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Sicamous to Armstrong rail-trail estimated to cost $10M more than predicted
A proposed rail trail linking Sicamous to Armstrong is estimated to cost $10 million more…
Judge insists Shuswap teenager who shared intimate video of 16-year-old girlfriend deserves a criminal record
A Shuswap teenager who shared an intimate video of his 16-year-old girlfriend on Snapchat will…
B.C. soccer player uses famous NHL violent incidents as defence for punching rival player
A B.C. defence lawyer has used several high profile hockey fights and violent incidents in…
Multiple new fires in Kamloops Fire Centre, none of them threatening
Several new fires have been discovered throughout the southern Interior within the last 24 hours,…
Vernon RCMP say DND land grass fire ‘suspicious’
Vernon Fire Rescue doused a suspicious grass fire on a hillside near the DND land…
Vernon police call in emergency response team in search for federal parole offender
Vernon RCMP used an Emergency Response Team and an abundance of caution trying to apprehend…
Young child found wandering alone north of Falkland
The RCMP have located the parent of a young child found wandering alone north of…
Motorcyclist killed following early morning collision in downtown Vernon
A 22-year-old motorcyclist has been killed after colliding with a pick-up truck at a downtown…
Enderby drive-in theatre’s season soon coming to a close
Movie lovers may want to see a show at Enderby’s Starlight Drive-In during the next…
Vernon Council persuaded that new park needs a last-minute rethink
One year after Vernon council unanimously voted to turn the site of the former Civic…
Vernon RCMP shut down illegal all-night rave before it started
Vernon RCMP recently shut down an illegal rave last month, putting an end to the…
Five new fires burning in the Shuswap
Five new fires were discovered yesterday burning across the Shuswap. A B.C. Wildfire Service crew…
Fears over impacts of Vernon’s overdose prevention site haven’t materialized
A controversial downtown Vernon overdose prevention site has not generated the anti-social behaviour some feared…
Mounties need information that may help with Enderby homicide investigation
The investigation into the homicide of a 46-year-old Enderby man has been taken over by…
Vernon woman charged with murder pleads guilty to lesser charge
A Vernon woman charged with murdering a 50-year-old Vernon man more than three years ago…
Two new fires burning in North Okanagan and the Shuswap
The B.C. Wildlife Service is reporting new wildfires In the North Okanagan and the Shuswap.…
At the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, crime in Vernon actually went up
Even though during the early days of the pandemic much of society was closed down,…
UPDATE: Missing Ontario woman found
The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say a 63-year-old woman who went missing in the Falkland…
Truck, trailer engulfed in flames during Vernon family’s camping vacation
A Vernon family is looking for a new truck and trailer after theirs was destroyed…
Caravan Farm Theatre provides outdoor cinema experience
Caravan Farm Theatre is providing customers with an outdoor experience that allows for social distancing…
Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in Vernon
A person has died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 97 in Vernon.…
How to inherit a $28M property: The story behind the O’Keefe Range
Recently put on the market for $28.8 million, the land that Cornelius O’Keefe bought for…
‘She’s like a little bulldog:’ 87-year-old Salmon Arm woman gets hole-in-one
Helen Bobbett of Salmon Arm has proven that age is just a number. Bobbett had…
Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival will have to battle more than COVID-19 to return to normal
The Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival is taking an online approach during the pandemic…