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LOOKYLOOS: Vernon police charge 3 drivers caught taking photos of fatal accident
While emergency crews were responding to a fatal collision in Spallumcheen, officers watched several drivers…
Court delay gets distracted driving ticket in Kelowna tossed
A man facing a distracted driving ticket caught a lucky break when the hefty fine…
Teen nabbed doing 115 km/h in 50 km zone in Kelowna
A teenager driving was caught yesterday doing 115 km/h in a 50 km area. According…
Vernon samosa bakery slapped with bylaw ticket during charity event
A downtown Vernon business owner is angry at the City after he was slapped with…
Red light cameras watching 24/7 in three Southern Interior cities
Red light cameras in Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops are expected to catch more bad drivers…
Last summer’s campfire ban, state of emergency didn’t stop people from playing with fire
Dropping a burning substance, failing to report a fire or having an illegal campfire resulted…
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…
Vernon might stop enforcing contentious commercial vehicle bylaw
VERNON – The City of Vernon may loosen up on a policy that forces people…
Dogs left in van seized from woman traveling through Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops bylaw officers seized 19 dogs, including puppies, from a van parked at…
Kamloops couple wins $500K Lotto Max prize after buying ticket at Kelowna gas station
KAMLOOPS – A local couple who only recently started playing the lottery were shocked to…
Penticton couple became millionaires on Boxing Day
PENTICTON - A lottery ticket purchased at Penticton’s Cherry Lane Shopping Centre let a local couple keep the celebration going the day after Christmas. Lindsay Slobodzian and Grzegroz Slobodzian checked their lottery ticket while Boxing Day shopping, Dec. 26, just an hour before hosting a family get together, and found out they won one of...
Dozens of vehicles impounded due to excessive speeding
KELOWNA – In the last two months, more than 50 vehicles were ticketed and impounded for excessive speeding between Kelowna and Vernon. Since March 1, the Kelowna RCMP Integrated Road Safety Unity conducted speed enforcement along the Hwy 97 corridor targeting aggressive drivers travelling more than 40 km/h over the posted speed limit. “Aggressive driving...
Driver gets ticket for nasty crash; highway traffic brought to standstill south of Vernon
VERNON - There were multiple injuries in a Sunday afternoon car accident on Highway 97 south of Vernon, which halted traffic for over two hours, but fortunately no fatalities. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says the crash at Bailey Road and Highway 97, which had northbound traffic backed up almost to Oyama, was caused by an...