Jen Zielinski

Baby Boo. (instagram.com/khgrizzlybearrefuge)

Celebrating 20 years of Boo at Kicking Horse near Golden

Boo the bear is celebrated during Bear Awarness Days

Baby Boo. (instagram.com/khgrizzlybearrefuge)
RCMP cruisers block Water Street downtown Kelowna. (Jacqueline Gelineau/ Capital News)

Nothing found: Kelowna Law Courts reopens after bomb threat

Water Street is blocked off while police are on scene

RCMP cruisers block Water Street downtown Kelowna. (Jacqueline Gelineau/ Capital News)
Boo spotted at the Grizzly Bear Refuge near Golden. (Nicola Green/Instagram)

Boo the bear soaks up sun near Golden

Visit Boo at the Grizzly Bear Refuge on Kicking Horse Mountain

Boo spotted at the Grizzly Bear Refuge near Golden. (Nicola Green/Instagram)
Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms. (Environment Canada)

Thunderstorm watch issued for South, Central Okanagan and Arrow Lakes

The severe thunderstorm watch was issued just before noon on Monday

Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms. (Environment Canada)
12,000 BC Hydro customers without power north of Kamloops. (BC Hydro)

More than 12K BC Hydro customers without power in Kamloops, Clearwater, Valemount

Transmission circuit failure is to blame for the outage

12,000 BC Hydro customers without power north of Kamloops. (BC Hydro)
Campfire. (Black Press Media - File)

Campfire ban in effect for Kamloops Fire Centre

The ban starts June 8 at noon

Campfire. (Black Press Media - File)
The Pigeon Creek wildfire is continuing to spread and is not responding to suppression efforts. (BC Wildfire)

Water skimmers pull back as wildfire activity eases near Peachland

The fire is still burning out of control at 33-hectares

The Pigeon Creek wildfire is continuing to spread and is not responding to suppression efforts. (BC Wildfire)
Wildfire near Nicola Lake. (Facebook)
Wildfire near Nicola Lake. (Facebook)
Jaycee drops off donation at the Kelowna BC SPCA. Facebook.

Every puppy should have a boy: Estate donation of nearly $1M left to Kelowna BC SPCA

Paul Bilyk donates $910,764 to Kelowna BC SPCA

Jaycee drops off donation at the Kelowna BC SPCA. Facebook.
Black Press File Photo

Man arrested after paddling to escape police near Chase

The 23-year-old Tumbler Ridge man is now in custody

Black Press File Photo
Boo preps for his big debut (Image/ Nicola Green)

Boo the bear preps for big debut as Kicking Horse Resort opens

The Grizzly Bear Refuge opens May 27 near Golden

Boo preps for his big debut (Image/ Nicola Green)
The drug alert is in place until June 1. (IH)

Drug alert issued for Kelowna

A sample sold as down was found to contain 60-65 per cent Fentanyl and 20-25 per cent Bromazolam

The drug alert is in place until June 1. (IH)
Candace Chisholm battling Lyme disease in 2016. (Contributed: Chisholm)

‘It’s David vs. Goliath’: Kelowna grandma, Lyme disease survivor takes on fitness challenge

Candace Chisholm is vying for a spot on the cover of Ms. Health and Fitness magazine

Candace Chisholm battling Lyme disease in 2016. (Contributed: Chisholm)
The Passenger Transportation Board approved the ride share’s license transfer application, which allows Uber to operate in Victoria and Kelowna. (Black Press Media file photo)

Tap of a button: Uber approved to launch in Kelowna, Victoria

Passenger Transportation Board approved Uber’s license transfer application on May 10

The Passenger Transportation Board approved the ride share’s license transfer application, which allows Uber to operate in Victoria and Kelowna. (Black Press Media file photo)
Flooding in Cache Creek taken May 3, by Kevin Scharfenberg.

‘Highway 97 unsafe’: Flood waters shut down roads in Cache Creek

Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming speaks to the flooding

Flooding in Cache Creek taken May 3, by Kevin Scharfenberg.
Photo taken by the Scharfenberg Clan on May 2 evening. (Facebook)

Aerial view of destructive flooding in Cache Creek

‘Scharfenberg Clan’ shot drone footage of the village on May 3

Photo taken by the Scharfenberg Clan on May 2 evening. (Facebook)
RCMP car. (Lauren Collins photo)

Highway 1 crash near Golden kills one, leaves Kelowna man in hospital

The incident happened at about 3:30 p.m. on April 26

RCMP car. (Lauren Collins photo)
Fire crews extract the driver from the cab of the semi-after it crashed into a home on Gordon Drive. (Gary Barnes/ Capital News)

Driver, woman and baby safely extracted after semi crashes into Kelowna home

Emergency crews are on scene of the incident at Gordon and Cameron

Fire crews extract the driver from the cab of the semi-after it crashed into a home on Gordon Drive. (Gary Barnes/ Capital News)
A dog was stabbed to death in Chase. (Black Press Media file photo)

Dog stabbed to death in Shuswap

A man was arrested after police discovered a dead dog in an apartment

A dog was stabbed to death in Chase. (Black Press Media file photo)
This is a file photo of wild horses on Highway 97 near Red Wings. (Western News file photo)

‘Disheartening act’: 17 wild horses found shot in area west of Kamloops

The animals were all recently shot; RCMP are investigating

This is a file photo of wild horses on Highway 97 near Red Wings. (Western News file photo)