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Salmon Arm Air Cadet says haircut policy unjust
SALMON ARM – Thanks to social media, Dani Hickman knows exactly when she last cut…
Parents of missing Shuswap woman plan more searches this summer
The family of a missing Shuswap woman is again back in the Okanagan planning to…
BC SPCA appeals for cash as bills top $70K caring for seized North Okanagan horses
NORTH OKANAGAN – The B.C. SPCA has spent over $70,000 in caring for the horses…
North Okanagan woman charged with animal cruelty facing new charge
VERNON – A North Okanagan woman currently facing animal cruelty charges was back in court…
From pub to pot shop: Two Vernon businesses venture into a new market
VERNON – Two Vernon pubs are expanding their businesses by branching out into the recreational…
How Enderby’s Starlight Drive-in has survived in a nearly extinct business
ENDERBY – When the screen at Enderby's Starlight Drive-In Theatre needs a clean or a…
Vernon RCMP seek information on hit and run involving house
VERNON – Vernon RCMP are appealing for witnesses after a vehicle crashed into a home…
Two people airlifted to hospital after pair of crashes on Trans-Canada near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – The Trans-Canada Highway was closed for several hours yesterday following two separate…
What a hoot: An owl breakfast too good to share
VERNON – A mouse may not be everyone's idea of a good breakfast, but this…
Two small wildfires sparked by lightning in North Okanagan
NORTH OKANAGAN – Fire crews are dealing with two small wildfires in the North Okanagan…
UPDATE: Coldstream’s vandalized rainbow crosswalk cleaned-up
COLDSTREAM – Work crews have cleaned up Coldstream's rainbow crosswalk after it was vandalized with…
‘Very small’ earthquake shakes Lumby in North Okanagan
LUMBY – People in Lumby felt the earth move Saturday night as a very small…
The shy, the venomous, and the mythical: 6 spiders of the Thompson-Okanagan
They generally mind their own business, spend their time munching down on garden pests and…
Grow-op slated for Vernon’s former Far West clothing building
VERNON – With the goal to produce eight million grams of pot in its first…
Shuswap man who killed motorcyclist given absolute discharge
SHUSWAP – A Sorrento man found not criminally responsible for causing the death of a…
North Okanagan pushes forward with plastic bag ban
NORTH OKANAGAN – The Regional District North Okanagan has given the green light to its…
Two arrested after argument gets out of hand in Vernon
VERNON – A Vernon man and a Kelowna woman were arrested yesterday after an argument…
Wet and cold July actually drier than normal: meteorologist
We just can't seem to catch a break — the past two years, we've had…
Vernon volunteers take to water to put smiles on senior’s faces
VERNON – Cruising down Okanagan Lake in the comfort of a pontoon boat is a…
GoPro captures dramatic bald eagle feeding frenzy on Haida Gwaii
A B.C. man has caught some amazing footage giving viewers a real birds-eye view of…
Ropes needed to rescue motorcyclist after crash on Highway 6
LUMBY – A motorcyclist had to be rescued east of Lumby last week after over-shooting…
North Okanagan course trains volunteers in disaster response for animals
COLDSTREAM – While the main focus is on humans if and when emergency situations arise,…
Vernon museum lays off staff in effort to modernize
VERNON – Faced with tough financial decisions, and in an effort to modernize, the Greater…
Delays likely if North Okanagan goes ahead with plastic bag ban
NORTH OKANAGAN – A proposed single-use plastic bag ban put forward by the Regional District…