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COVID-19 case reported at Vernon’s Village Green mall
A confirmed positive COVID-19 case has been reported at Vernon's Village Green Shopping Centre. Staff…
Huge leap in housing sales in Central, North Okanagan and Shuswap compared to last year
Housing sales in the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board’s region were up 43 per cent…
Military bomb squad called to unexploded ordnance in Kal Park
The Canadian military is expected to arrive in Kalamalka Provincial Park later today to deal…
No jail time for trucker selling fentanyl in Vernon’s Upper Room Mission parking lot
A 51-year-old truck driver who became addicted to street level opioids after his doctor cancelled…
Vernon was the Okanagan hotspot in August
August was generally warm and dry in the Thompson-Okanagan region, and those conditions were most…
Just one week left until Vernon waterslides close for the season
While it wasn't quite the season the new owners of Splashdown Vernon had envisioned, the…
Enderby’s Starlight Drive-In will be back in 2021
Despite social distancing rules, vastly reduced attendance and a lack of Hollywood blockbusters, Enderby's Starlight…
You’ll have to wait to check out Okanagan Lake’s first and only floating restaurant
If you were planning to check out the floating barge bistro on Okanagan Lake this summer,…
UPDATE: Vernon RCMP find missing woman
Vernon RCMP have found the 35-year-old woman reported missing Aug. 28. RCMP say she is…
‘I was just scared of everybody’: Victim of Vernon break-in lost more than possessions
In the spring of 2017, Porshia Schultz was very pregnant and working hard in the…
21 COVID-19 cases reported in Vernon since the start of pandemic
B.C. health authorities have been tight lipped about where most of the province’s COVID-19 cases…
‘Dumbest criminals in Vernon’: Realtor posts video with message to vandals
A Vernon realtor has posted a surveillance video online of what he calls "the dumbest…
After 80 complaints, owner of derelict Vernon property hasn’t got a single fine
One year after the RCMP raided a known downtown Vernon drug house, the City continues…
Vernon RCMP soon to patrol school zones
The RCMP is reminding drivers to watch their speed in school zones as students are…
Driver seriously injured after rolling stolen pickup truck in Peachland
A pickup truck reported stolen out of Vernon hit a power pole and rolled several…
Two years after pot legalization, B.C. cops only have 10 roadside detectors
It's been almost two years since marijuana was legalized in Canada but the RCMP in…
Cyclists have another new ‘hidden’ trail in Vernon
Largely hidden between Highway 97, the Okanagan Rail Trail and Kalamalka Lake, the final stretch…
Judge rules West Kelowna rapist may remain in public despite threatening to kill a woman, kidnap her son
A West Kelowna man sentenced to five years in jail for a violent rape will…
Vernon’s ‘Mission Impossible’ robber gets an assist to get his life together
A Vernon man who, in a "Mission Impossible-type robbery," crashed through the ceiling of Cash…
Crash between motorcycle and pickup in Vernon this morning sends one person to hospital
A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a pickup truck…
Vernon man who died in motorcycle crash remembered for kind spirit
The man who died in an Aug. 19 motorcycle crash in front of the Vernon…
Kelowna man with long history of violence against women gets more time behind bars
A 41-year-old Kelowna man who previously spent three months in prison for assaulting his partner…
North Okanagan woman previously involved in fatal crash fined $2K for new drunk driving charges
A Coldstream woman who had careless driving charges against her dropped following a crash that…
Vernon RCMP volunteers are back to check for invasive mussels
Volunteers will be back out checking boats for invasive mussels in Vernon, starting today. RCMP…