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Concerns grow over the rental crisis in the Central Okanagan. Groundbreaking for new housing development in Penticton. An accident caused major delays on the W.R. Bennett Bridge to Kelowna.

A broken-down semi along the W.R. Bennett Bridge is blocking one of the two northbound lanes, leading to long lineups from West Kelowna.

It’s been called for for years–a second bridge crossing in the Central Okanagan. But as we’ve told you this past week–it is not being considered in the 20-year plan. Tonight the Ministry of Transportation explains why it doesn’t believe it’s a solution to the traffic congestion we have all become accustomed to heading onto and...

Just days after three grass fires broke out along the highway in West Kelowna–a repeat call for fire crews in the same community. This time–the fires erupted not far from the Bennett bridge and were likely caused by sparks from a passing vehicle once again highlighting how easily fires can start right now. Klaudia Van...

Every month the Kids with Cancer Society brings us a story of resilience and perseverance. Chelsea Draeger with the Kids with Cancer Society, along with Tawnee and Bennet, joined us on Global News Morning Edmonton to share Bennet’s journey.

On the W.R. Bennett Bridge, two semis are causing a backup as motorists battle snowy and slippery conditions.

After decades of sitting empty, the City of Kelowna is finally selling off two lots considered “gateway properties” to Kelowna. As Travis Lowe reports, the two lots are being sold together in an effort to create two signature developments that mark the entrance to the city from the William R. Bennett bridge.

Jonathan Bennett and his boyfriend Jaymes Vaughan talk about the ‘Mean Girls’ inspired cookbook ‘The Burn Cookbook.’

Despite mechanisms in place to prevent ‘ice bombs’ falling from bridges, a number of drivers were hit and one bridge was shut down. Jill Bennett reports.

More visual evidence of the mounting drug problem in Maple Ridge. Jill Bennett speaks with a woman who confronted an addict she found shooting up in her yard.

A police pursuit that started in Penticton, ended with the Bennett Bridge in Kelowna closing for the better part of an hour. In the midst of it all, the suspect driver smashed through a police roadblock, and the dramatic crash was all caught on camera. Lauren Pullen reports.

The community of Green Bay has been fortifying sandbag walls in anticipation of flooding on their lakefront properties. As of Thursday afternoon, dozens of homes in the West Kelowna neighbourhood on Okanagan Lake were put on Evacuation Alert and told to be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice. All waterfront properties on Westbank First...

Hundreds turned out to show their anger over plans to build low barrier modular housing in Maple Ridge, despite the city proposing its own strategy to house the homeless. Jill Bennett reports.

BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson has come out in support of Maple Ridge’s battle against the NDP government on homelessness, saying the government is trying to force a “one size fits all” solution that won’t work. Jill Bennett reports.

The family of a Maple Ridge man killed in a police-involved shooting is still looking for answers, and held a demonstration calling for charges and an end to police brutality. Jill Bennett reports.

Dash-cam video of a car blowing past an RCMP road block near West Kelowna on January 12, 2017. Two men were later arrested in an armed take down on the W.R. Bennett Bridge. One man was sentenced on June 19 to three years in prison. His co accused was earlier sentenced to six months in...

The transportation ministry announces a new lane coming to the Alex Fraser Bridge to relieve traffic congestion. But critics wonder if the solution to traffic relief is the tolling all of Metro Vancouver crossings. Jill Bennett reports.

In the Fraser Valley, the weather story was ice. Up to 50 ml of freezing rain has fallen on Mission, Abbotsford and Langley since Thursday. The heavy ice bringing trees down on the power lines and leaving thousands in the dark. Jill Bennett has more.

There are growing fears that the next few days could bring the worst flooding some areas have ever seen. Jill Bennett reports.

The climate activists who shut down the Burrard Bridge last week are planning another protest that could also cause traffic chaos. Jill Bennett reports.