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UPDATE: Man badly burned after climbing electrical equipment at Armstrong substation
POWER WAS OUT FOR 7,700 VERNON – A large power outage yesterday evening in the…
Okanagan continues to flirt with record temperatures
OKANAGAN – For the second day in a row record temperatures were just out of…
Speed watch targets Vernon school zones
VERNON – Drivers are being reminded to slow down around Vernon schools. The Speed Watch…
Mapping war memorials throughout the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – There are thousands of war monuments and memorials across the country and the…
Vernon frustrated at being left out of national homelessness strategy
VERNON – With a significant homelessness issue on its hands, the City of Vernon is…
Fight against invasive mussels in B.C. strengthened with funding of new inspection stations
KELOWNA – New permanent inspection stations will help in the battle to keep invasive mussels…
Investigation into cause of Lavington pellet plant fire underway
VERNON – The cause of a fire at a North Okanagan pellet plant yesterday is…
Mystery solved: Box of keepsakes found in Vernon finds its family
VERNON – Lorna’s Box has found its way home. It’s a conclusion Vernon resident Jack…
One-year prison sentence for Vernon man who sexually touched child is ‘cruel and unusual punishment’: judge
VERNON – A Supreme Court Judge says a Vernon man’s charter rights were violated by…
Top ten weird things found in Okanagan and Shuswap septic tanks
OKANAGAN – From dentures to hammers, you might be surprised at what gets lost down…
Fire at Lavington pellet plant contained to burner room
LAVINGTON – Smoke poured from the Lavington pellet plant this afternoon after a fire broke…
Salmon Arm man sent to prison after daughter speaks up about sexual assaults
SALMON ARM – A Salmon Arm man was sentenced to seven years behind bars and…
Goose egg addling program underway in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The annual effort to reduce burgeoning populations and negative effects of the Okanagan…
Warm weather avalanche warning issued across B.C.
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Visitors to the Interior backcountry are being warned of an increased avalanche hazard…
Snowmobilers stuck overnight in Hunter’s Range rescued by helicopter
VERNON – Two missing sledders were found tired, cold and damp but otherwise alright after…