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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.

West Kelowna residents speak out against housing development during a public hearing. One person was arrested during a human trafficking investigation involving the Kelowna RCMP. Vernon RCMP closed off a parking lot after a suspected explosive device was found in a vehicle.

It’s been one week since four people were killed and dozens of others injured in a bus crash on Highway 97C between Kelowna and Merritt. As RCMP continue to investigate the cause of the deadly collision, a former police traffic officer says the province needs to do a better job of clearing icy roads in...

A 61-year-old man was taken to hospital Monday night after being struck by a car on Harvey Avenue in Kelowna. RCMP say the man was not wearing a helmet, was driving against traffic and did not have lights on.

RCMP are blaming inattentive driving for a chain-reaction crash on Highway 97 near McCurdy Road just after 7 p.m. Friday night. Two people were taken to hospital among 10 occupants in three cars. The accident reduced southbound traffic on Highway 97 to one lane for about an hour. Police say the crash took place in...

RCMP are investigating a collision on Highway 33 near Toovey Road in Kelowna. It happened just after 4 p.m. on Monday.

West Kelowna RCMP and BC Highway patrol partnered up to conduct winter traffic safety checks on Monday. And as Randi-Marie Adams reports, several people were ticketed for driving without the proper winter tires on their vehicles.

RCMP are asking the public to help them train new motorcycle-riding traffic officers. A group of 14 are currently on the road in Kelowna completing a training course and will be pulling over motorists to practice traffic stops.

Kelowna RCMP say the Mercedes-Benz fled at a high rate of speed from an attempted traffic stop on Tuesday night along Falkirk Road.

An alarming development on the story about a man impersonating a police officer on Highway 33 between Beaverdale and Kelowna. According to RCMP, a similar incident happened 8 days earlier near Lumby.

A 36-year-old Kelowna man may face up to two years in jail after he was caught speeding at 270 km/h in a Porsche west of Calgary, according to RCMP Traffic Sgt. Darrin Turnbull.

Kelowna RCMP report that in the last year, 95 people have been arrested and charged with 172 drug trafficking related charges. About 20 officers were dedicated to the sweep of the downtown core, many of them undercover.