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iN MAP: Where to enjoy outdoor skating from the Okanagan to Kamloops
Winter is rolling in Kamloops and the Okanagan this month, bringing with it opportunities to…
Vernon RCMP searching for purse snatcher after 72-year-old woman mugged
Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man who stole…
Little chance of further snow before Christmas in the Okanagan
There’s not much chance of more snow falling in the Okanagan between now and Christmas,…
UPDATE: Sagmoen will be released from prison today
Curtis Sagmoen will be released from prison today under a probation order to return to…
Downtown Vernon business owner fed up with crime shuttering skateboard shop
A downtown Vernon business owner is closing his brick and mortar store and moving to…
Vernon RCMP investigate theft of South Korean ski team’s equipment
Vernon RCMP are investigating the theft of ski equipment belonging to the South Korean women’s…
Sagmoen case comes down to circumstantial evidence
The Crown has conceded that the case against Curtis Sagmoen comes down to circumstantial evidence…
Kal Rotary Dream Auction raises recording-breaking $340K
The 35th Kalamalka Rotary Dream Auction raised $340,000 this year and organizations have just a…
Vernon loses again in case over fire captain dismissed for sexual activity in chief’s office
The City of Vernon has lost another appeal to overturn a ruling from the Labour…
‘I feel dismissed’: Victim of Vernon physiotherapist ‘disgusted’ he might avoid jail
A Vernon woman says she was left breathless when she learned that the physiotherapist who…
‘I was afraid he was going to shoot me’: Complainant in Sagmoen case testifies in court
The complainant in the case again Curtis Sagmoen thought she would make $1,000 for her…
Judge rules Sagmoen’s arrest lawful
A judge has ruled the arrest of Curtis Sagmoen in September 2017 was lawful. B.C.…
Salmon Arm casino evacuated following discovery of ‘suspicious item’
A Salmon Arm casino had to be evacuated and the bomb squad called in following…
Gang member known for raising hell in Vernon charged in Surrey shooting
A man well known in Vernon for various gang-related crimes has now been arrested for…
Frosty’s comeback will be costly for owner of Vernon toy store
Frosty the Snowman may be heading back to his spot outside Vernon's Teach and Learn…
Armstrong family living in trailer win multi-million dollar home
An Armstrong woman, currently living in a trailer with her husband and daughter, has won…
Okanagan libraries running on tight budget, future focus on community spaces
Okanagan libraries are running on a tight budget, spending as much as 30 per cent…
Looking for a forever home: Vernon’s pet of the week
Snoopy is a seven-year-old spayed female that is looking for her forever home. Snoopy prefers…
Fight for Frosty a success, Vernon inflatable keeps sidewalk space
Frosty the Snowman is kind of a big deal this time of year and, in…
Jane Goodall to stop in Vernon for speaking engagement
Famed primatologist Jane Goodall will be speaking in Vernon this March. Goodall, who first set…
Vernon man gets jail time for barrage of homophobic threats
A Vernon man will spend time behind bars for uttering homophobic threats to his former…
Housing, taxes and income: Affordability really depends on where you live in the Okanagan
There are some big differences when it comes to house prices, earnings and income taxes…
Case dismissed against Vernon men charged in violent targeted attack
A judge has discharged three men charged with aggravated assault for allegedly attacking a man…
City evicts Frosty the Snowman from Vernon sidewalk
In a serious case of bah humbug, Frosty the Snowman has been evicted from a…