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Targeted shooting in Vernon leaves pickup truck with bullet holes
RCMP call a shooting in a Vernon parking lot this past weekend a "brazen attack."…
Controversial Vernon goose cull will not be happening this year
A controversial Vernon goose cull program isn’t going ahead this year as the city waits…
Crews battling cabin fires on OKIB lands in North Okanagan
Fire crews are dealing with what could be several cabin fires on Okanagan Indian Band…
Vernon’s Kal Rotary donates more than $55K to local groups
Fifteen Vernon organizations will benefit from the $55,700 donated from funds raised during last year’s…
Vernon RCMP respond to firearms incident
Vernon RCMP dealt with a potential firearm threat at a Vernon residence this weekend. Police…
Crime down in Vernon, Coldstream in first three months of 2021
Calls and offences dropped in the Vernon and Coldstream over the first three months of…
COVID-19 forces cancellation of Vernon’s Funtastic for 2nd year
The Funtastic Music Festival and Slo Pitch tournament in Vernon has been cancelled for the…
North Okanagan RCMP seek public’s help to find wanted man
Vernon RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a wanted man who is…
Sinkhole creates traffic headache on Hospital Hill in Vernon
A water main break created a huge sinkhole on Highway 97 across from Vernon Jubilee…
Vernon RCMP ask for help to identify gun-pointing suspect
RCMP have turned to the public to identify a man who pointed a handgun at…
Fake handgun, real police: Vernon RCMP arrest woman for pointing BB gun at passerby
A Kelowna woman was arrested after pointing a BB gun at a person in Vernon.…
Deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital declared over
The COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, which claimed three lives, is over. The outbreak…
Multiple Vernon Superstore employees test positive for COVID-19
Multiple Vernon Superstore employees have tested positive for COVID-19 recently. According to a list posted…
Car hits home, pole; Vernon police investigate possible impaired driver
A vehicle crossed two yards and hit a residence before hitting a power pole in…
No jail for former school principal guilty in North Okanagan child pornography case
A 78-year-old former school principal has avoided jail and will instead spend four months under…
BX-Swan Lake Fire Rescue issues appeal after multiple early grass fires
A call for safe open burning is out from BX-Swan Lake Fire Rescue after it…
Another year, another series of spring air quality advisories in Vernon
Despite the fact that Vernon is now on its third day of the latest road…
Outbreak declared over at Vernon retirement residence
The COVID-19 outbreak at Carrington Place Retirement Residence in Vernon was declared over today, Feb.…
Vernon winter carnival Wild West theme seen as ‘deeply disturbing’ and ‘offensive’ by some
Indigenous Peoples and allies in the North Okanagan have been speaking out against the name…
Former OKIB councillor, Vernon school trustee Mollie Bono dies
Former Okanagan Indian Band councillor and school trustee Mollie Bono has died. Bono was a…
Vernon Mounties seize loaded shotgun and other weapons during traffic stop
A Vernon man is facing a number of charges after police found several weapons including…
Cast your line at one of these great ice fishing spots in the Thompson-Okanagan
With the cold temperatures, many of the bodies of water in the Thompson-Okanagan are now…
Map of the best Vernon holiday lights in 2020
‘Tis the time of year when the radio plays constant holiday tunes, there’s peppermint and…
Purchase of Okanagan Spirits whisky sponsors hot meals for those in need
An Okanagan family-owned distillery is taking the release of their new whiskey as an opportunity…