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Decades without answers in Vernon cold case murder
VERNON – Police investigate hotel murder. That's the headline scrawled across the front page of…
Open burning ban to be lifted in Kamloops, Okanagan
A decreased risk of wildfires has prompted the Kamloops Fire Centre to rescind open burning…
Trail race volunteer allegedly assaulted in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park
VERNON – A 59-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested after an alleged assault…
Three dogs found shot and dumped in ditch near Prince George
The BC SPCA is looking for answers after three apparently healthy dogs were found dead…
Natural gas rates unchanged until end of year: FortisBC
Natural gas and propane customers in B.C. are in luck as rates will remain unchanged.…
Worst of 2019 B.C. fire season may be over
VERNON – As the warm weather gives way to cooler fall temperatures, many of the…
Still no answers in 1989 disappearance of B.C. family
PRINCE GEORGE – It was more than 30 years ago when Ronald “Ronnie” Jack called…
Artist’s mural a poetic illustration of life on Vernon’s streets
VERNON – A group of street-entrenched people seek respite from the rain under a tall…
UBC Okanagan student wins gold at Parapan in Peru
UBCO's Rob Shaw served up victory for Canada at the recent Parapan American Games in…
Boy caught on camera replacing Vernon neighbour’s stolen flowers
VERNON – When Laine Mariah awoke to see that the potted plants on her doorstep…
Rally planned during Sagmoen trial in Vernon
VERNON – As with all of Curtis Wayne Sagmoen’s past appearances in Vernon Law Courts,…
B.C. murder mystery series hits Netflix
MAPLE RIDGE – John Wittmayer walks around his busy 25,000 square-foot film studio in Maple…
Looking for a forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
VERNON – One of the Vernon SPCA's shy felines is looking for a home. Joan…
Looking for a forever home; Penticton SPCA pet of the week
PENTICTON – The South Okanagan/Similkameen SPCA is looking for a home for its longest resident.…
Fire causes ‘extensive damage’ to Lumby home
LUMBY – No one was injured in a late-night house fire in Lumby. Lumby and…
Lightning sparks six wildfires in Thompson-Okanagan
VERNON – An active thunderstorm ignited six new fires in the Kamloops Fire Centre overnight,…
Man in custody following threats with weapon in Kamloops
A man who does not appear to be from the area is behind bars in…
Pentastic Hot Jazz and Music Festival draws crowd
PENTICTON – A three-day celebration of all things jazz is drawing a crowd in Penticton…
Three trucks of garbage, about 100 used needles, collected through Rutland cleanup
KELOWNA – Negativity often breeds more negativity. But, when Gemma Wallis noticed an uptick in…
Boy, 13, aids Revelstoke police in solving 27-year-old cold case
REVELSTOKE – It was a series of cascading coincidences, the result of which could never…
Rain, cool weather should help slow Okanagan wildfires
VERNON – Despite a risk of thunderstorms, cooler temperatures ahead are showing promise for wildfires…
Risk of thunderstorms ahead for Thompson-Okanagan
VERNON – It looks like Mother Nature’s pattern of dry and warm weather throughout the…
‘It scared the heck out of me’: West Kelowna woman captures praying mantis, black widow fight on camera
WEST KELOWNA – When Varina Stone took in a praying mantis, she anticipated that her…
Man pulls knife, threatens Lumby youths
LUMBY – A 28-year-old man is in custody after allegedly wielding a knife and uttering…