Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

A booming economy. Mental health and addiction issues. A catch-and-release justice system. Millions of tourists. Successful investigations. Those factors have combined to make a perfect cocktail for K...

The City of West Kelowna has issued a boil water notice for the entire Lakeview-Rose Valley System due to the presence of total coliform. The city says the water continues to be treated with chlorine,...

The Kelowna Rockets will open their Western Hockey League training camp next month. It will begin with a rookie camp Sept. 1-3, followed by the main camp from Sept. 4-8. Rosters will be released at a ...

Police say a potentially-fatal shooting incident in Kelowna was believed to be a targeted crime. Staff at Kelowna General Hospital advised RCMP about a man that was brought to the hospital around 10 p...

Children in the Interior under the age of five can now get vaccinated against COVID-19. Interior Health (IH) confirms it has received the doses suitable for children between the ages of six months and...

The B.C. government is increasing the maximum rebate for electric vehicles, and linking the eligibility and amounts based on income levels. The maximum rebate to buy or lease a battery-electric vehicl...

What started as an impaired driving complaint in Kelowna led to police having to deal with armed suspects who refused to surrender peacefully. Officers were called to a parkade in the 1900 block of Pa...

Police are seeing success from the bait car and bait bike programs in the Central Okanagan. A woman was arrested by West Kelowna RCMP on Saturday (July 30) after allegedly stealing a bait car. “...

The Keremeos Creek wildfire has led to highway and road closures in the South Okanagan. DriveBC reports that Highway 3A is closed in both directions between between Keremeos and Kaleden, which is betw...

The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is ordering a campfire ban effective noon Thursday (Aug. 4) throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. It says the measure is being taken to prevent human-caused wildfires and...