Vernon news
16-year-old Vernon girl avoids detention after ‘cowardly’ assault
CONTENT ADVISORY A 16-year-old Vernon girl who committed a "cowardly and violent assault" on a…
STONEWALLED: Break-in victim does her own police work after Vernon RCMP inaction
Since being broken into last week, Vernon couple Manuela Simicic and Vjekoslav Memic have managed…
Vernon’s new $4.4 million wading pool set to open
Grossly over budget and a year late Vernon's beloved peanut wading pool is scheduled to…
Vernon lawyer loses bid to delay law society conduct hearing
A Vernon lawyer accused of filing "false or misleading" information to the BC Supreme Court…
North Okanagan mom who urged son to fight teen guilty of assault
CONTENT ADVISORY An Enderby mom who encouraged her teenage son to fight another boy over…
Sicamous calls for meeting to address violent crime following death of 66-year-old woman
The District of Sicamous is calling for a meeting with provincial officials to address violent…
Vernon RCMP lock down high school for nearby incident
A police incident in Coldstream forced RCMP to lock down the local high school this…
From no strata fees to discounted golf, Okanagan developers using promos to sell homes
From three years of no strata fees to paying no GST, developers in the Okanagan…
RCMP target crime in Vernon’s downtown and other problem areas
Multiple officers from several RCMP units in Vernon spent six days focusing enforcement in the…
Search and rescue volunteers help in weekend search for missing Coldstream man
An elderly North Okanagan man missing since January was the subject of another search effort…
Crown loses appeal to have Kelowna firefighter put behind bars
Crown prosecutors have failed in their attempt to get jail time for a former Kelowna…
No jail for violent attack; judge cites Indigenous Vernon man’s past
An Indigenous Vernon man with more than two dozen prior convictions won't do jail time…
Two suspicious fires in Kalamalka Lake park near Vernon
There were two suspicious fires in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park near Vernon last week. RCMP…
Man drowns in Shuswap River in North Okanagan
A 53-year-old man drowned in the Shuswap River in Cherryville this past weekend. At around…
You can help choose the name of the new Okanagan milfoil harvester
A new machine for combating an invasive aquatic plant is coming to the Okanagan and…