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20,000 Interior Health workers personal information recovered by Vernon RCMP
The personal information of thousands of current and former Interior Health employees has been found…
Big White extends ski season a week after late start
Big White Ski Resort will be staying open for an extra week this winter thanks…
Vernon’s O’Keefe Ranch hoping for $30,000 cash infusion from city
Historic O'Keefe Ranch could receive $30,000 from the City of Vernon as the operation struggles…
Vernon North Okanagan RCMP seizes grenades, guns with arrest
The Vernon North Okanagan arrested an individual after finding and seizing body armour, grenades, and…
Vernon joyrider gets two cars impounded and $2K in fines on same night
A 23-year-old Vernon man was caught driving recklessly in two vehicles and they were both…
Half of the Insane Clown Posse coming to Vernon
Joseph William Utsler, better known as Shaggy 2 Dope from Insane Clown Posse, is coming…
Two-time Enderby mayor representing BC United in Salmon Arm-Shuswap
BC United has announced Greg McCune as its candidate for the Salmon Arm-Shuswap riding for…
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,…
Vernon’s Kal Tire South arena temporarily closed
Kal Tire Place South is temporarily closed today and tomorrow for repairs. The ice chiller…
Vernon wants temporary immigration business program made permanent
The City of Vernon has been piloting an entrepreneurial immigration program with the province and…
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,…
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…
Some areas of Okanagan experiencing historically low snowpack
Concerns have been growing across BC as the snowpack measurements are lower than normal posing…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Vernon home to another lost Okanagan wetland
Development has devastated wetlands in the Okanagan for many decades. The Okanagan Wetlands Action Plan, delivered…
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…
Injured porcupine rescued by Vernon dog walker
Porcupines spend the majority of their time high in the trees, away from predators. That…
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…
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…
Vernon RCMP seize guns during self harm call
Police seized two guns at a Vernon home while responding to a self-harm threat made…
Vernon businessperson fights City Hall in court, and wins
Yuri Bos has been trying for more than a year to get a business licence…