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Rising frustrations over homeless issues in Vernon’s downtown boil over with violent incident
VERNON – A Vernon businessman says he brandished a baton in self defence during a…
Why these Vernon marmots are not welcome and how they are being removed
VERNON – Marmots sprawl on rocks, nibble at grass and frolic by the creek below.…
Water turned off in Vernon
VERNON – The Kalamalka Lake water source was turned off yesterday. The Reginal District of…
Heads up drivers: Highway 97 at Stickle Road construction set to start
VERNON – Changes are coming to a busy Vernon intersection. Road work will start on…
Lawsuit blames Province, District of Sicamous for causing “catastrophic” 2012 flood
VERNON – A catastrophic 2012 flood in Sicamous remains top of mind six years later…
Police investigate possible child luring incident in North Okanagan
ARMSTRONG – Police are spreading the word about another possible case of child luring in…
‘Basically a remote controlled car’: How Vernon is using technology to explore aging pipes
VERNON – It rolls past cracks, gnarly tree roots, wads of grease, spiders — and,…
Vernon pizza shop stung by theft a fourth time
VERNON – A local business that offered a job to the person responsible for a…
Police ‘picking and choosing facts’ led to child porn case against Vernon man being thrown out
VERNON – Serious breaches of an accused’s charter rights by police caused a judge to…
Vernon reopens play fields as wet weather subsides
VERNON – The City of Vernon has reopened its play fields to public use after…
UPDATE: Snow warning ended for Coquihalla and Okanagan Connector
Another round of winter weather hit some B.C. Interior highway passes today and will continue…
Play fields temporarily closed in Vernon
VERNON – The City of Vernon has temporarily closed the rain-saturated playfields today, April 16.…
Looking for a forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
VERNON – This bunny was a stray before she was brought to the Vernon SPCA.…
Vernon shelter believes safe drug use area would reduce overdoses, discarded needles
VERNON – With no supervised drug consumption site currently available in Vernon, one local agency…
Curtis Sagmoen appears in Port Coquitlam court on 2013 assault charge
VERNON – The man associated with a rural North Okanagan property where a young woman’s…
Geotechnical report sheds light on North Okanagan landslide
VERNON – Soggy ground was the likely cause of a landslide earlier this week in…
Why the B.C. Coroner’s Service isn’t investigating fetal remains found in Vernon
VERNON – The disturbing discovery of fetal remains in Vernon will likely never be fully…
How a Vernon man survives by picking bottles
VERNON – The best thing Fred ever found in a dumpster was a live chicken.…
Sicamous man charged with child porn offences
SICAMOUS – After an investigation into allegations regarding child pornography, a Sicamous man has been…
Vernon RCMP investigating discovery of fetal remains
VERNON – Police in Vernon are investigating the discovery of fetal remains over the weekend.…
UPDATE: Crews working to reopen road, restore power for North Okanagan residents impacted by landslide
VERNON – A landslide damaged one property and left numerous residents without power this morning…
Why these Vernon pizza shop owners are offering a job to the thief who broke in three times in 10 days
VERNON – After being broken into three times in 10 days, a Vernon couple is…
Vernon council hears details of local opioid overdose crisis
VERNON – Interior Health has the second highest death rate in the province when it…
Downtown Vernon business owners scared, fed up and losing money
VERNON – Safe injection sites, public washrooms and hired security are some of the ideas…