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Mother Nature has decided we haven’t yet had enough snow
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Up to 20 centimetres of snow is expected to fall in parts of…
UPDATE: Car crashes into power pole on SilverStar Road
UPDATE 9:15 AM FEB. 5 VERNON – As of yesterday evening, power has been restored…
North Okanagan logging company fined after three employees struck by tree
LUMBY – A logging company was slapped with a fine after three workers were struck…
Man who set Shuswap home ablaze had mental health, addictions issues
SALMON ARM – When a police officer tried to pull him from a burning home…
UPDATE: North Okanagan dust advisory has ended
UPDATE: 3:30 PM FEB. 3, 2017 VERNON – Environment Canada has rescinded the air quality…
Vernon Winter Carnival takes flight in Vernon
VERNON – The Vernon Winter Carnival is kicking off with a surprise show. While the…
Man could get up to five years in prison for crime spree ending in Kamloops, Vernon
KAMLOOPS – A man who stole a vehicle and crashed it into a car in…
“He’s not a bad kid:” Family of man shot by police in Salmon Arm speaks out
"NOBODY SHOULD BE SHOT IN THE HEAD." SALMON ARM – Kaymen Winter was on his…
Police investigating violent home invasion in Cherryville
CHERRYVILLE – Police have launched an investigation into a violent home invasion that happened over…
Two overdoses in one week at the Vernon library prompts increased security
VERNON – Those visiting the Vernon library will notice security guards watching over the building…
City and Colour tour will stop in Vernon and Penticton
OKANAGAN – Musician Dallas Green, of City and Colour, will be stopping in Vernon and…
UPDATE: Police watchdog investigating after suspect shot while fleeing officers in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – An investigation by B.C.’s police watchdog is underway after an officer-involved shooting…
Two years after suspicious Vernon fire, restaurant owners take heat in civil lawsuit
VERNON – No criminal charges were laid after a suspicious fire at New Delhi Indian…
Gun, drugs and a score sheet found in fire-gutted Vernon townhouse
VERNON – There was more going on at a Vernon condo than just arson. One…
Vernon RCMP investigating early morning vehicle fire
VERNON – Fire crews snuffed out an aggressive vehicle fire early this morning in Vernon,…
Vernon police on the hunt for drug trafficker
VERNON – Vernon RCMP are searching for an Alberta man with an outstanding arrest warrant…
Every week for 16 years this North Okanagan flower shop has sent bouquets to hospice patients
VERNON – Local florists Jake and Mary Spoor say the vases of fresh flowers they…
Local artists get a Hollywood nod as Merritt mural hits the big screen
MERRITT – There’s a local connection to a new movie that premieres next month in…
Vernon schools fighting addiction before it begins, as fentanyl crisis looms
VERNON – As drug over dose deaths hit crisis levels across the province, one school…
Lawsuit over North Okanagan horse racing facility finally going to trial
VERNON – A longstanding dispute between the Okanagan Equestrian Society, the city and the regional…
‘I should have walked away:’ Salmon Arm man apologizes to family of his murder victim
KAMLOOPS – It was an emotional day in court for the family of Salmon Arm…
UPDATE: Fire officials continue to investigate cause of Vernon fire
VERNON – Investigation continues this morning into a garage fire on Middleton Mountain. The fire…
Wrestling and rescuing alligators just one more challenge this Vernon woman couldn’t resist
VERNON – Shanda Hill never turns down a chance to try something new — even…
UPDATE: Defence lawyer says teen who murdered Salmon Arm man was addicted to love
KAMLOOPS – A Salmon Arm man will soon learn if he will be sentenced as…