Vernon news
Man with butane torch arrested in Vernon for starting fire
A 35-year-old Vernon man was arrested last week for starting a fire in the city…
How property owners can help prevent the spread of invasive rats in BC
The Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society is advocating for Thompson-Okanagan area residents to stop the…
Injured porcupine rescued by Vernon dog walker
Porcupines spend the majority of their time high in the trees, away from predators. That…
Suspect arrested after pair of Vernon business break-ins
Mounties in Vernon arrested a 30-year-old Alberta man after identifying him as a suspect in…
Vernon home to another lost Okanagan wetland
Development has devastated wetlands in the Okanagan for many decades. The Okanagan Wetlands Action Plan, delivered…
O’Keefe to Ellis: How Irish settlers shaped the Okanagan
From the most prominent landowners to the namesake of the City of Vernon, here’s how…
Judge tosses will from ‘predatory’ wife who married disabled Vernon man
The family of an intellectually disabled Vernon man will reclaim their family’s inheritance against a…
Vernon business break-in suspect caught sleeping on the job
Instead of making a getaway, a thief was caught catching some shut-eye when police arrived…
Vernon man in stolen Kamloops pickup nabbed trying to shoplift
What started as a shoplifting investigation at a Vernon business ended with a suspect in…
Some areas of Okanagan experiencing historically low snowpack
Concerns have been growing across BC as the snowpack measurements are lower than normal posing…
Former city councillor in running for federal Conservative nomination in Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee
Former Vernon city councillor Scott Anderson is seeking the Conservative Party of Canada's nomination in…
Number of bicycle thefts in Kamloops, Okanagan beginning to fall
For a long time bicycle theft has been part of everyday life in the Okanagan,…
Vernon wants temporary immigration business program made permanent
The City of Vernon has been piloting an entrepreneurial immigration program with the province and…
Vernon’s Kal Tire South arena temporarily closed
Kal Tire Place South is temporarily closed today and tomorrow for repairs. The ice chiller…
iN VIDEO: Vernon historian digitizes old film reels to connect people with their past
Vernon historian Francois Arseneault digitizes and catalogues old film reels in order to preserve them,…