Elder. Halloween is celebrated at Grizzli Winery in West Kelowna.

One person died following a head-on collision involving a car and a transport truck on Hwy. 7A near Bethany, Ont., on Thursday morning. City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say the 34-year-old driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The highway was closed for several hours as police investigated. The cause of the...

Opposing rallies in Kelowna over the SOGI 123 program in schools, more blasting is needed on Highway 97 near Summerland, and the Bear Scout On the Air Jamboree returns to the Okanagan.

Disappointment is being expressed after the provincial government unveiled its 20-year transportation plan for the Central Okanagan. While there are some major projects in those plans that are designed to improve traffic flow along Highway 97, what’s not on the list is something many residents and local officials have been pleading for. Jayden Wasney reports.

Good news for South Okanagan travelers, as Highway 97 has partially reopened. The section of highway has been closed since late August and although a significant step forward, officials say the work is far from over. Taya Fast reports.

A police officer was killed in Coquitlam during a search warrant on Friday, Highway 97 near Summerland is now open to two lanes as work continues to stabilize a month-old rockslide, and public tips led police in the South Okanagan to recovering some equipment that was stolen from a volunteer fire department.

Local businesses and residents are getting creative in finding ways to get around the rockslide that’s blocking Highway 97 just north of Summerland.

Anyone thinking of heading out on one of the unpaved detours to get around the closure on Highway 97 at Summerland, is being asked to be prepared. As Victoria Femia reports, a local tire shop has seen a spike in flat tires from people coming off Forest Service Road 201.

The Ministry of Transportation has opened two additional detour routes for Highway 97 as a rockslide is still blocking the highway near Summerland. Our Taya Fast drove along one of the preferred routes connecting Penticton to Kelowna.