Winfield News

A Lake Country man has had to forfeit virtually everything after he was convicted in a Kelowna courthouse of growing marijuana.

Feb. 10: Born to Caleb Leung and Tomi Steck of Vernon, a boy, 8 lbs. 7 oz., named Maddex Benjamin Leung .

By Kelowna Capital News - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 22, 2012 2:00 PM Updated: May 22, 2012 2:17 PM Mothers' Day celebrations could have gone terribly awry for a 27 year old Sicamous man who showed some unusual behaviour behind the wheel.

By Judie Steeves - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 17, 2012 4:00 PM Updated: May 17, 2012 4:03 PM Orchard industry leader and member of a pioneer Kelowna family, David Hobson, died Saturday in Kelowna at the age of 65.

Read Thursday's Vancouver Sun for a guide to this year's Craft Beer Week around Metro, where you'll find nine headliner events, six opening acts, 36 neighbourhood events and week-long specials dedicated to all things craft beer.

The small community of pilots in Pitt Meadows, B.C. is reeling after the death of one of their own alongside his future in-laws in a float plane crash.

By Maxine DeHart - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 11, 2012 10:00 AM Updated: May 11, 2012 10:20 AM Malibu Grand Prix and Laser Tag have been operating at on Stremel Road since 1985.

The unidentified 21-year-old was travelling from the Okanagan in a Ford Ranger pickup, on May 8, when a southbound Ford Focus pulled out to pass a southbound commercial vehicle and slammed head on into the pickup truck.

A scrap metal dealer in the Central Okanagan has mixed reactions to the government's attempt to halt metal theft.

Assistant Fire Chief Darren Lee says the flames ignited near or beside electrical mass in the carriage house on the property.

By Ron Cannan - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 08, 2012 11:00 AM Updated: May 08, 2012 11:46 AM According to Volunteer Canada , 12.5 million Canadians graciously donate their time and energy and are leading positive change in the community and around the world.

Yarn bombers hit the Parkinson Recreation Centre Saturday leaving a number of tags aimed at increasing the profile of people with disabilities.

Detours will be in effect on Boucherie Road, between Highway 97 and Hudson Road, from Wednesday May 9 to Friday May 11.

West Kelowna RCMP are hoping to find the whereabouts of the owner of a snowmobile which was recently discovered abandoned.

That according to a survey of the top 10 worst roads in the province conducted by the BC Automobile Association .

RCMP in the Kelowna area seized more marijuana plants than any other detachment in the province over the last year, illustrating a trend of growing operations migrating away from big cities, authorities say.

The 25th Anniversary Rick Hansen Relay rolls into the South Okanagan today. The relay commemorating the completion of Hansen's Man In Motion world tour in 1987 to raise awareness of issues facing the physically disabled arrives in Summerland this afternoon after spending the past few days in Kelowna.

To no one's surprise, an attempted left hand turn at Highway 97 and Ross Road in West Kelowna resulted in a late afternoon collision.

Viewers of Castanet are reporting what appears to be a serious motorcycle crash on Highway 97 just south of Vernon.