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Charlotte Helston
Finding housing the biggest concern now for Vernon residents displaced by fire
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO" VERNON – With the shock and panic…
Making sense of beach water testing
VERNON – If you go down to Sandy Beach on Okanagan Lake, you’ll find signs…
Okanagan and Thompson rivers proving deadlier than lakes this year
This year, the Thompson-Okanagan has experienced a fairly unusual trend of more people drowning in…
Traffic stop by gang enforcement unit in Vernon caught on camera going viral, police investigating
VERNON – The province’s gang enforcement unit will review an exchange between two of its…
Vernon judge makes an example of man convicted of more than 20 gun, drug and identity charges
VERNON – Ronald Learning will spend six years in jail for putting the community at…
Armstrong manslaughter case on hold until September
VERNON – There won’t be any answers in an Armstrong manslaughter case until at least…
Vernon man convicted of numerous gun and drug charges hopes to limit time behind bars
VERNON – Lawyers continue to spar in Vernon court over a fit sentence for a…
‘Not possible’ Armstrong woman died of self-strangulation during sex, pathologist testifies
CONTENT ADVISORY VERNON – Logan Scott’s story of what happened the night Armstrong woman Jillian…
Suspected algae bloom in Okanagan Lake a ‘natural occurrence,’ officials say
VERNON – A possible algae bloom at the north end of Okanagan Lake continues to…
SCOTT TRIAL: Pathologist saw no signs of homicide on victim’s body
VERNON – There were no signs of trauma on Jillian McKinty's body two days after…
New owners still trying to move The Log Barn beyond past controversies
VERNON – Few businesses in the North Okanagan have done more to court customers —…
How Vernon residents are spreading community spirit one painted rock at a time
VERNON – Located on a nondescript side street in Vernon sits a landmark known by…
Alleged Vernon arsonist ordered to stand trial on rash of fires from 2014
VERNON – A former school teacher in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District has been ordered…
One year later: How things are going with North Okanagan-Shuswap’s one man school board
NORTH OKANAGAN – It’s been a year since controversy swirled in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School…
North Okanagan gymnastics coach accused of child pornography offences
VERNON – A man who taught gymnastics throughout the North Okanagan area is facing three…
Polson Park shooter handed nine years in jail
VERNON – A Vernon man will spend the next several years in jail for his…
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 project transforms ocean garbage into works of art
VERNON – Hundreds of plastic buoys cleaned up from ocean waters and shorelines are finding…
“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…
Judge reluctantly acquits alleged Polson Park shooter of all charges
VERNON – A man accused of participating in a shootout in Polson Park was cleared…
UPDATE: ‘I wasn’t her boyfriend:’ Man convicted of Caitlin Potts assault explains
“IT WAS REALLY DISTURBING. THE BEATING SHE GOT… I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT STOP”…
Robbers couldn’t get past security at licensed North Okanagan grow-op
“ARE YOU DEAD?" FRIEND TEXTS. "YEAH BABE, NO, BUT I LOOK GOOD IN A SKI…
Ongoing parking meter vandalism causing problems in Vernon
VERNON – Vernon can't fix its vandalized parking meters fast enough. The City has been…
Vernon residents caught between a rising lake, a creek and a city-owned lot
VERNON – A woman living on Okanagan Lake in Vernon is frustrated the municipality isn’t…