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North Okanagan horse owner found guilty of animal cruelty to be sentenced in spring
VERNON – A North Okanagan man convicted of animal cruelty will return to court in…
Spry 95-year-old donates her age in metres to fund Okanagan Rail Trail
VERNON – A local woman is donating her age in metres to help create the…
North Okanagan group gearing up for the annual swan, eagle count
VERNON – A North Okanagan naturalist club is looking for new and experienced bird watchers…
North Okanagan fisherman still can’t believe his luck after ‘one in a million’ catch
VERNON – We’ve all heard tall tales about the fish that got away, but Clayton…
Rental housing ‘minimal to non-existent’ as Lumby residents face eviction from local campground
LUMBY – Those facing eviction from a campground in Lumby don’t have a lot of…
Armstrong Bargain Bin donations hit million dollar mark
ARMSTRONG – The Bargain Bin in Armstrong may be a place for thrifty shoppers, but…
Silver Star Mountain provides backdrop for car commercial
VERNON – North Okanagan residents, and in particular ski bums, might recognize the backdrop in…
UPDATE: Vernon man recognizes stolen jacket, detains suspect until police arrive
VERNON – Kevin Barkhouse says his luck turned from bad to good after he noticed…
Preliminary findings released after vehicle slides off hoist, killing Vernon worker
VERNON – The death of a Vernon man at an automotive shop earlier this month…
UPDATE: Armstrong horse owner found guilty of cruelty to animals
“THEY BETTER HAVE THEIR GUNS READY BECAUSE I WILL BE GOING DOWN WITH THE HORSES”…
Okanagan warming up a bit as Christmas approaches
KELOWNA – December’s chilly start in the Okanagan will let up a bit as we…
UPDATE: RCMP locate missing Vernon man
UPDATE: 9:25 a.m., Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 VERNON – Vernon RCMP say a 49-year-old missing…
‘I got nowhere to go’: Lumby residents face eviction from local campground
“WE WOULDN’T BE HERE IF WE HAD SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO” LUMBY – Virginia Meunier…
Vernon artist discovers pictures of her work for sale on stock photo sites
VERNON – Vernon artist Michelle Loughery is used to seeing her work in a lot…
Colder temperatures leaving, cloudy skies arriving over the Okanagan this weekend
KELOWNA – The cold snap the Okanagan has been going through is coming to an…
Defence casts doubt about search warrant in Armstrong animal cruelty trial
VERNON – An Armstrong man’s animal cruelty trial got underway today, two years after the…
Armstrong, Silver Creek schools saved from closure
NORTH OKANAGAN – School closures in the Armstrong and Salmon Arm areas are officially off…
Councillors, MPs and MLAs respond to growing homelessness issues in Vernon
VERNON – Politicians from all levels of government seem to recognize homelessness is a big…
Identity of Vernon man killed while working at automotive shop released
VERNON – The B.C. Coroners Service has released the name of a Vernon man who…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon man located safe and sound
UPDATE: 11:58 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016 VERNON – RCMP say the 25-year-old man reported…
Lumby man pleads guilty in violent robbery case
VERNON – A Lumby man admitted guilt yesterday in connection to a violent corner store…
Work moving ahead on Vernon multiplex expansion
VERNON – Vernon council got its first look at a multi-million dollar arena expansion project…
Okanagan in a deep freeze this week
KELOWNA – The flow of arctic air will continue to invade the Okanagan this week,…
RISK IT OUT: Vernon mayor will look into police staffing, but city ‘doesn’t mandate what the RCMP does’
VERNON – Vernon’s mayor continues to stress his confidence in the RCMP, although he admits…