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Vernon RCMP raid suspected drug house; two facing charges
VERNON – Two Vernon residents are facing charges after police raided a suspected drug house…
North Okanagan woman faces trial over sexual abuse of young boy at ministry-funded home
VERNON – A former youth worker faces allegations of sexual assault and sexual touching against…
Vernon corn stand robber turns himself in
VERNON – A man who allegedly robbed a corn stand employee at knifepoint earlier this…
Interior heat, smoke keeping first responders busy
VERNON – First responders are noticing an increase in medical calls related to the heat…
Man caught on camera helping himself to eggs, organic meat from North Okanagan farm
VERNON – Police need help identifying an alleged honour box thief in Vernon with a…
North Okanagan RCMP investigating after fatal vehicle collision
VERNON – RCMP and the North Okanagan Traffic Services are looking into a single-vehicle collision…
Vernon RCMP catch suspect involved in hit-and-run
VERNON – A 29-year-old man is facing numerous charges after two separate vehicle hit and…
Minor injuries after six-car crash in North Okanagan
ENDERBY – Police responded to a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 97A and Fenton Road in…
Officials now predict Okanagan Lake may near 2017 historic flooding
OKANAGAN – The water level in Okanagan Lake is officially expected to reach 343 metres,…
Okanagan Lake shoreline flooding is now inevitable
OKANAGAN – If you live on the shores of Okanagan Lake, you might want to…
‘I wish I could bring them back’: Drunk driver apologizes for causing the deaths of two friends
VERNON – Two lives were lost and many more changed forever as a result of…
Wanted man nabbed by police in North Okanagan
ENDERBY – A wanted man’s luck ran out after he tried to flee from police…
Police investigate possible child luring incident in North Okanagan
ARMSTRONG – Police are spreading the word about another possible case of child luring in…
Good news for North Okanagan Good Food Box Program
VERNON – Community members have rallied to save the longstanding Good Food Box program in…
UPDATE: Police arrest 60-year-old arson suspect in North Okanagan
ARMSTRONG – Police have a 60-year-old woman in custody after a keen eye witness helped…
What’s lost when volunteer service clubs fold
'YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT TILL IT'S GONE' VERNON – When you visit a…
Province trims number of school trustees in North Okanagan-Shuswap by four positions
VERNON – The number of trustees in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District has officially been…
Deadly winter on North Okanagan highways
NORTH OKANAGAN – Reminders about road safety are being shared after what has so far…
‘Bell Bows’ honour North Okanagan traffic flagger; remind drivers to slow down
VERNON – You may have noticed orange bows adorning the backs of vehicles around Vernon…
North Okanagan group has plans to provide shopping carts to homeless people
VERNON – A non-profit group in the North Okanagan has come up with an idea…
Recent purchase of old CP Rail corridor one piece of a much larger trails network
VERNON – Now that two former rail corridors have been preserved for public use in…
Discontinued rail line between Armstrong and Sicamous purchased for public use
NORTH OKANAGAN – It’s full steam ahead for a rail trail that will run from…
Birders take the North Okanagan by storm, counting highest number of species in five years
VERNON – An increase in wild turkeys is just one of the trends birders in…
Transit workers rally around husband of North Okanagan traffic flagger killed on the job
“I FORGIVE THE DRIVER,” HUSBAND SAYS NORTH OKANAGAN – The husband of a beloved traffic…