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Charlotte Helston
Woman born in Vernon 27 years ago searching for birth parents
VERNON – Twenty-seven years ago, on Oct. 10, 1989, a woman gave birth to a…
Conservative candidate drops out of race in Vernon-Monashee
VERNON – The B.C. Conservatives were the last to announce their candidate in Vernon-Monashee and…
“All the stuff I lost is material”: Shuswap mother looks at the positive after mudslide topples home
NEAR TAPPEN – Amber Mackie is counting her blessings after a landslide came crashing down…
Man found guilty of gun charges in 2014 Vernon shooting
“HE TOOK CREDIT FOR CHASING THE ROBBERS” VERNON – After two men tried to rip…
Vernon bylaw will step up monitoring at homeless camps
VERNON – With the number of homeless camps expected to rise again this summer, efforts…
Vernon Mounties remove yellow stripe to protest pay, working conditions
VERNON – Some Vernon police officers are joining the Canada-wide ‘No-Stripe Campaign’ in protest of…
Vernon to investigate options for putting council meetings online
VERNON – Taping Vernon council meetings and posting them online is not as simple as…
Vernon man builds back-alley shrine to honour 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge
VERNON – A Vernon man has made it his mission to convert the nondescript alley…
Ghost stories, money laundering, and secret tunnels: Storied Armstrong Hotel up for auction
ARMSTRONG – From a ghost named Emily to a secret safe that has never been…
Vernon immigrants earn top scores in citizenship challenge
VERNON – A group of immigrants in Vernon scored some of the highest marks in…
No fire coverage means North Okanagan home left to burn
VERNON – It continues to smoulder, and in some places, there’s still open flame at…
UPDATE: Man who disappeared in North Okanagan may be dead: RCMP
LUMBY – The search for an Alberta man missing in the North Okanagan continues, however…
Four snowmobilers helped from the backcountry by Vernon Search and Rescue
ENDERBY – Vernon Search and Rescue went out to locate two missing snowmobilers over the…
‘Scandalous remarks’ strike a sour note with judge in Vernon neighbours dispute
VERNON – Making inflammatory statements, allegations of deceit and scandalous remarks did not pay off…
MISDIAGNOSIS: MP will look into bigger picture of Vernon woman’s legal struggle
VERNON – A Vernon woman’s concerns with how medical malpractice suits are handled will be…