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Weekend boat show in Vernon promises family fun
VERNON – The Vernon Yacht Club will be making waves this weekend with its annual…
Several Vernon businesses fall victim to thieves
VERNON – A rash of break-ins are taking a toll on local businesses in Vernon,…
Police officer traumatized by murder of Armstrong teen sues RCMP for harassment
VERNON – The police officer who found Armstrong teen Taylor Van Diest brutally beaten and…
No firm date for overdose tracking system for Interior Health
PROVINCE DECLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN MID APRIL THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Interior Health is still working…
Start of May to bring more warm temps and sunny skies to the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – April is expected to go out warm and May to come in even…
Driver airlifted to Kamloops hospital following Salmon Arm crash
SALMON ARM – Two people are in hospital after a vehicle swerved across the road,…
Census shows spike in number of homeless in Vernon
VERNON – Young adults, couples, seniors and the working poor are among those sleeping outdoors…
City councillor’s firm hired to design Vernon arena expansion
VERNON – Coun. Brian Quiring is a partner and CEO of the architectural firm contracted…
Vernon Mounties raid marijuana grow op near school
VERNON – You don't see this much anymore but Mounties here raided a marijuana grow…
Salmon Arm judge sends message about firearm crimes with sentence of RCMP jail guard
SALMON ARM – A provincial court judge has made an example of a jail guard…
Pay-by-phone parking option coming to Vernon
VERNON – People will soon be able to pay for parking in downtown Vernon using…
Enhanced health services coming to rural Interior Health communities
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A program offering paramedicine to rural residents around the province is expanding to…
Judge orders North Okanagan speedway to keep it down, pay damages to seniors housing developer
SPALLUMCHEEN – The owners of a North Okanagan racetrack have been ordered to pay more…
Police looking for any unreported information in case of missing Armstrong man
VERNON – Police continue to search for a missing Armstrong man last seen around the…
Worker safety being reviewed following violent convenience store robbery in Lumby
LUMBY – The Mac’s Convenience Stores franchise and WorkSafe B.C. aren’t ignoring a violent incident…
City of Vernon continues to investigate foul odour at Polson Park
VERNON – City staff are following their noses when it comes to an odour problem…
Homeless population grows as funding dries up in Vernon
VERNON – The City of Vernon is facing a dire situation with its homeless population.…
Hydrogeologists point to liquid manure as probable source of North Okanagan drinking water contamination
SPALLUMCHEEN – More voices are joining the call for a moratorium on a North Okanagan…
UPDATE: Internet restored to Thompson-Okanagan residents
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you were having some technical difficulties today, you weren’t alone. Shortly after…
Vernon mountain bikers ask city to support skills park
VERNON – Mountain bikers have made a pitch to Vernon City Council for a new…
Man rescued from steep cliff near Vernon’s Turtle Mountain
VERNON – A man was rescued from a steep cliff and taken to hospital yesterday…
Vernon politicians discuss easing up on skateboard rules
VERNON – Skateboarders have got local politicians talking about the possibility of revising an old…
RCMP taking search for missing North Okanagan woman ‘very seriously’
VERNON – North Okanagan RCMP say they haven’t given up on finding a missing Enderby…
Rivers receding as streamflow advisory for Southern Interior ends
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Thanks to the cooler weather, river levels are dropping and the high streamflow…