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UPDATE: Missing Vernon man located
UPDATE: April 8, 2024 Vernon RCMP say a missing 33-year-old man has been located and…
Construction of Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail underway ahead of public hearing
Progress on the bike trail from Sicamous to Armstrong is underway as the 2024 construction…
Town hall with B.C. Premier for residents of Vernon-Monashee and Boundary-Similkameen
Residents of Vernon-Monashee and Boundary-Similkameen get their chance to ask Premier David Eby anything. There…
HIDDEN EXPENSES: Salmon Arm family struggles after daughter’s life-threatening diagnosis
For Jerica Armitage, a mother and hospital staffing clerk from Salmon Arm, the hidden expenses…
Just three prescribed burns will prepare Okanagan for wildfire season
Only three controlled burns will take place in the Okanagan this spring in an effort…
Enderby needs your vote to win Hockeyville contest and fix arena
The City of Enderby has advanced to the final four communities across the country with…
Crews to search underwater in Kal Lake for missing North Okanagan man
The search for a missing Coldstream man is going underwater more than three months after…
Vernon businessperson fights City Hall in court, and wins
Yuri Bos has been trying for more than a year to get a business licence…
Vernon RCMP seize guns during self harm call
Police seized two guns at a Vernon home while responding to a self-harm threat made…
Man with butane torch arrested in Vernon for starting fire
A 35-year-old Vernon man was arrested last week for starting a fire in the city…
How property owners can help prevent the spread of invasive rats in BC
The Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society is advocating for Thompson-Okanagan area residents to stop the…
Injured porcupine rescued by Vernon dog walker
Porcupines spend the majority of their time high in the trees, away from predators. That…
Suspect arrested after pair of Vernon business break-ins
Mounties in Vernon arrested a 30-year-old Alberta man after identifying him as a suspect in…
Armed Kamloops woman caught in stolen car in Armstrong
Police seized illegal firearms when a 31-year-old Kamloops woman was arrested in a stolen vehicle…
iN PHOTOS: Enjoy the Shuswap with two houses on waterfront acreage for mere $30M
The most expensive house listed for sale in the Okanagan – and maybe the second…
Vernon home to another lost Okanagan wetland
Development has devastated wetlands in the Okanagan for many decades. The Okanagan Wetlands Action Plan, delivered…
Sicamous to take another look at connecting to Shuswap-North Okanagan rail trail
A second public hearing will be held in Sicamous on April 10 to consider changes…
Judge tosses will from ‘predatory’ wife who married disabled Vernon man
The family of an intellectually disabled Vernon man will reclaim their family’s inheritance against a…
Opie the valuable parrot stolen from a Salmon Arm pet store recovered by staff
A pricey parrot was stolen from a pet store in Salmon Arm earlier this week,…
Rebranded BC United trailing both NDP and Conservative parties: poll
A new poll on the popular vote in BC shows the governing New Democrats with…
Salmon Arm RCMP on the hunt for a parrot thief
A thief nabbed a parrot from a pet store in Salmon Arm earlier this week.…
Vernon business break-in suspect caught sleeping on the job
Instead of making a getaway, a thief was caught catching some shut-eye when police arrived…
Vernon man in stolen Kamloops pickup nabbed trying to shoplift
What started as a shoplifting investigation at a Vernon business ended with a suspect in…
Some areas of Okanagan experiencing historically low snowpack
Concerns have been growing across BC as the snowpack measurements are lower than normal posing…