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Family makes plea for return of cherished photos stolen in Vernon theft
VERNON – A grieving family is begging for the return of some precious possessions. A…
Could dogs make this Vernon park a safer place?
VERNON – A North Okanagan city has quietly been working on strategies to turn a…
MLA Eric Foster outspent rival candidates by more than double
VERNON – There was big range in what Vernon-Monashee candidates spent on their election campaigns.…
Should the Province hold a byelection for a new North Okanagan-Shuswap School Board?
NORTH OKANAGAN – The province is being pressured to hold a byelection in the North…
Vernon council approves new rules for sheltering in city parks
VERNON – It’s now officially against the rules to have a temporary shelter in a…
Vernon traffic flagger assaulted by driver; left shaken
VERNON – Nobody likes waiting in road construction, but most people manage to keep their…
Men who tried — and failed — to rip off North Okanagan grow-op given jail time
VERNON – They didn’t pull it off, but they’ll still do the jail time. A…
Warm and dry in the Okanagan this week
OKANAGAN – After some rain and cool temperatures on the weekend — and a very…
Police warn of phone calls asking for funds for charity
Police in the Southern Interior are warning the public about a telephone scam making the…
Looking for a forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
VERNON – Batman, animal identification number 439095, is a handsome eight-year-old looking for his retirement…
The air quality index explained
With more than 100 wildfires burning across the province, residents are getting used to –…
How the City of Vernon plans to regulate camping in parks
VERNON – The City of Vernon is proposing penalties of up to $200 for those…
Witnesses challenge Salmon Arm police version of teen assault by 37-year-old man
SALMON ARM – A witness to the altercation that started inside a Salmon Arm fast…
Drug-fuelled assault left North Okanagan man naked, beaten, and pepper sprayed
VERNON – A violent assault that left a man naked, beaten and pepper sprayed earned…
UPDATE: Spallumcheen emergency operation centre standing down
SPALLUMCHEEN – Fire crews are making steady progress on a wildfire that broke out yesterday…
‘It’s leading to burnout,’ Vernon business owner says of local labour shortage
VERNON – Lisa Gallie used to get 50 to 70 resumes when she advertised a…
City of Vernon takes local man to court over harassment, insults
VERNON – Art Gourley just won't shut up. The 74-year-old Vernon man is well known…
UPDATE: Crews respond to wildfire in Spallumcheen; evacuation alerts issued
SPALLUMCHEEN – Crews continue to battle a wildfire that started in the Spallumcheen area this…
Man suspected in Tappen break and enter remains at large
SALMON ARM – RCMP arrested one woman and are still looking for a male, who…
B.C. Conservation hands out 19 wildfire act tickets over long weekend
People across the province are still not getting the message when it comes to being…
Teen sent to hospital after altercation with 37-year-old in Salmon Arm fast food restaurant
SALMON ARM – A 37-year-old man is in police custody after he got in a…
Building boom in Vernon maturing at just the right time for tenants
VERNON – From luxury retirement resorts to shiny new apartment buildings, a number of large-scale…
Anonymous donation gives Vernon Crisis Line $50,000 boost
VERNON – A big donation from an anonymous donor is helping a Vernon organization continue…
How Coldstream does a rainbow crosswalk
COLDSTREAM – Rainbow crosswalks are an international statement that a city is welcoming to alternative…