Vernon news

One dead in Highway 97 crash near Monte Lake
One person died yesterday in a vehicle collision on Highway 97 near Monte Lake. According…

Vernon man charged with murder unfit to stand trial
A Vernon man charged with the murder of a 50-year-old man in 2017 has been…
Vernon man assaults girlfriend, then sets fire to her front door
Less than a year-and-half after Vernon resident Reginald Ram got house arrest for assaulting his…

Vernon RCMP confirm ‘suspicious device’ was an actual bomb
A suspicious device found along the railway tracks in Vernon yesterday was a pipe bomb.…

Campfire ban in Thompson-Okanagan to be lifted
There's good news for anyone planning on going camping this weekend as the campfire ban…

Another suspicious device found in Vernon
Vernon RCMP closed a street yesterday as they responded to another suspicious device. According to…

Vernon theatre company gets hate messages; sadly it’s nothing new
While a Vernon theatre company enjoys a completely sold-out run of the musical Cabaret, the…

Okanagan, Kamloops under a severe thunderstorm watch
The potential for severe weather in the form of thunderstorms is high in Kamloops and…

RCMP close off Vernon park near courthouse after ‘suspicious’ device found
Vernon RCMP have cordoned off a downtown park following the discovery of a suspicious device.…

Vernon RCMP release sketch of attempted child luring suspect
Police have issued a sketch of a suspect who tried to pick up a child…

UPDATE: Vernon pharmacist gets plea deal for manslaughter of girlfriend
Almost three years after the girlfriend of Vernon pharmacist Shaun Wiebe was taken off a…

Historic Vernon post office damaged by suspicious fire
A historic 140-year-old Vernon building was damaged this morning by fire. Vernon fire department quickly…

Vernon firefighters extinguish two blazes in downtown park
Firefighters extinguished two wildfires this afternoon in a downtown Vernon park. According to a city…

Vernon man reviewing every eatery in the city in memory of late wife
A Vernon man is on a mission to review every single restaurant, cafe and eatery…

Suspect charged with arson after fire destroyed Coldstream home
A 38-year-old man has been charged with arson after a fire at a home in…