Vernon news

Vernon dog obsessed with swimming becomes TikTok star
Every night at 7 p.m. Vernon resident Lisa Mazurek streams video on TikTok of her…

Vernon school district joins business in demand for more affordable worker housing
Vernon schools are struggling to recruit workers because of the housing crisis. So are other…

Epic Adventure teams power through Okanagan in gruelling race
Contestants participating in a gruelling 580-kilometre adventure race will be making their way through the…

Vernon woman braves the elements to save her dog
A Vernon woman probably didn’t think her day could get any worse after losing her…

UPDATE: Wildfire in Silver Star foothills above Vernon extinguished
Fire crews have extinguished a wildfire in the Silver Star foothills above Vernon. A plume of…

Salmon Arm woman claims hospital lab mix-up delayed cancer diagnosis
A Salmon Arm woman is taking Interior Health and her surgeon to court after she…

UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
UPDATE: May 17, 2023 RCMP say a missing 29-year-year old Vernon woman has been located…

Smoke from Alberta wildfires prompts smoky skies warning in Kamloops, Okanagan
Most of the B.C. Interior can expect poor air quality thanks to smoke from wildfires…

$675,000 scratcher sold at Vernon mall
A Coldstream Couple bought a scratcher worth $675,000 at a mall in Vernon. James and…

Fired North Okanagan seniors home manager wins first round of human rights case
A North Okanagan seniors complex that fired its manager while she was on medical leave…

People trapped by flooding get saved by Vernon Search and Rescue
Flooding caused two individuals to get stuck up the Whiteman Creek forest service road outside…

Merritt bank employee fined $300K for stealing from elderly client
A former Merritt CIBC employee has been fined $300,000 for stealing $157,000 from an elderly…

Vernon Community Band celebrating Mother’s Day
Mothers deserve more than flowers and breakfast and bed this weekend – so if you've got…

Swan Lake ballet tour stopping in Kamloops, Okanagan
Lower Mainland ballet dancers will be in Kamloops and the Okanagan over the next month…

Child approached by suspicious man near Vernon elementary school
Vernon RCMP are investigating after a man in a brown vehicle approached a child walking…