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Vernon holiday lights 2018
VERNON – With help from readers like you, we are once again going to create…
Warmer November wasn’t any drier than usual in southern Interior, but mostly free of snow
If it felt like winter was missing from the month of November, at least in…
Police chase on Highway 97 in Okanagan ends in arrest
VERNON – Police arrested a prolific offender early this morning after he unsuccessfully tried to…
Vernon 2019 provisional budget slightly bigger than 2018
VERNON – Vernon city councillors have passed the 2019 provisional budget, which is a shade…
North Okanagan funeral home used for film shoot
VERNON – A film crew shot footage at a Vernon funeral home earlier this week…
Vernon firefighter caught engaging in sexual activity in chief’s office
VERNON – Surveillance video of a Vernon firefighter engaging in sexual activity with another employee…
Okanagan skies clearing, temperatures falling with December’s approach
KELOWNA – The month of November will end cloudy and wet in the Okanagan, as…
Private security is adding to the cost of doing business in Vernon
VERNON – Ed Kendall had hoped to retire with his business on 33 Street in…
Canada Winter Games torch making stop in Vernon
VERNON – A special torch is headed Vernon's way next week. The Canada Games Roly…
North Okanagan RCMP prepping for holiday season CounterAttack program
VERNON – Police are prepping for another holiday season, which means being on the lookout…
Bait car thief sentenced in Vernon
VERNON – A man who fell for a bait car was sentenced to over a…
City of Vernon looking into childcare facility funding
VERNON – Vernon city council tabled a discussion about childcare funding for their first meeting…
Okanagan man sentenced to over three years for child sexual abuse
VERNON – An Okanagan man is facing almost four years in prison after pleading guilty…
Vernon’s top cop recognized for leadership on opioid crisis
VERNON – Before Supt. Shawna Baher was appointed commander of the Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP detachment…
Rainy week ahead for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – A rainy work week is in the forecast for the Okanagan with the…
Looking for forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
VERNON – This cat came to the Vernon SPCA from a place where human contact…
RDNO director named in Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women
VERNON – It's been a triumphant year for Vernon local Amanda Shatzko who was elected…
Heavily armed police storm North Okanagan home to end standoff
ENDERBY – A 42-year-old North Okanagan man is facing several charges after a standoff with…
Two vehicles collide in Vernon after last second decision
VERNON – A split second decision turned into a two-vehicle accident in Vernon yesterday that…
Casino strike cost southern Interior cities more than $1 million
The 19-week strike at four Gateway Casino operations in Kamloops and the Okanagan has cut…
Bait car nabs Vernon thief
VERNON – RCMP laid out the bait and a prolific offender tried to take it,…
Rain or wet flurries followed by sunny weekend in Okanagan
OKANAGAN – A couple of unsettled days will be followed by a sunny weekend, but…
Water board pushing for enhanced invasive mussel-fighting legislation
The Okanagan Basin Water Board continues its push for legislation to require mandatory out-of-province boat…
Big White on target to be first ski resort open in Okanagan
Ski conditions at Big White Ski Resort are listed as “marginal” but the hill will…