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Anti-vaxxers fail in takeover of Shuswap community radio station
A Shuswap community radio station that feared a sudden influx of new members was a…
B.C. teacher who touched students’ heads, hair and shoulders gets reprimanded
A B.C. science teacher who touched several students' heads and shoulders, and also removed another…
iN VIDEO: Rescued North Okanagan owl released back into the wild
A great horned owl, lovingly named Whodini, headed back to his hunting grounds in Enderby…
Vernon’s hugely-popular Funtastic festival will return this summer
After a two-year hiatus, the popular Funtastic slo-pitch tournament is coming back to Vernon. Funtastic…
Unlicensed B.C. mortgage broker fined almost $100K
An unlicensed B.C. mortgage broker who ignored a court order and continued working as an…
B.C. teacher reprimanded for holding knife against student’s hand
A B.C. teacher that held a knife against the hand of a Grade 5 student…
Woman who hurled racist tirade at student outside Oliver school facing $2,300 fine
A south Okanagan woman who hurled racist abuse at a high school student during a…
Elderly Coldstream woman conned out of thousands in elaborate scam
Vernon RCMP are warning the public to be vigilant after an elderly Coldstream resident was…
Vernon man caught in ‘Goofbusters’ sting gets six months in jail
CONTENT ADVISORY A 44-year-old Vernon man caught trying to lure a 14-year-old boy online during…
Two Albertans fined for snowmobiling in protected mountain caribou area near Revelstoke
Two Alberta snowmobilers are $1,600 out of pocket having been caught by a B.C. Conservation…
Kamloops woman overlooked for promotion wins 1st round at Human Rights Tribunal
A Kamloops woman has won the first stage of a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal case…
Vernon bans spiked deer-killing fences
The City of Vernon has outlawed spiked deer-killing fences. In an unanimous vote today, Feb.…
Penticton woman snags $50K on scratch and win ticket
A Penticton woman says she'll be treating herself to some new workout equipment after snagging…
Firm fined $84K for safety violations at Logan Lake wildfire clean-up
An environmental management company removing wildfire-damaged trees in Logan Lake has been fined $84,000 for…
Same crime, different outcome: Penticton fentanyl dealers get vastly different sentences
A couple of Okanagan drug dealers busted in a Walmart parking lot for selling fentanyl…
Kelowna siblings feud over $65-million real estate company
Four siblings battling over the $65-million Kelowna real estate and development company their parents left…
Anti-masker gets second chance to make B.C. human rights case against Costco
An anti-masker who filed in a Human Rights Tribunal dispute against Costco, after the supermarket…
Kelowna realtor, lawyer lose court case after not telling U.K. couple about foreign buyer’s tax
A Kelowna realtor and the lawyer that did the paperwork for a property sale are…
North Okanagan cops bust truck driver with two feet of snow on roof
A truck driver is $173 out of pocket after he was pulled over by Vernon…
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say missing youth located
UPDATE: 2:31 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 Kamloops RCMP say an 18-year-old youth reported missing…
TacoTime and Triple O’s now open in Vernon
Two new fast-food restaurants have opened in Vernon. Triple O's and TacoTime have both opened…
North Okanagan senior who raped his granddaughter gets 4 years jail
A 77-year-old North Okanagan man who repeatedly sexually abused his 14-year-old granddaughter will spend four…
From hate-mail to pizza: Why are protesters targeting the news media?
Kamloops radio host Brett Mineer says he has a folder full of hate mail. The…
For the first time, anti-masker wins minor victory at Human Rights Tribunal
For the first time since the pandemic began, a person has won the first stage…