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Here are 7 tasty berries growing wild in the Okanagan
– This story was originally published July 15, 2020 The Okanagan Valley is well known…
Raw and personal: Vernon resident with dementia publishes memoir
At just 55 years old, Christine Thelker was diagnosed with dementia. Doctors told her there…
Vernon RCMP investigating pickup truck fire
Vernon RCMP are investigating after discovering a pickup truck ablaze Monday evening. According to a…
Woman charged in North Okanagan murder
A 59-year-old woman has been charged with the first degree murder of what appears to…
UPDATE: Boaters asked to stay away from wildfire burning near shore of Shuswap Lake
The B.C. Wildfire Service is asking boaters on Shuswap Lake to stay out of the…
Why Vernon doesn’t have any wineries… yet
Making your way from one winery to the next, half-a-dozen sips at a time, has…
Study finds cardboard cops effective at reducing speed
A study into the effectiveness of cardboard cut-out police officers holding radar guns has found…
RCMP, Coroners investigating suspicious death after body found in North Okanagan home
The RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit and B.C. Coroners service is investigating the cause…
Vernon SAR rescue hiker stung by unknown insect
A hiker had to be airlifted off a mountain near Vernon on Wednesday, July 29,…
No jail time for North Okanagan woman convicted of animal cruelty
A North Okanagan mother and daughter charged with animal cruelty after dozens of animals were…
Highlands of East Hill developer suing City of Vernon over failed housing project
An Okanagan developer that abruptly pulled out of a large scale Vernon housing project, even…
iN VIDEO: Wildflower Festival highlights beauty of Revelstoke flora
For the first time, Tourism Revelstoke is highlighting the natural flora of its mountain community…
Dog dragged along road in brazen daytime vehicle theft in Windermere
A 24-year-old Alberta man has been arrested after he tried to push a dog out…
Okanagan Rail Trail group launch campaign to spruce up trailhead
The Friends of Okanagan Rail Trail have kick-started a fundraising campaign in an effort to…
Domino’s pizza offering Australian Karens who aren’t ‘Karens’ free pizza
The recent notoriety and derogatory connotations have been somewhat of a blow for people named…
Floaters starting to enjoy Shuswap River
As water levels continue to drop in the Enderby River, the Shuswap River Ambassadors says…
B.C. teacher showed ‘age-inappropriate’ video to students, gets suspended
A Lower Mainland teacher who showed his Grade 6 students a video about the impact…
College knew Vernon physiotherapist was accused of sexual assaults on patients but failed to act
The College of Physical Therapists of B.C. failed to prevent a Vernon physiotherapist, later convicted…
Salmon Arm church shooter was allowed to have guns despite well documented mental health issues
Four days before Matrix Gathergood walked into a Salmon Arm church and fatally shot his…
Caravan Farm Theatre launches fundraising campaign to make up lost revenue during COVID-19
The North Okanagan’s Caravan Farm Theatre has launched a fundraiser as two of its productions…
North Okanagan fire training centre temporarily closes due to possible COVID-19 exposure
A North Okanagan fire training centre has temporarily closed its doors due to potential COVID-19…
iN VIDEO: Watch this spectacular time-lapse of Neowise comet over Vernon
A North Vancouver photographer has captured stunning imagery of the comet Neowise passing over Okanagan…
Falkland Stampede cancelled for first time in 102 years
The Falkland Stampede has been cancelled for the first time in the rodeo's 102-year history.…
Vernon man arrested for assaulting Good Samaritan
A 49-year-old Vernon man was arrested yesterday, July 23, after a Good Samaritan who was…