Global Okanagan News at 5: March 7, 2024

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 will use drones and robots to help monitor and assess crop health and anticipate fruit yields.