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Shaun Ross Wiebe was sentenced to four years in jail minus time served for the charge of manslaughter Friday, June 9, 2023. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

Former Vernon pharmacist sentenced to 4 years minus time served

Shaun Ross Wiebe pleaded guilty in May to the manslaughter death of Heather Barker; sentenced Friday

Police in Abbotsford seized $123,000 in suspected stolen jewelry, bags of suspected drugs and $6,000 cash after stopping a vehicle early Friday morning (June 9). (APD photo)

Police seize $123K worth of suspected stolen jewelry in Abbotsford

Several charges expected after two people stopped in vehicle early Friday morning

From left Coun. Richard Barkwill, Ellen Walker-Matthews of the Rotary Club of Summerland, Deputy Mayor Erin Trainer, Mayor Doug Holmes, Penticton Indian Band knowledge leeper Richard Armstrong, Penticton Indian Band Chief Greg Gabriel, Minister of Municipal Affairs Anne Kang, Tara Montgomery of the Okanagan Nation Alliance, Coun.Janet Peake and MLA Dan Ashton unveil a sign near the top of Giant’s Head Mountain in Summerland. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)

Summerland launches phases 3 and 4 of trails redevelopment project

Work planned for Giants Head Mountain Park

Princeton court is normally held once a month. (Cliff MacArthur/provincialcourt.bc.ca)

Similkameen man handed 2 years probation for assault with a weapon

Kyle Klassen was charged with assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm

Princeton court is normally held once a month. (Cliff MacArthur/provincialcourt.bc.ca)
Circuit court is held once a month in Princeton. File photo

Charges of uttering threats stayed for Princeton pair

Heather Henderson and Joel Kramer were in court on Thursday

Circuit court is held once a month in Princeton. File photo
The Statlu Creek wildfire grew slightly over the course of the past few days. (Photo/B.C. Wildfire Service)

Harrison-area wildfires holding steady as cooler weather arrives

The local wildfire situation remains largely unchanged heading into Friday as the…

The Statlu Creek wildfire grew slightly over the course of the past few days. (Photo/B.C. Wildfire Service)
A food truck belonging to Quality Foods drives ailong the detour route between Lake Cowichan and Port Alberni to deliver goods on Friday, June 9, 2023. (B.C. MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)

Cameron Bluffs fire near Port Alberni grows to 208 hectares; Highway 4 remains closed

B.C. Premier Eby faces criticism over not opening Horne Lake route as fire cuts off communities

A food truck belonging to Quality Foods drives ailong the detour route between Lake Cowichan and Port Alberni to deliver goods on Friday, June 9, 2023. (B.C. MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)
Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera, announced an investment of over $61 million for 3,000 community-based projects through the New Horizons for Seniors Program. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

402 senior projects in B.C. to receive federal funding

Over 400 new projects in B.C. are getting support from the country to empower communities

Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera, announced an investment of over $61 million for 3,000 community-based projects through the New Horizons for Seniors Program. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
The Kelowna and Kamloops RCMP used a plane to take down a thief on Monday, May 29. (File photo)
The Kelowna and Kamloops RCMP used a plane to take down a thief on Monday, May 29. (File photo)
City Park Beach in Kelowna. (Submitted)

Heat records shattered throughout the Interior

Lytton was the hottest area in the province on June 8

City Park Beach in Kelowna. (Submitted)
Fire crews from all three Saanich Peninsula fire departments responded to this North Saanich residence on Carswell Avenue in 2022. Various offices including BC Coroners Service later investigated a fire-related fatality not considered suspicious. The latest report from provincial fire commissioner Brian Godlonton listed 86 fire-related deaths in B.C. in 2022. (Black Press Media file photo).

Fire-related deaths in B.C. up 207% since 2018, according to latest data

Brian Godlonton says causes include aging demographics and rising homelesness among factors

Fire crews from all three Saanich Peninsula fire departments responded to this North Saanich residence on Carswell Avenue in 2022. Various offices including BC Coroners Service later investigated a fire-related fatality not considered suspicious. The latest report from provincial fire commissioner Brian Godlonton listed 86 fire-related deaths in B.C. in 2022. (Black Press Media file photo).
The BC SPCA seized 162 rabbits, including the ones in the photo, from an Abbotsford home on May 26. (Photo: Suzaku Sanctuary)

SPCA seizes 162 rabbits from Abbotsford property

Owner says animals were not in danger and he is appealing decision

The BC SPCA seized 162 rabbits, including the ones in the photo, from an Abbotsford home on May 26. (Photo: Suzaku Sanctuary)
Kelowna and West Kelowna political figures gather to honour Robert Hobson on Friday, June 9 as the Environment Education Centre at Mission Creek Regional Park was named after him. Left to right: Luke Stack, Mohini Singh, Gail Givens, Ron Cannan, Robert Hobson, Sharon Shepherd, Gord Milsom, Charlie Hodge, Tom Dyas, Loyal Wooldridge. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
Kelowna and West Kelowna political figures gather to honour Robert Hobson on Friday, June 9 as the Environment Education Centre at Mission Creek Regional Park was named after him. Left to right: Luke Stack, Mohini Singh, Gail Givens, Ron Cannan, Robert Hobson, Sharon Shepherd, Gord Milsom, Charlie Hodge, Tom Dyas, Loyal Wooldridge. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
The historic Kaleden Hotel Park was built in 1911 and closed a few years later because of the First World War. (Photo- RDOS)

Structural upgrades coming for historic Kaleden Hotel Park

The regional district says it is preparing future work on the more than 100-year-old building

The historic Kaleden Hotel Park was built in 1911 and closed a few years later because of the First World War. (Photo- RDOS)
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Revelstoke business wins Small Business BC Award, pitches to Dragons’ Den

Ovry was awarded for Best Youth Entrepreneur by Small Business BC

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The Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department responded to a fully involved structure fire on Hutley Road South Friday, June 9. (Morning Star - file photo)

Spallumcheen house lost to fire

Happened before 6 a.m. Friday, June 10, on Hutley Road South; occupants out safely

The Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department responded to a fully involved structure fire on Hutley Road South Friday, June 9. (Morning Star - file photo)
The propeller of a motorized boat encrusted with invasive mussels. Zebra and Quagga mussels can thrive in tiny crevices and even inside outboard motors, meaning very thorough cleaning is required to prevent their spread. (Contributed)

Results of invasive mussel report ‘deeply troubling’: Okanagan water board

As summer returns, boaters are asked to be cautious

The propeller of a motorized boat encrusted with invasive mussels. Zebra and Quagga mussels can thrive in tiny crevices and even inside outboard motors, meaning very thorough cleaning is required to prevent their spread. (Contributed)
An evacuation order has been issued for the northern community of Tumbler Ridge due to wildfires. (BC Wildfire Service)

Wildfire creeps close to Tumbler Ridge amid evacuation order

Fort St John opens ESS to greet overflow of evacuees from Dawson Creek

An evacuation order has been issued for the northern community of Tumbler Ridge due to wildfires. (BC Wildfire Service)
A firefighter directs water on a grass fire burning on an acreage behind a residential property in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, June 5, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Eyes on the weather as fierce wildfire rages, forces evacuations in northeastern B.C.

B.C. Wildfire Service says the blaze is among 83 active wildfires in the province

A firefighter directs water on a grass fire burning on an acreage behind a residential property in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, June 5, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Rock scaling work continues along the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail near Sicamous. (CSRD photo)
Rock scaling work continues along the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail near Sicamous. (CSRD photo)