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iN VIDEO: Gondola proposed to overlook Kal Lake near Vernon
The group behind Canada's highest suspension bridge is planning to build a gondola in the…
Fundraiser to return murdered Vernon teen’s body quickly nets $23K
A fundraiser to bring back the body of Ashley Wadsworth of Vernon who was murdered…
Okanagan Rail Trail and O’Keefe Ranch get provincial cash
The provincial government has dished out almost $1.4 million to tourism projects in the North…
150 attend vigil in U.K. for murdered Vernon teen
Roughly 150 people gathered in the the community to Chelmsford, honouring a Vernon teenager who was…
Hundreds of thousands of ‘problem’ caterpillars disappear from the North Okanagan
They appeared from nowhere in the hundreds of thousands a few years ago, but as…
Wanted man caught in West Kelowna nearly one month after his car was found in Vernon
The RCMP have arrested a West Kelowna man who was on the lam throughout January…
Vernon teen murdered in U.K. remembered as ‘fun-loving and caring’
The family of a Vernon teen murdered in the U.K. while on a trip to…
Second Okanagan protest convoy planned for this weekend
While protesters from across the country are hunkered down in Ottawa in the ongoing trucker…
Keep an eye out for these Okanagan Olympians as 2022 games begin
Some Okanagan residents are vying for a spot on the podium as the 2022 Winter…
‘Get out there and enjoy it’: Vernon Winter Carnival kicks off tomorrow
There will be more than 100 events at this year's Vernon Winter Carnival with a…
Vernon teen stabbed to death in U.K.
A Vernon teenager that flew to the U.K. to meet her new boyfriend has been…
Southern Interior sees 40 per cent fewer homes for sale in January
Overall there were almost 40 per cent fewer homes for sale across the Southern Interior…
Okanagan Okie predicts an early spring
The inaugural Groundhog Day weather prognostication from Okanagan Okie has predicted an early spring, but…
Snow on the way to southern Interior with snowfall warning in North Okanagan
A weather system packing significant snow is moving through the southern Interior and has prompted…
North Okanagan heavy metal festival back on this summer
Put on hiatus because of the pandemic, the weekend-long Armstrong heavy metal festival will be…
B.C. Interior cattle ranchers grappling with feed shortages
The summer’s floods, wildfires and extreme heat has meant a shortage of feed for cattle…
Highway 1 to be closed due to avalanche work
The Trans-Canada Highway will be closed this afternoon as crews conduct avalanche mitigation work. Highway…
Kalamalka Hotel was once a western town palace
The Kalamalka, or Kal Hotel, was once the go-to hub for social activity in Vernon.…
B.C. woman loses appeal after 71 cats seized from her motorhome
A B.C. woman who kept 71 cats has lost a legal appeal to have the…
UPDATE: Hundreds gather for trucker protest against pandemic mandates in Okanagan
Hundreds of Okanagan residents are protesting COVID-19 restrictions as part of a trucker convoy driving…
Vernon records drop in crime involving street-entrenched population in 2021
Crime in Vernon involving the street-entrenched population was down by more than one fifth in…
‘Slap in the face’: Province says it won’t act against unlicensed pot shops on reserves
More than three years after marijuana legalization, the provincial government has confirmed that it won't…
Fundraiser started to support Vernon Olympian
A Vernon Olympian paying his own way to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in…
Vernon man that raped 14-year-old girl will be deported
A 33-year-old Vernon man who used a fake social media account to pose as a…