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Imagine being able to order a BC Transit bus at your convenience. In one Kelowna neighbourhood, that is about to become a reality. The on-demand bus service is about to be launched in Kelowna and as Klaudia Van Emmerik reports–it’s the first of its kind service in all of BC.

Drought concerns prompt water cap on Kelowna farmers. Many regions across the province and the country noticing a drop in the number of volunteer firefighters, as another busy wildfire season looms. Interior Health doing what it can to help raise awareness during National Immunization Week.

The members of the Kelowna City Concert Band have been busy rehearsing ahead of their upcoming spring concert. Sydney Morton takes us behind the scenes to one of their last rehearsals before the concert.

A workspace building in Kelowna that has been around for more than a decade has been forced to close its doors and its taking 12 businesses with it. As Victoria Femia reports all the tenants have to relocate, and it’s all due to the construction of a nearby build.

A small North Okanagan community is on edge after police released a suspect in a suspicious death case; a suspect has been identified in the fire that razed several businesses in downtown Vernon last summer; work crews in Kelowna are working to clean up the homeless rail trail encampment in the city’s north end; and...

University vows to help residents who were displaced due to structure damage from nearby construction. Mitigation efforts are underway in Kelowna as city crews work to relocate individuals at a busy encampment site in Kelowna. Local ski hills are closing for the season soon following a difficult year.

Kelowna RCMP released very little information Saturday about what happened at a business that prompted a major police presence on Wednesday. They did however confirm the incident was a homicide. As Victoria Femia reports – the family of the alleged victim has shed more light on what happened.

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.

No charges are being laid, a year after an international student reported being attacked by a group at a Kelowna bus stop, daycare owners are speaking out about the closure of Kelowna’s Childhood Connections Centre, and a couple of Kelowna residents are preparing for a cross-Canaday bike tour.

Nearly one year after a Sikh international student was attacked by a group of people at a Kelowna bus stop, BC Prosecution Service confirmed no charges are being laid in this case. As Victoria Femia reports, friends of the victim are calling the decision disappointing – given how violent the crime was.

A man has been arrested by police and charged after allegedly threatening another person with a hammer in downtown Vernon; police in the Central Okanagan have issued a warning about a door-to-door business that’s allegedly scamming area residents; the City of Kelowna has partnered up with a Canadian robotics company, for a pilot project that...

An investigation into the cause of a fire that broke out at a downtown Osoyoos business on Friday is underway; RCMP officers were kept busy in Kelowna Friday following a pair of connected incidents – one of which triggered a brief standoff; questions are being asked about why the public was not notified that a...

Fallout over the release of a high-risk sex offender in Kelowna and the failures allowing him to allegedly prey on children again. Calls for an inquiry after Selina Robinson’s shocking departure from the NDP, and what the premier had to say. And RCMP bust a stolen car scheme. How the suspect allegedly duped dealerships, driving...

The tiny home rollout is well underway near Kelowna’s rail trail, and it’s expected to house dozens of people. As Victoria Femia reports – neighboring businesses are in support of the project and local advocates are expecting it to eventually reduce the number of people sheltering outdoors and the dangers that brings to them.

While many support more cycling infrastructure in Kelowna, other businesses in Kelowna say not at the expense of badly needed parking spots for their customers. The city plans to build a bike path along a busy stretch of Leckie Road, but it will take away on-street parking. As Klaudia Emmerik reports, the business owners are...

The latest phase of housing for those living without one is beginning to take shape in Kelowna, giving residents and nearby businesses a first look, but as Jayden Wasney reports businesses in the area say they were caught off guard when they saw what the finished product will look like.

Okanagan farmers paint a grim picture of their industry’s future, businesses are disappointed with how the latest shelter development in Kelowna looks, and the provincial government announces its 2024 budget.

An explosion at an RV park in Penticton sends one man to hospital, YLW is expecting to have a busy long weekend, and BC’s Housing Minister tours Kelowna’s tiny home village.

A Kelowna woman accused of a gruesome murder back in 2021 returned to court to determine if she is fit to stand trial; Kelowna RCMP closed a stretch of the rail trail on Wednesday due to what is still an active investigation; Okanagan College held its annual job fair in Kelowna for students and community...

Okanagan College held its annual job fair in Kelowna for students and community members this afternoon, where over 100 businesses were featured. As our Taya Fast reports, organizers say overall there are a number of opportunities for students entering the workforce.