Vernon news

No jail for Vernon driver involved in fatal hit and run
It was dark and raining on the November morning last year when Blake Eric Martin…

Vernon man charged in fatal hit and run: RCMP
A Vernon man has been charged in connection with a fatal hit and run in…
Vernon needs housing but car-centric strip mall gets city council support
It flies in the face of what the City of Vernon is trying to achieve…

Record breaking return of sockeye salmon to Okanagan spawning grounds
Hundreds of thousands of sockeye salmon returned to spawning grounds in Osoyoos Lake and Skaha…
UPDATE: Vernon home targeted by gunfire: RCMP
Police are releasing few details about what they call a targeted shooting in Vernon early…

Suspect arrested after smash-and-grab at Vernon convenience store
A 46-year-old Vernon man is cooling his heels behind bars after he was caught by…

One dead in crash between bus and car in Enderby
One of three people in a small car that was hit by a commercial coach…

NOT JUST SENIORS: North Okanagan teen takes home gold at national pickleball tournie
A North Okanagan teenager is the youngest player to win gold at a national pickleball…

‘I think it’s wrong:’ Vernon adds another fee to developers building much-needed housing
Amidst a housing crisis, and a push by the province to ease the red tape…

Crews extinguish fire near Highway 97 along Swan Lake
Crews put a fire at a rural property near Highway 97 north of Vernon Friday…

Okanagan man who refused evacuation order during 2021 wildfire back in court
A man living on Okanagan Indian Band land refused to follow an evacuation order in…

Vernon mom awarded $23,000 in bitter land dispute with son
A bitter dispute between a Vernon artist and his mother over the ownership of the…

‘Parachuted’ Vernon candidate plans to move from Kamloops
The BC Conservative Party is being criticized for dropping an out-of-town candidate into the Vernon-Lumby…

Fire destroys long-time Vernon business; cause is suspicious
The cause of an early morning blaze at a Vernon vehicle graphic and protection business…

Smells like ‘something has died’: Rodent infestations in cars way up in Okanagan
"IT USED TO BE VERY FEW, TWO OR THREE IN A SEASON, NOW I'LL GET…








