Vernon news

Coldstream hits up regional district for cash to fix iconic Kal Beach pier
Faced with a $500,000 cost to replace the pier at Kalamalka Lake Beach the District…

Retrieving dead cattle from Okanagan Lake ‘extremely dangerous’: diver
A Penticton-based professional diver says retrieving the dead cattle that drowned in Okanagan Lake over…

Last of seven suspects in B.C. Hells Angels bust arrested
All seven men charged in a Hells Angels drug bust that spanned from Vancouver to…

UPDATE: Missing 12-year-old Vernon boy located
UPDATE: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 Vernon RCMP say a missing 12-year-old boy has returned home…

Unbuilt Vernon ‘Port Okanagan’ development already up for sale
Much of a proposed multi-million dollar hotel and condo development on Okanagan Lake in Vernon…
Vernon firefighters help deliver baby girl
Firefighters throughout B.C. serve as first responders to all kinds of emergencies. But a different…

Vernon RCMP seek help after 55-year-old woman assaulted by stranger
Vernon RCMP is investigating after a 55-year-old woman was punched several times by a stranger…

Armstrong family have lucky escape as fire destroys home
An Armstrong woman and her adult son had a lucky escape after their home was…

Fire shuts down Tolko’s Armstrong mill
An electrical fire knocked the power out to the Tolko Industries sawmill in Armstrong after…

UPDATE: Missing woman last seen in Vernon located
UPDATE: Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022 Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say a missing 28-year-old woman last…

A trip back in time to Christmas in Vernon 125 years ago
VERNON – During the Christmas of 1892, Mr. Postill returned from the coast for Christmas,…

Here’s some of the best spots to ice fish in the Thompson-Okanagan
The winter fishing community is hopeful for a quick start to the season in the…

Some Okanagan New Year’s polar bear swims return
New Year's Day polar bear swims were left out in the cold due to public…

Calgary man drives strangers 8 hours to Kamloops to be home for Christmas
When Trevor Williams heard a staff member from a car rental company quote a Lower…

Two dead in Christmas Eve crash in North Okanagan
Two people were killed on Christmas Eve in a two-vehicle collision north of Armstrong. The…