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Open burning bans begin this weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Poorly planned open burning has led to dozens of wildfires in the Kamloops…
Rescuer recalls intense moments after Armstrong car crash
SPALLUMCHEEN – One of the bystanders who helped a mother and son out of a…
Smaller budget transfer will allow School District 83 to avoid program cuts
VERNON – Instead of transferring $1 million into capital funds this year, the North Okanagan-Shuswap…
Valley mayors urge conservation ahead of possible drought
OKANAGAN – With possible drought looming, mayors from Osooyoos to Armstrong are urging valley residents…
‘They saved his life’: Father searching for men who pulled his son from a burning car near Armstrong
ARMSTRONG – The father of a man who was pulled from a burning vehicle near…
Province issues orders to several North Okanagan farms in light of high nitrate levels
SPALLUMCHEEN – Provincial authorities have issued orders to several farms in the Hullcar area believed…
‘I just want to know where she is:’ Sister desperate for answers in the disappearance of Caitlin Potts
ENDERBY – The family and friends of a missing woman are in agony not knowing…
Former Salmon Arm parents spared criminal records for ‘excessive corporal punishment’
DAUGHTER BEATEN FOR SEXTING ON SNAPCHAT SALMON ARM – A mother and father found guilty…
Warm April decimates snowpacks across B.C.
NORTH AND SOUTH THOMPSON THE ONLY REGIONS WITH NORMAL SNOW LEVELS THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Snowpack levels…
North Okanagan-Shuswap School District testing for elevate lead levels
NORTH OKANAGAN – The North Okanagan-Shuswap is joining school districts around the province in testing…
Home sales hitting record numbers in Central and North Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Sales of residential real estate in the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board sales…
IN PHOTOS: Northern lights dazzle the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Warm nights and partly cloudy skies made for great northern lights watching this…
Residents asked to help keep Vernon safe amid upswing in syringes being found
VERNON – With the number of needles being found in Vernon on the rise, community…
Vernon cashier robbed at knife point
VERNON – The search is on for a man who robbed a Vernon convenience store…
Woman shaken up after encounter with bear and cub in Vernon
VERNON – A woman out walking her dog had a nerve-wracking encounter with a bear…
Armstrong man’s animal cruelty trial delayed, again
VERNON – Unexpected circumstances have put the brakes on an Armstrong man’s animal cruelty trial…
Okanagan weather for this week: Bring on the rain
OKANAGAN – Along with temperatures reaching the mid-20s, Okanagan gardens could happily be soaking up…
Mother and daughter thrown from bicycles in Coldstream hit and run
VERNON – Police are appealing to the public for information after a mother and daughter…
Canadian reality TV show can help with that inherited fixer-upper
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Have you inherited a fixer-upper in the last couple of years? If so,…
Impatient driver tries to speed through fiery highway crash near Armstrong
VERNON – Fire crews are reminding people to be patient and stay back after someone…
Snow pack melting fast in Southern Interior
CREEKS AND STREAMS RUNNING HIGH BUT STEADY THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Spring freshet, the annual snow melt,…
Hot weather already having an impact on Greater Vernon water supply
VERNON – Unseasonably warm weather has caused Greater Vernon’s water reservoirs to spill earlier than…
Large swing in temperatures for the Okanagan this weekend
OKANAGAN – At first glance it will be a very warm weekend with lots of…
Homeless camp at Kin Race Track in Vernon closed down
VERNON – After first saying it wouldn’t touch a homeless camp at the vacant Kin…