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The length a Vernon family took to keep loved ones housed
VERNON – Vernon’s tight rental market has some families getting creative when it comes to…
High water level on BX Creek forces trail closures in Vernon
VERNON – Spring runoff is underway and rising water levels in BX Creek have the…
Province makes $23M investment in three Vernon properties to enhance affordable housing
VERNON – The provincial government will purchase and fix up two apartment buildings in Vernon…
Why Vernon has the cheapest gas in the province right now — but probably not for much longer
VERNON – Drivers are taking advantage of an apparent gas war in Vernon that’s driving…
Vernon man arrested after threatening taxi driver with a knife
VERNON – Mounties were led on a foot chase after a 20-year-old man allegedly robbed…
Vernon man’s erratic, dangerous driving leads to court date
VERNON – A Vernon man was arrested over the weekend after driving into oncoming traffic…
How a Vernon teen solved a crime and got two innocent people released
VERNON – Two people arrested for a crime they didn’t commit have a Vernon teen…
Vernon to hold town hall meeting on impacts of street-entrenched population
VERNON – A public town hall meeting is being held in Vernon to discuss business…
Hair-pulling, spitting earns Shuswap man criminal charges
SALMON ARM – The justice system evidently did not take a man’s hair-pulling and spitting…
Why no one’s coming to rescue Okanagan Indian Band firefighters
“THIS CREATES A ‘FREE-FOR-ALL’ ENVIRONMENT THAT WE ARE NO LONGER WILLING TO WORK UNDER” OKANAGAN…
Vernon youth recognized for keen investigative skills in auto theft that didn’t add up
VERNON – A Vernon youth is being commended by the city’s top cop for helping…
Missing Vancouver man may be in Vernon area
VERNON – RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 62-year-old Vancouver…
Man shot by police in Salmon Arm pleads guilty to some offences
KAMLOOPS – A man has been given a two-year prison sentence for a crime spree…
Charges laid in traumatic 2017 Vernon robbery where suspect crashed through ceiling
"IT WAS A MISSION IMPOSSIBLE TYPE OF ROBBERY" VERNON – It was a morning just…
How Okanagan sex trade workers mitigate the risks of the job
SAFETY TOP OF MIND AFTER ALLEGED ASSAULTS, BODY FOUND ON NORTH OKANAGAN FARM Lucy is…
Volunteers step up to save the Vernon Legion from closure
VERNON – A last minute call for help to keep the Vernon Legion open has…
Good news for North Okanagan Good Food Box Program
VERNON – Community members have rallied to save the longstanding Good Food Box program in…
Police release surveillance image of Vernon robbery suspect
VERNON – Police are releasing a photo of a robbery suspect with the hope that someone…
North Okanagan man bear-sprayed, robbed after trying to help motorist
LUMBY – Police in the North Okanagan are investigating a robbery after a good samaritan…
Vernon bylaw swamped by complaints about homeless, transients over past year
VERNON – More than a quarter of all bylaw complaints in Vernon last year fell…
Pickup stolen in Armstrong used in multiple hit and runs around Kelowna
KELOWNA – A pickup truck reported stolen out of the North Okanagan was involved in…
RCMP investigating death of woman found unresponsive in Vernon home
VERNON – Police are investigating the death of a woman found unresponsive inside her Vernon…
Vernon moving forward with video cameras until it gets “clear direction” from privacy commissioner
VERNON – The City of Vernon is pushing ahead with plans to install video surveillance…
Public warned of possible presence of powerful opioid carfentanil in Vernon
VERNON – Drug users are being warned about the possible presence of the potent opioid…