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UPDATE: Highway 1 reopens following vehicle incident near Revelstoke
Highway 1 has reopened following a vehicle incident that caused the road's closure for hours…
Vernon spent $42K fixing vandalism on vandal-resistant public loos
The City of Vernon's vandal-resistant, $137,000 apiece, 24/7 washrooms, were vandalized on average once a…
Former OKIB councillor, Vernon school trustee Mollie Bono dies
Former Okanagan Indian Band councillor and school trustee Mollie Bono has died. Bono was a…
Interior mayors not happy with feds handgun proposal
A potential move by the federal government to leave municipalities to decide on whether to…
Vernon RCMP find handgun after early morning car chase
Vernon RCMP found a handgun and drugs after they finally caught up with a Penticton…
Serious injuries after collisions on slippery roads in Salmon Arm
Three people were injured, one of them seriously, after a number of collisions on slippery…
COVID kiboshes intake in North Okanagan immigration project
A North Okanagan skilled worker immigration project launched weeks before the coronavirus pandemic hit received…
COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon care home declared over
Interior Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon's Heritage Square officially over. The COVID-19…
Vernon gets $747K from province in effort to prevent flooding on BX Creek
Vernon is receiving $747,000 from the province to put towards flood mitigation work on BX…
iN VIDEO: Shuswap repair shop made an awesome commercial with LEGO
With a love of LEGO and some inspiration from his brother, a Shuswap auto repair…
Vernon RCMP catch speeder going 161 km/h on Highway 97
A 35-year-old impaired driver has been arrested after he allegedly drove at high speeds along…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Vernon seniors residence
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at another retirement residence in Vernon. According to…
Vernon search crews called to rescue parents rescuing teens
When the first vehicle got stuck, they called for back-up. When the back-up vehicle then…
Central and North Okanagan growing much faster than B.C. average
The populations of the Central and North Okanagan are growing much faster than those in…
Was CERB responsible for a drop in the Okanagan crime rate during 2020?
Was the Canada Emergency Response Payment responsible for a drop in the crime rate during 2020?…
Province pauses controversial Rose Swanson logging plan in North Okanagan
The provincial government has put a hold on its controversial plan to log areas of…
Vernon council approves goose cull, but silence on kill method
As Vernon council moves forward with its plan to cull hundreds of geese, the question…
Vernon Mounties seize loaded shotgun and other weapons during traffic stop
A Vernon man is facing a number of charges after police found several weapons including…
Mounties release sketch of Vernon assault suspect
A composite sketch of a suspect involved in a Nov. 26 2020 stranger assault in…
Vernon fire crews douse tent fire in Polson Park
Vernon firefighters extinguished ablaze this morning in Polson Park, after a tent someone was living…
B.C. man lost $3K hotel refund after email mix-up, judge says
A B.C. man is more than $3,000 out of pocket after an online booking company…
Okanagan Indian Band artist grew up asking ‘where is our art?’
When Okanagan Indian Band member David Wilson was growing up he didn't see Indigenous art…
Highway Thru Hell crews filming near Revelstoke
Highway Thru Hell film crews were recording on the Trans-Canada Highway Friday, interviewing Emcon Services employees.…
B.C. Coroner rules Shuswap Lake boat crash an accident
The B.C. Coroner's Service has ruled that the death of a 33-year-old Lake Country man,…