Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Kelowna RCMP are investigating a stabbing reported in the city's downtown core Monday evening. Officers were called around 7:30 pm on Feb. 17 to assist BC Emergency Health Services in the 1000 block o...

Kelowna is seeking hundreds of volunteers as preparations ramp up for the 2026 Memorial Cup, one of the premier events in Canadian junior hockey. The Canadian Hockey League, the Kelowna Rockets, and t...

The City of Kelowna is investing tens of millions of dollars into Rutland, the city's largest neighbourhood and one of its five designated urban centres. According to a recent staff report, $78.5 mill...

It is a grim anniversary. Wednesday marked 13 years since Tiffany Goruk and Jeremy Snow were shot and killed inside an SUV that crashed into a West Kelowna apartment building. The Southeast District M...

Kelowna RCMP say a man is facing multiple charges after an alleged carjacking earlier this month led to a dangerous drive and an arrest in Vernon. Police say officers were called around 11:23 a.m. on ...

According to Kelowna RCMP, distracted driving remains a serious safety concern. This came to light after a focused enforcement operation in local school zones last week. Officers from the Road Safety ...

A Kelowna man has been convicted of interfering with wildfire suppression efforts after flying a drone near active firefighting operations during the 2023 McDougall Creek wildfire. Court heard Derek L...

Central Okanagan Public Schools is expressing sympathy and solidarity with the community of Tumbler Ridge following a tragic and deeply traumatic event that has reverberated through school communities...

Interior Health is reminding residents across northeastern British Columbia and the wider Interior that mental health supports are available following the deadly tragedy in Tumbler Ridge. In a stateme...

The Regional District of Central Okanagan has begun controlled pile burning in Rose Valley Regional Park as part of ongoing wildfire recovery efforts. The burns, which will continue as conditions allo...