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Air quality diminishes in Okanagan as wildfire smoke blankets the region
Skies are hazy over the Okanagan today as smoke from wildfires across the province blankets…
The Great Canadian Fruit Festival kicks-off today in Vernon
VERNON – If fruit is your thing, but you haven't yet found a way to…
Sicamous subs prove rather tempting for bear
SICAMOUS – It was probably the smell of freshly baked bread that enticed this furry-fellow…
Public asked to evacuate certain rec sites in North Okanagan due to wildfires
People are being asked to evacuate a number of recreation sites in the North Okanagan…
Cool, wet weather in Okanagan weekend forecast
OKANAGAN – A big change is forecast for the weather in Okanagan as the weekend…
Rural community store heartbroken by break-in by masked suspects
SILVER CREEK – A family that runs a rural general store in the community of…
Vernon corn stand robber turns himself in
VERNON – A man who allegedly robbed a corn stand employee at knifepoint earlier this…
Salmon Arm father’s sandcastles are metaphors for life
SALMON ARM – In 2015, Marc Dansereau had a trailer of sand delivered to his…
How scammers are using new and sophisticated ways to target Okanagan businesses — including ours
VERNON – We may have your number, but a cyber scammer appears to have ours.…
Interior heat, smoke keeping first responders busy
VERNON – First responders are noticing an increase in medical calls related to the heat…
RCMP appeal for help in Vernon corn stand robbery
VERNON – RCMP are asking the public for help after a knife-wielding man robbed the…
Fall from North Okanagan waterfall prompts warning about dangerous selfies
VERNON – The selfie snapper who fell 150-foot down a waterfall at the waterfalls in…
UPDATE: Vernon’s Village Green Mall was evacuated because someone pulled the fire alarm
VERNON – Customers and employees of Village Green Centre mall began streaming out of the…
Head up a mountain to beat the Okanagan heat
VERNON – If the summer heat around the Okanagan is getting too much for you,…
Three wildfires in Kamloops Fire Centre still burning out of control
Three of the eight fires burning in the Kamloops Fire Centre listed as 'fires of…
Interior Health Authority picks from within for new CEO
KELOWNA – The Interior Health Authority has gone internal for a replacement for outgoing CEO…
Red light cameras watching 24/7 in three Southern Interior cities
Red light cameras in Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops are expected to catch more bad drivers…
More scorching weather on the way in Southern Interior
It’s going to get hot enough in the Southern Interior this week for Environment Canada…
Search and rescue save a man at Fintry Falls
VERNON – Search and Rescue were called out Sunday afternoon to help rescue a man…
VIDEO: North Okanagan woman’s horse loves the piano
VERNON – Why did Vernon resident Shanda Hill start playing the piano for her horse?…
Last summer’s campfire ban, state of emergency didn’t stop people from playing with fire
Dropping a burning substance, failing to report a fire or having an illegal campfire resulted…
Rare caterpillar outbreak in North Okanagan has government officials investigating
NORTH OKANAGAN – A caterpillar outbreak in the North Okanagan has the Ministry of Agriculture…
Dangling upside down in a car in the North Okanagan, and no answer from 911
VERNON – Dangling upside down in the passenger seat of a friends vehicle, in a…
Vernon city councillor setting up needle buyback program
VERNON – Vernon city council's decision not to support a needle buyback scheme isn't stopping…