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Woman born in Vernon 27 years ago searching for birth parents
VERNON – Twenty-seven years ago, on Oct. 10, 1989, a woman gave birth to a…
Despite cloudy week in the Okanagan, some sunshine for Easter long weekend
KELOWNA – Despite today’s rain, the long weekend is looking warm and inviting. Environment Canada…
Conservative candidate drops out of race in Vernon-Monashee
VERNON – The B.C. Conservatives were the last to announce their candidate in Vernon-Monashee and…
House arrest upgraded to jail for North Okanagan horse owner
VERNON – Armstrong senior Gary Roberts will be serving his sentence behind bars rather than…
Man found guilty of gun charges in 2014 Vernon shooting
“HE TOOK CREDIT FOR CHASING THE ROBBERS” VERNON – After two men tried to rip…
Hangs off cliffs, blows stuff up, and collects hundreds of classic cars: He’s the Rasta Blasta
TAPPEN – When Mike Hall gets out of bed at 6 a.m., it’s pedal to…
North Okanagan MP wants national medal for search and rescue volunteers
VERNON – The volunteers that take on all the elements and nearly every landscape to…
Vernon bylaw will step up monitoring at homeless camps
VERNON – With the number of homeless camps expected to rise again this summer, efforts…
Vernon Mounties remove yellow stripe to protest pay, working conditions
VERNON – Some Vernon police officers are joining the Canada-wide ‘No-Stripe Campaign’ in protest of…
Vernon to investigate options for putting council meetings online
VERNON – Taping Vernon council meetings and posting them online is not as simple as…
Here come the April showers that bring May flowers to the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Hopefully you got some sun this weekend, because it’s going to be sparse…
Needles found in Vernon playground an isolated incident: School District
VERNON – The Vernon School District is hoping to find out who scattered dozens of…
Dozens of needles found at Vernon elementary school
VERNON – More than 50 discarded needles were found on the grounds of a Vernon…
Snowpack above average for Thompson and Okanagan basins
KAMLOOPS – If the water in a lake or river near you seems a little…
Vernon man builds back-alley shrine to honour 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge
VERNON – A Vernon man has made it his mission to convert the nondescript alley…
UPDATE: RCMP locate missing Vernon woman
UPDATE: 12:01 p.m., Friday, April 7, 2017 VERNON – RCMP say the 40-year-old Vernon woman…
Ghost stories, money laundering, and secret tunnels: Storied Armstrong Hotel up for auction
ARMSTRONG – From a ghost named Emily to a secret safe that has never been…
Ten years later, marijuana trafficking case with ties to the Okanagan still far from over
VERNON – More than a decade after the alleged crime took place, a trafficking case…
Rain will go away in time for the weekend in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Despite all the rain today and tomorrow in the Okanagan, we should see…
Dr. Nelems leaves behind lasting legacy in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – For his seventieth birthday, Dr. Bill Nelems was cycling through Botswana on the…
Local philanthropist makes donation to Okanagan Rail Trail
KELOWNA – With the latest donation to the Okanagan Rail Trail Initiative, every week the…
Man detained, subsequently released in suspected Vernon drug lab investigation
VERNON – Police and health officials continue to investigate a suspected drug lab found in…
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…
RCMP, Hazmat and Health Canada at scene of suspected drug lab in Vernon
VERNON – Police, along with Health Canada and the Vernon Fire Department’s Hazmat team, are…