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Car blows through stop sign, collides with Vernon building
VERNON – Drivers in Vernon are being reminded to slow down and watch for ice…
Emergency responders attend crash in downtown Vernon
VERNON – Emergency crews are at the scene of a car crash near the downtown…
Vernon Fire Department rescues little girl stuck in tree
VERNON – Vernon firefighters came to the rescue of a young girl out on a…
No fire coverage means North Okanagan home left to burn
VERNON – It continues to smoulder, and in some places, there’s still open flame at…
Woman carried down two small waterfalls before being rescued by Sicamous crews
SICAMOUS – A dramatic water rescue two weekends ago in the Shuswap has emergency officials…
Vernon semi truck crash sparks small grass fire
VERNON – Emergency officials were all over an early morning highway incident yesterday that ignited…
Kelowna fire held to garage
KELOWNA – No one was home when a fire started in the garage of a…
Fines for open burning handed out in North Okanagan
ARMSTRONG – Some people just aren’t getting the message. Armstrong-Spallumcheen Fire Chief Ian Cummings says…
Bystanders use water bottles, handfuls of dirt to fight roadside fire in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – Bystanders jumped into action Monday night to stop a roadside fire in…
Grass fire behind Vernon arena deemed suspicious
VERNON – A fire behind Kal Tire Place yesterday morning is considered suspicious. Vernon Fire…
Suspicious semi-trailer fire in Kelowna
KELOWNA – RCMP are investigating a semi-trailer fire at a gravel pit in Kelowna this…
‘They have no clue how he survived’: North Okanagan woman recounts husband’s terrifying electrocution in creek
ARMSTRONG – A Spallumcheen man was rushed to hospital yesterday after getting electrocuted while trying…
RCMP not connecting Armstrong house fire with earlier suspected arsons
ARMSTRONG – Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in Armstrong, but say it is…
Two confirmed dead in North Okanagan house fire
VERNON – Police have now confirmed that two people missing after a house fire near…
Penticton firefighters running test with lights and sirens
PENTICTON – If you see fire trucks with emergency lights on and sirens blaring in…