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What many dementia patients have in common with the Enderby senior found dead last week

VERNON - More people are living independently with dementia instead of in care homes than you might think, says an Interior Health Authority doctor. That includes people like Barbara Derenowski, 73, who drove off from her Enderby home last week without a valid driver’s licence and was found dead days later on the side of...

Behind the scenes and stereotypes of one of the last strip clubs around

MOVE OVER GREASY STRIP CLUBS, BURLESQUE IS BACK AND IT ISN'T JUST FOR MEN ANYMORE CONTENT ADVISORY VERNON - Holly Hart has been called many things in her life; easy, a drug addict, a hooker. Certain people think because they know what she does for a living, they know who she is. But those people...

Vipers meet Vees for second consecutive Interior Division finals this weekend

VERNON - The Vernon Vipers will face the Penticton Vees in a rematch of the Interior Division finals following their sweep of the Merritt Centennials. The best of seven division final kicks off Saturday, March 14 at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Puck drops at 6 p.m. The Vipers took out the Merritt Centennials in...

Envelope of cash turned in to Vernon RCMP

VERNON - The person who lost an envelope of cash on a Vernon sidewalk will find it safe at the Vernon RCMP detachment. An area resident was out walking her dog in the area of Bodwell and Pottery Road at roughly 8 a.m. March 4, 2015 when she noticed the envelope on the ground. It...

Vernon RCMP remind drivers to slow down after speeding spike

VERNON - The Vernon RCMP is reminding the public to slow down after clocking one driver going upwards of 50 km/h over the posted limit — just one of numerous drivers ignoring posted speeds. Traffic services noticed the excessive speeder Mar. 7 around 7:21 a.m. on Highway 6 near Ricardo Road in an 80 km/h...

Dust advisory issued for Vernon

VERNON - Concern over the amount of dust in the air because of road sand being kicked up by traffic has led to a special advisory for Vernon. The Ministry of Environment has issued a dust advisory because of the high concentration of particulates in the air that will hang around under a change in...

Police appeal for tips after fire engulfs Vernon house

VERNON - Mounties are appealing to the public for information after a Vernon house caught fire Monday night. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk said a jogger noticed flames on 25 Avenue around 8:30 p.m. and called 911. Vernon RCMP, the BX-Swan Lake Fire Department, and Vernon Emergency Management Services responded to the blaze. The home was...

New weather records set in Interior

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With temperatures reaching the high teens this week the spring-like weather we have been experiencing is leaving several new records in its wake. According to Environment Canada temperatures of more than 18 Celsius Monday were enough to set new records in several communities including Kelowna, Summerland and Penticton. With a temperature of 18.1...