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Flood conditions impact recreation in the North Okanagan
NORTH OKANAGAN – This year’s high water levels are having an impact on recreation around…
Powerful winds forecast for Okanagan troublesome given high lake levels
OKANAGAN – The wind forecast in an approaching weather system could lead to shoreline flooding…
Salmon Arm police looking for potentially stolen vehicle
SALMON ARM – Police in Salmon Arm are asking the public to contact them immediately…
Mandatory minimums for growing marijuana in B.C. tossed after Kelowna case sets precedent
KELOWNA – The outcome of a Kelowna court case has changed the legal landscape for…
No jail time for Vernon man who suffered burns to 85 per cent of his body during pot oil explosion
“HE’S GOING TO HAVE THESE DEFORMITIES FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE” VERNON – A…
Police ask for public’s help in finding missing North Okanagan woman
VERNON – North Okanagan RCMP is asking for the public's help in finding a missing…
New gondola for Vernon’s Silver Star Mountain
VERNON – A new gondola is coming to Silver Star Mountain in Vernon in 2018…
One of the world’s most notorious invasive species has free run of the Interior
VERNON – Wildlife advocates are bemoaning the arrival of the invasive eastern grey squirrel in…
Vernon wildlife expert gets three calls in two days from people picking up baby deer
VERNON – They may appear helpless and abandoned, but the best thing you can do…
Pilot’s near miss with drone in Vernon prompts warning
VERNON – The City of Vernon is reminding people not to use drones or model…
Do Not Occupy order lifted for one of two buildings at Okanagan Rhythmic Gymnastics Club
VERNON – The regional district has lifted a Do Not Occupy for assembly use order…
Open fire prohibitions coming as weather warms
KAMLOOPS – Fire restrictions are coming later this week to help stem the number of…
Salmon Arm police standoff leads to arrest
SALMON ARM – The focus of a police standoff yesterday in Salmon Arm was a…
Fatal accident near Falkland Friday afternoon
VERNON – One person is dead after a crash yesterday afternoon. RCMP say there was…
Vernon project transforms ocean garbage into works of art
VERNON – Hundreds of plastic buoys cleaned up from ocean waters and shorelines are finding…
What Polson Park’s many different users think about camps, homelessness and what the city could be doing
"WE'RE NOT ALL DRUNKS OR DRUGGIES OR WHATEVER YOU THINK WE ARE" VERNON – Most…
Vernon’s Upper Room Mission to stay open later
VERNON – Those in need of a meal or simply a place to come in…
Stay off Kal Beach pier or face fines, local government warns
COLDSTREAM – The public is being warned to stay off the pier at Kal Beach.…
Vernon drug trafficking investigation leads to arrest
VERNON – A local man was arrested last week in connection with a dial-a-dope drug…
Potential for thunderstorms today before sun and showers over the weekend
Some cooler, damper weather is coming to the Okanagan. Today, June 8, there’s a severe…
UPDATE: Gas leak leads to precautionary evacuations in Vernon
VERNON – Crews made quick work of a gas leak in a residential part of…
“It just doesn’t add up:” Internal documents reveal underlying reason for Salmon Arm Rapattack closure
SALMON ARM – Controversial cutbacks at the Salmon Arm Rapattack base weren’t all about saving…
UPDATE: Wide ranging thunderstorm watch rescinded for south, central and eastern B.C.
10:25 a.m. Friday, June 9, 2017 The thunderstorm watch ended yesterday evening according to Environment…
Possible E. coli contamination prompts recall of Rogers flour
Rogers Foods Ltd., which has mills in Armstrong and Chilliwack, is recalling its all purpose…