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Restaurant growth brings new flavours to Vernon
VERNON - Kristina Sidorczuk’s is just one of many new faces you’ll see around town if you’re sampling the city’s new restaurants. The 22-year-old is the proud owner of one of the newest establishments in Vernon’s growing restaurant scene, EATology. The restaurant, located at the Greyhound Station in downtown Vernon across from Cenotaph Park, opened...
Province-wide warrant issued for North Okanagan man
VERNON - Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a Province Wide warrant, as of April 28. He is wanted for Trafficking in a Controlled substance. Scott Wilfred Neuls, 49, is described as Caucasian, 6’0” and 210 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. Crime Stoppers...

Expect to see smoke along the Coquihalla this week
KAMLOOPS - A series of small burns north of Merritt, off the Coquihalla Highway, will be conducted by Wildfire Management Branch personnel starting this week. The controlled burns will take place Thursday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 5, and are in preparation for a training course that will help students determine the origin and cause...

Vernon woman chopped from MasterChef Canada
VERNON - Vernon’s MasterChef contender Jennifer Innis is toast. The local dental hygienist and mother of three was eliminated from the competition after falling short in a tea treat challenge. She and partner David Jorge struggled to produce profiteroles for the tricky task, and bickered throughout the challenge. But Innis still has a smile on...

Hearing begins for Salmon Arm schoolyard shooting death
KAMLOOPS – A hearing is underway in the death of a 22-year-old who was shot beside a British Columbia elementary school.

Barenaked Ladies returning to Kelowna
KELOWNA - With a new album set to release in June, the Barenaked Ladies are ramping up for yet another Canadian tour this fall. The SILVERBALL tour will kick-off in Prince George on Oct. 19 before hitting the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops on Oct. 24 and Prospera Place in Kelowna on Oct. 25. In...