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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…
Missing Manitoba man last seen in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – A Winnipeg man was last seen in Salmon Arm nearly a week…
Anonymous caller wants barrel of pot left on North Okanagan country road back
NORTH OKANAGAN – Police made an unusual discovery on a back road in the North…
UPDATE: North Okanagan-Shuswap school board fired due to lack of confidence, money management
NORTH OKANAGAN – The entire North Okanagan-Shuswap School Board was dismissed today and replaced with…
Driver accidentally plows into Vernon office building
VERNON – There was some commotion outside a downtown Vernon office building today, but everyone…
North Okanagan politicians, firefighters sick after attending Lumby Days luncheon
LUMBY – A luncheon attended by local dignitaries during Lumby Days is being probed by…
Alleged Vernon arsonist now also facing child porn charges
VERNON – Charges are piling up for a Vernon man accused to setting fires in…
Watch out for floating storm main on Okanagan Lake
VERNON – Swimmers and boaters are being warned of a hazard in Okanagan Lake. An…
Historic release of sockeye salmon fry in Okanagan Lake symbolizes a long journey
OKANAGAN – A ceremonial release of thousands of sockeye salmon fry at Six Mile Creek…
Vernon called upon to join the Blue Dot movement
VERNON – Vernon is being urged to join more than 100 other municipalities in acknowledging…
Vernon council undecided over promoting charitable organizations
VERNON – Promoting the work of charitable organizations is proving easier said than done for…
Snow expected on Southern Interior highways today
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Mother Nature is making sure we don't get too comfortable by dropping up…
Opioid overdose kits soon available at all Interior Health emergency rooms
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The Interior Health Authority is introducing take-away overdose kits and beefed up overdose…
Missing Salmon Arm man found
UPDATE: June 14, 2016 SALMON ARM – RCMP say a missing Salmon Arm man has…
Vernon council agrees to pony up for O’Keefe Ranch funding
'IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN'T LOSE' VERNON – Council has answered a plea from the historic…
UPDATE: Missing North Okanagan teen located
UPDATE: 6:30 A.M. JUNE 15, 2016 VERNON – A teenage girl from the North Okanagan…
Province installs ‘no camping’ signs at Okanagan courthouses
OKANAGAN – The provincial government is making sure everyone knows you can’t camp outside government…
Vernon to tackle panhandling concerns with balance of kindness, enforcement
VERNON – The City of Vernon will try to reduce panhandling issues with a combination…
Details coming together for Hockeyville week in Lumby
LUMBY – More details are being released about the much anticipated Hockeyville week in Lumby…
Body found in Calgary is not Caitlin Potts
CALGARY – The body of a woman found last week in Calgary does not belong…
Fishing to be prohibited on portion of Shuswap River near Enderby
ENDERBY – Fishing is being banned on a portion of the Shuswap River to protect…
Week could kick off with showers and thunderstorms in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The cooler, wetter weather is expected to continue through the beginning of this…
‘Brutal assault’ in Vernon leaves man with serious injuries, RCMP with questions
VERNON – A man who was found with multiple stab wounds in downtown Vernon last…