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Anonymous rail trail supporter pledges to match donations for Canada Day
OKANAGAN – A patriotic donor is celebrating Canada, and its beautiful outdoors, by offering to…
Booze, drugs, speed led to deadly highway crash in Vernon: Coroner
VERNON – Speed, drugs and alcohol were factors in a car crash that claimed the…
Urgent need for camp counsellors at Vernon SPCA
VERNON – The Vernon SPCA’s summer camps for kids may be in jeopardy unless more…
Okanagan College considering sexual violence policy
OKANAGAN – Okanagan College is considering a new policy governing sexual violence and misconduct. A…
Shots fired at another Vernon home
VERNON – A child was at home when shots were fired at a Vernon home…
Okanagan heat wave ushers out June
OKANAGAN – Temperatures were above normal Sunday but things are about to heat up even…
Report calls for building improvements in Vernon schools
VERNON – A number of the Vernon School District’s facilities, including the board office, are…
Off the streets, the drugs and the alcohol, Vernon men give each other strength and hope
“I REALIZED I WAS GOING TO DIE SO I CAME BACK” VERNON – The meeting…
Rain then intense heat to end June in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – We have a couple more days of below normal temperatures and rain before…
Silver Star Mountain prepares for wildfire emergency
SILVER STAR – It was a village-wide fire drill, complete with an air siren and…
Vernon van fire sends one to hospital
VERNON – A passenger was sent to hospital due to smoke inhalation following a vehicle…
Okanagan has the lock on Lieutenant Governor’s top wines list
OKANAGAN – The Okanagan has the lock on the list of the best wines in…
Okanagan snowpack hits zero; Thompson regions highest in province but still well below normal
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The snowpack in the Okanagan region is officially at zero, according to the…
Mental health wait list forces Vernon mom to make heart-breaking decision
'IT'S THE HARDEST THING TO DO' VERNON – After trying to get help for her…
Look what the cat dragged in: Klepto-cat with cache of gloves, dog toys baffles Vernon owners
VERNON – It's a dilemma few people will ever have to face, and that many…
North Okanagan Regional District staff and politicians wages revealed
NORTH OKANAGAN – Roughly half of the North Okanagan Regional District’s $5.9 million payroll went…
Sun and rain kick off summer in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Today is the first day of summer and Mother Nature may be raining…
Working poor paying highest cost in Kelowna’s housing crisis
'PRETTY HARSH LISTENING TO A SIX-YEAR-OLD CRY BECAUSE SHE WANTS HER MOMMY' CENTRAL OKANAGAN –…
Oblivious drivers blast through school zone during speed check in Vernon
VERNON – It’s likely no surprise there are people who speed through school zones in…
Spirits low after theft at Vernon fundraiser
VERNON – An apparent theft at a fundraising event in Vernon has left organizers with…
More showers over the Okanagan this weekend
OKANAGAN – Cloudy skies and rain is expected over the next few days but by…
Vernon man involved in huge cross border drug smuggling ring going to jail
VERNON – A Vernon man caught working as a drug courier in a massive cocaine…
Swimmers, boaters advised to keep watching out for pipe floating in Okanagan Lake
VERNON – A large pipe continues to pose a hazard to swimmers and boaters in…
City of Vernon spending more money on staff salaries
VERNON – An increase in the amount of money being spent on staff salaries at…