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Okanagan Indian Band members vote for next chief and council
NORTH OKANAGAN – The polls are open as Okanagan Indian Band members vote for a…
Half of the top ten stolen vehicles in B.C. were pickup trucks
VANCOUVER – Lock up your pickup is the advice as the trucks topped the list…
UPDATE: North Okanagan couple lose home and 30-year business due to landslide risk
MINISTRY OF FORESTS RESPONDS TO CONCERNS THAT LOGGING LED TO LANDSLIDE NORTH OKANAGAN – A…
Emergency responders attend crash in downtown Vernon
VERNON – Emergency crews are at the scene of a car crash near the downtown…
City responds to video of faulty Vernon parking meter
VERNON – A video circulating on social media of a Vernon parking meter on the…
Explosives unit disposes of possible bomb found in Vernon park
VERNON – A possible bomb found in Vernon’s Marshall Field was blown up by RCMP…
More government funding for Okanagan Rail Trail
KELOWNA – The Okanagan Rail Trail Initiative is closer to reaching its $7.8 million fundraising…
Legal arguments underway in Armstrong manslaughter trial
VERNON – The man on trial for killing Armstrong mother Jillian McKinty evaded police twice…
Body of man found dead in Vernon identified
VERNON – The man found dead last week in Vernon has been identified as Dustin…
Spring showers start the week in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – March 2017 will come to a grey end in the Okanagan. The next…
Land slide activity leads to indefinite closure of North Okanagan fishing resort
NORTH OKANAGAN – Things have come to a rocky end for a North Okanagan resort.…
North Okanagan highway crash claims life of West Kelowna woman
MONTE LAKE – One person is dead following a head-on collision near Monte Lake. The…
Free domestic violence prevention program offered in North Okanagan
VERNON – A community outreach group in Vernon is offering a domestic violence prevention program…
Last day for Vernon walk-in clinic brings concerns for medical marijuana patients
VERNON – Patients were lined up outside the closing Gartree Medical Clinic this morning, many…
More dust advisories in Vernon in past two months than last five years combined
VERNON – If it seems like there’s been more dust advisories than normal in Vernon…
Body found in Silver Star Road area near Vernon
VERNON – A body was found near Vernon this morning and RCMP consider the person’s…
Court decision underscores need for more treatment beds in Vernon
VERNON – With addiction at the root of so many crimes, it’s no surprise the…
A little bit of everything weather-wise in the Okanagan this weekend
OKANAGAN – Spring has arrived in the Okanagan and the weekend will showcase typical spring…
Conservation officer frustrated by number of people ignoring rules in North Okanagan
VERNON – The lack of compliance with hunting, fishing and other wildlife-related rules in the…
Future of Motoplex Speedway remains unknown
VERNON – A court ruling that saw a developer’s appeal for more damages rejected is…
Community rallies around family of toddler who died in North Okanagan
ENDERBY – Condolences are pouring in for the family of a young boy who died…
B.C. Conservatives announce contender in the race for Vernon-Monashee MLA
VERNON – Another candidate has entered the provincial political race in Vernon-Monashee. The British Columbia…
With spring and melting snow tick season arrives, but don’t panic
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – As spring begins to show up, so do ticks, snakes and bear encounters.…
UPDATE: Fourth Vernon dust advisory comes to end
UPDATE: 1:16 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, 2017 VERNON – The air quality advisory issued yesterday,…