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Cold shoulder for gang members, drug dealers at Kelowna businesses this summer: RCMPRCMP are launching the Inadmissible Patrons Policy in area businesses with the goal of "ensuring community safety from persons involved in organized crime.CrimeJul 4
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Crews douse West Kelowna industrial building fireEmergency crews were at the scene of a large industrial fire in West Kelowna and some businesses were evacuated.FireAug 21
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Police release images of suspect in daytime Break and Enter at West Kelowna homeRCMP are asking the public for help in identifying a man who broke into a West Kelowna home while a woman and her child were in the basement.CrimeAug 19
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BC Conservatives appoint former BC Liberal leader hopeful as Okanagan candidateGavin Dew, said to be a small business owner in Kelowna, finished fifth at the 2022 BC Liberal leadership convention. He's been named a BC Conservatives candidate.PoliticsAug 14
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Gorman’s Mill saved from path of wind-fuelled fireThe fire was driven by wind and dry grass, combined with sloping terrain. Crews stopped the fire from spreading towards the Gorman Bros. Lumber storage yard nearby.FireAug 19
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Police seek public’s help in Kelowna transit bus crashThe crash happened Tuesday evening along Springfield Road, with the bus becoming high-centred on a cement barrier after it hit a light pole.TrafficJul 31
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Downtown Kelowna Block Party celebrates local businessesThe cars have been kicked off Kelowna's Bernard Avenue to make room for the annual Downtown Kelowna Association Block Party.LifestyleJul 21
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Stranger reportedly following hikers on popular Knox Mountain trailThere have been several reports of a man hiding in the bushes and following people on the popular path to Paul's Tomb on Knox Mountain.CanadaSep 13
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Short-term rental enforcement in B.C. to be stepped up with new provincial registryB.C.'s housing minister says he's well aware of problem homes operating as short term rentals around the province despite new restrictions that went into effect this past spring.CanadaSep 11
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Tourism takes a hit in the Okanagan: ‘It’s been very slow’Tourism Kelowna wasn't available for comment, but in an email stated that summer data won't be available for a few more weeks.CanadaSep 6
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Residents in Kelowna, B.C. neighbourhood ‘fed up’ with problem short-term rental homeResidents were hopeful B.C.'s new legislation that stipulates the owner must live on the premises to rent would help shut down the operation, but that hasn't happened.CanadaSep 9
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Falcon leadership rival to run for BC ConservativesA former leadership rival to BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is joining John Rustad's British Columbia Conservatives to run in Kelowna in the fall election.Aug 14
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Okanagan farmers plead for government help in preserving BC Tree Fruits Co-op assetsThe affected farmers are desperately calling on the government to work with them in preserving the co-op's assets.CanadaSep 3
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‘Can’t hear bicycles’: Visually impaired transit rider concerned about floating bus stopsMary Ellen Gabias, who is blind, told Global News floating bus stops come at the 'expense of pedestrians who don't have the option of driving their own vehicle or a bicycle.'CanadaJun 19
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Residents living next to Kelowna supportive housing call for city’s helpKelowna residents say they no longer feel safe in their neighbourhood since Stephen Village, a supportive housing facility opened in 2020. They want the city to take action.CanadaAug 21
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One year later, recovery in scorched path of McDougall Creek wildfire painfully slowThe McDougall Creek wildfire razed 191 homes in West Kelowna, Kelowna, Westbank First Nation. A year later, the devastation is still visible and rebuilding has barely begun.CanadaAug 16
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Support lining up for B.C. fruit growers in wake of co-op closureMore needs to be said about the people who called the cooperative their workplace for so many years, union officials said.ConsumerAug 2
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Direct flights to Seattle from Kelowna International Airport start in 2025Starting in January 2025, Kelowna and Seattle will be as close as a direct flight - part of WestJet's winter schedule and one of 20 international routes.CanadaJul 28
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Penticton winery suffers significant damage following watermain breakDa Silva Winery has now been forced to close for the foreseeable future, ahead of what is supposed to be one of the busiest weekends of the season.CanadaAug 21
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Mother and son killed in six-vehicle crash in Chilliwack: B.C. Highway PatrolB.C. Highway Patrol says a fatal pile-up in Chilliwack that took the lives of a woman and child may have occurred when one or more vehicles stopped suddenly for a road obstruction.TrafficAug 7