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Defence says accused’s rights were violated in Armstrong manslaughter case
VERNON – Legal arguments are wrapping up for a Salmon Arm man who says his…
Lavington manufacturing plant nearing launch date
LAVINGTON – A new manufacturing plant in Lavington hasn’t even opened yet, and already its…
‘Not a single answer or clue’ in case of North Okanagan woman who went for a hike and never returned
NORTH OKANAGAN – As the weather warms up and people begin heading out into the…
Dealer caught in Vernon drug investigation gets six months
VERNON – A drug dealer nabbed in an undercover investigation last November was sentenced to…
North Okanagan man leaves $1M legacy to hospital foundation
VERNON – When he passed away two years ago, North Okanagan resident Frank Yanavicius left…
Mother of missing North Okanagan woman believed murdered still waiting for answers
NORTH OKANAGAN – More than a year after her daughter went missing from the North…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: What each party would do to combat the family doctor shortage
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Across the Interior, access to health care was an election issue long before…
Calls for service on the rise at Vernon RCMP detachment
VERNON – Vernon Mounties continue to receive more and more calls for service, according to…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon man has been found
UPDATE: 3:39 p.m., Tuesday, May 2, 2017 VERNON – RCMP say a missing 29-year-old Vernon…
Vernon cash store employee expected to plead guilty to fabricating an armed robbery
VERNON – A woman accused of making up an armed robbery at Vernon Cash Solutions…
Vernon man homeless for ten months one of many looking for long-term housing
VERNON – Most days, Dave Fromow bikes from the homeless shelter to Tim Hortons where…
Vernon School District focusses funds on board offices, student supports
VERNON – The Vernon School District plans to bolster programs for mental health, at risk…
A mixed bag of weather this weekend in the Okanagan
OKANGAN – The weekend will start out cloudy with some sunshine poking through on Sunday.…
North Okanagan avalanche victim’s airbag didn’t deploy: Coroner
LANGUAGE ADVISORY NORTH OKANAGAN – The B.C. Coroners Service has finally released its findings into…
Police release video images of missing North Okanagan woman believed murdered
NORTH OKANAGAN – Police put out previously unreleased video images of missing woman Caitlin Potts…
Woman born in Vernon 27 years ago tracks down birth mom
VERNON – Nine days, five hundred messages and more than 100,000 Facebook shares later, Megan…
More April showers for the week ahead in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Cooler than normal temperatures are forecast this week, along with more spring showers…
Friend speaks out about strange circumstances of North Okanagan man’s death
VERNON – The friend of a man found dead two weeks after being reported missing…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Why Keli Westgate ditched an advertising job in the city, moved to Vernon, and felt compelled to enter politics
VERNON – B.C. Green Party candidate Keli Westgate was a 30-something mom living in Vancouver…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Barry Dorval shares his journey from bible college, to teaching to politics
VERNON – As a young man, Barry Dorval wanted to be a minister. A solo…
North Okanagan voters asked to borrow more than $2M for rail trail
NORTH OKANAGAN – North Okanagan residents will be asked to borrow more than $2 million…
Overdose deaths isn’t the only way to measure the Interior’s opioid crisis
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Thousands of phone calls to 911 and hundreds of emergency room visits are…
Homeless survey finds 21 people sleeping outside in Vernon
VERNON – A homeless count this week in Vernon found shelters full and at least…
March third-highest month for illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – People across the province continue to die at an alarming rate due to…