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Charlotte Helston
How a Vernon teen solved a crime and got two innocent people released
VERNON – Two people arrested for a crime they didn’t commit have a Vernon teen…
Hair-pulling, spitting earns Shuswap man criminal charges
SALMON ARM – The justice system evidently did not take a man’s hair-pulling and spitting…
Why no one’s coming to rescue Okanagan Indian Band firefighters
“THIS CREATES A ‘FREE-FOR-ALL’ ENVIRONMENT THAT WE ARE NO LONGER WILLING TO WORK UNDER” OKANAGAN…
Augmented reality app helping to revitalize endangered Secwepemctsin language
SPLATSIN – A young girl brushes the hair out of her face and raises an…
How a Shuswap man smuggled loads of cocaine, ecstasy and pot across the border
He used a fictitious company, helicopters, and encrypted Blackberries to move the drugs back and…
Charges laid in traumatic 2017 Vernon robbery where suspect crashed through ceiling
"IT WAS A MISSION IMPOSSIBLE TYPE OF ROBBERY" VERNON – It was a morning just…
Vernon man spared prison sentence for having sex with minors
VERNON – A judge has thrown out a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in…
How Okanagan sex trade workers mitigate the risks of the job
SAFETY TOP OF MIND AFTER ALLEGED ASSAULTS, BODY FOUND ON NORTH OKANAGAN FARM Lucy is…
Volunteers step up to save the Vernon Legion from closure
VERNON – A last minute call for help to keep the Vernon Legion open has…
Vernon bylaw swamped by complaints about homeless, transients over past year
VERNON – More than a quarter of all bylaw complaints in Vernon last year fell…
Vernon moving forward with video cameras until it gets “clear direction” from privacy commissioner
VERNON – The City of Vernon is pushing ahead with plans to install video surveillance…
Public warned of possible presence of powerful opioid carfentanil in Vernon
VERNON – Drug users are being warned about the possible presence of the potent opioid…
Damage at Vernon cemetery likely caused by city snow plows
VERNON – Vernon officials were quick to respond today to reports of damage at a…
B.C. privacy commissioner concerned about surveillance cameras on the way in Vernon
VERNON – The province’s privacy watchdog is raising concerns about Vernon’s plan to install video…
Charges laid in connection to Armstrong arsons
ARMSTRONG – A North Okanagan woman is facing criminal charges for allegedly lighting a series…
UPDATE: Police arrest 60-year-old arson suspect in North Okanagan
ARMSTRONG – Police have a 60-year-old woman in custody after a keen eye witness helped…
What’s lost when volunteer service clubs fold
'YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT TILL IT'S GONE' VERNON – When you visit a…
Matthew Foerster’s plea to second degree murder rings hollow for Van Diest family
VERNON – Now that Matthew Foerster has pleaded guilty to the second degree murder of…
‘No rhyme or reason to it’: North Okanagan man uneasy after arson fire
ARMSTRONG – Armstrong resident Bob Lebarron knows he’s lucky. The Warner Avenue homeowner breaks down…
iN PHOTOS: This is what record-breaking Okanagan snow looks like
OKANAGAN – There’s a whopping nine feet of snow at Silver Star Mountain right now…
Trial date, preliminary inquiries set for late 2018 in Curtis Sagmoen case
VERNON – Important dates have been set in the high profile case of Silver Creek…
Donations pour in for family of Lumby snowmobile president who died doing what he loved
LUMBY – There’s an outpouring of support for the young family of a Lumby man…
Shuswap men who restored historic fire lookout facing possible $10,000 fine
SICAMOUS – Volunteers who used elbow grease and donated money to restore a B.C. treasure…
RCMP locate missing North Okanagan woman, then bring her into custody
VERNON – A woman reported missing last month is now in custody on outstanding warrants.…