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The banter is folksy and funny between races at the Knox Mountain Hill Climb in Kelowna as drivers wait to power their cars up the big downtown mountain at speeds of well over 100 km/h.

Ty Elliot, who grew up in Vernon, was less than a half-second from finishing his ride when he was bucked off during the first round of bull riding at the Falkland Stampede on Saturday. The 95th annual event continues today and Monday at the Stampede Grounds in Falkland.

A veteran race car driver was shaken up but not seriously injured at the Knox Mountain Hill Climb in Kelowna when his Ford Mustang went off the road, crashed into a tree and sparked a small grass fire.

Moose guard complete with bleached steer skull? Check. Gleaming hillbilly chic interior with two white leather chairs? Double check. Spotless grill ready to cook up some delicious biscuits? Of course.

Rising lake levels mean dropping water temperatures as officials warn about localized flooding and remind people not to go swimming.

A dashboard camera has absolved RCMP of any wrongdoing in the death of a West Kelowna motorcyclist last week.

Katie Robinson, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Penticton in 2011, will have her name on the ballot again in the upcoming byelection in that city. She's just not sure whether she will run for mayor or city council.

A serial groper disguised as a woman has been assaulting women for more than a year, say RCMP.

Rain has fallen during three of the last five May long weekends in the Okanagan.