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Okanagan Rail Trail will finally connect to Predator Ridge
A proposed trail connecting Predator Ridge with the Okanagan Rail Trail has received funding to…
Drug decriminalization isn’t radical, it’s already here in the Thompson-Okanagan
On the same day Kelowna RCMP Supt. Kara Triance told her city's council that she…
Vernon broke 29-year-old high temperature record this week
The mercury rose high enough in Vernon earlier this week to break a temperature record…
Mask standoff leads to arrest in North Okanagan liquor store
A man who wouldn't wear a mask and then refused to leave a North Okanagan…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
UPDATE: 8:24 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 RCMP say a missing 21-year-old woman has bee…
Vernon won’t reveal costs in fire captain’s office-sex case
The City of Vernon has refused to disclose how much money it spent on its…
Vandalism prompts early closing for 2 of Vernon’s $127K super-loos
After spending almost $400,000 on three 24-hour super-sturdy vandal-resistant washrooms, Vernon council has decided to…
iN VIDEO: Missing North Okanagan woman’s mom renews appeal for tips 5 years after daughter’s disappearance
Five years after her daughter disappeared, Caitlin Potts' mom Priscilla Potts has released a video…
Vernon loses final court battle over fired firefighter
The City of Vernon has lost a long-running battle over the firing of the fire…
Vernon councillor withdraws controversial supportive housing motion
Vernon city councillor Scott Anderson has removed a controversial motion that called for a moratorium…
Outbreak declared over at Vernon retirement residence
The COVID-19 outbreak at Carrington Place Retirement Residence in Vernon was declared over today, Feb.…
Dozens of candidates running in upcoming OKIB election
Okanagan Indian Band members are heading to the polls at the end of March with…
RCMP seek witnesses after child clipped by car in Armstrong
Vernon RCMP are seeking witnesses after a child was clipped by a car at an…
‘I am one of many great success stories:’ A Vernon man’s recovery from fentanyl addiction
Heavily addicted to fentanyl and meth and having just overdosed, Jacob Philp woke up in…
Meet the insect named after the Okanagan
They're pretty clumsy fliers and spend nearly their entire lives underground, and while their name…
Vernon spent $42K fixing vandalism on vandal-resistant public loos
The City of Vernon's vandal-resistant, $137,000 apiece, 24/7 washrooms, were vandalized on average once a…
Former OKIB councillor, Vernon school trustee Mollie Bono dies
Former Okanagan Indian Band councillor and school trustee Mollie Bono has died. Bono was a…
Interior mayors not happy with feds handgun proposal
A potential move by the federal government to leave municipalities to decide on whether to…
Vernon RCMP find handgun after early morning car chase
Vernon RCMP found a handgun and drugs after they finally caught up with a Penticton…
COVID kiboshes intake in North Okanagan immigration project
A North Okanagan skilled worker immigration project launched weeks before the coronavirus pandemic hit received…
COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon care home declared over
Interior Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon's Heritage Square officially over. The COVID-19…
Vernon gets $747K from province in effort to prevent flooding on BX Creek
Vernon is receiving $747,000 from the province to put towards flood mitigation work on BX…
Vernon RCMP catch speeder going 161 km/h on Highway 97
A 35-year-old impaired driver has been arrested after he allegedly drove at high speeds along…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Vernon seniors residence
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at another retirement residence in Vernon. According to…