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Lesson to be learned from Okanagan company’s semi near-accident: driving instructor
– This story was originally published June 12, 2022. A Vernon driving instructor says there’s…
Slippery slide: The decline of the Okanagan’s waterslides
They were once a mainstay of an Okanagan summer, where kids could burn off steam…
Vernon waterslides open July 1; three new slides coming this year
Vernon's waterslides will have three new slides this year. Splashdown Vernon opens on Canada Day,…
Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant captured in Shuswap
A man who was wanted on a national level was found and arrested in the…
Kelowna woman arrested for starting fires in North Okanagan
Vernon RCMP have arrested a 44-year-old Kelowna woman for allegedly deliberately starting fires along Highway…
Cause of fire that destroyed two Vernon homes undetermined
Investigators have ruled the cause of a fire that destroyed two Vernon homes and a…
Okanagan Rail Trail e-bike ban lifted
The Okanagan Rail Trail e-bike ban has been officially scrapped. Politicians at the North Okanagan…
iN VIDEO: Localized flooding continues in southern Interior
Several communities in the Thompson-Okanagan have declared local states of emergency as they deal with…
UPDATE: Missing Alberta teenager located: Vernon RCMP
UPDATE: June 15, 2022 Vernon RCMP say a missing 16-year-old Alberta girl has been located,…
Behind the Mask: Vernon’s ‘scary’ murals don’t actually scare children
Cheryl Jackson says concerns that public art that was scheduled for Vernon is 'too scary'…
Huge increase in Vernon staff making more than $100K
The number of staff at the City of Vernon making more than $100,000 a year…
B.C. woman finds out you can’t keep mistakenly e-transferred cash
A B.C. woman has found out that just because someone accidentally transfers money into your…
Vernon council does u-turn on ‘scary’ public murals
In a u-turn move, Vernon council has blocked its "scary" mural project and sent it…
Residents file complaints due to smelly Vernon cannabis facility
The City of Vernon has received 23 complaints regarding the smell of a cannabis facility…
Predator Ridge axes ‘not marketable’ 20-year-old condo plan
Almost 20 years after Predator Ridge proposed to build a four-storey 28-unit condo building, the…
From Mariupol to Vernon: A tale of escape
Mykola Zrazhevskyi and Maksym Yenin spent three weeks walking around the war-ravaged Ukrainian town of…
iN VIDEO: Bear chases moose, calves on Interior logging road
A Prince George man said he was shocked when he witnessed an unusual interaction between…
Vernon RCMP looking for dash cam video, witnesses in fatal shooting
Vernon RCMP are asking the public for help after a BMW was captured on video…
Hold and secure at two Vernon schools following weapons report
Vernon RCMP were called to a weapons complaint yesterday and a hold and secure was…
Fire destroys two homes in Vernon
Fire destroyed two homes and a recreational vehicle in Vernon overnight. Roughly 30 firefighters battled…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon teen located
UPDATE: June 6, 2022 Vernon RCMP say a missing 13-year-old boy has been located, and…
Okanagan nurse suspended for checking medical records
A Vernon nurse has been suspended for six months for accessing medical records he didn't…
One petition is trying to stop nightmarish murals in Vernon while another tries to keep the dream alive
After a petition was launched yesterday in defiance of the creepy murals coming to Vernon,…
27 Shuswap mobile homes on evacuation alert due to landslide risk
An evacuation alert is in place for 27 properties in the Sicamous Creek Mobile Home…