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FENTANYL CRISIS: Health officials consider stepping up overdose prevention services in Vernon, Penticton
VERNON – Rising overdose numbers have health officials plotting their next plan of attack against…
Former Sparkling Hill bookkeeper could go to jail for ‘second salary’ paid in fraudulent cheques
“EFFECTIVELY, MS. MILLIGAN WAS PAYING HERSELF A SECOND SALARY” VERNON – A former bookkeeper at…
UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway reopened after weather closure
KAMLOOPS – The Coquihalla Highway has been reopend as of 4 p.m. today, Feb. 9,…
North Okanagan man sent to prison for violent convenience store robbery
LUMBY – A North Okanagan man who robbed a convenience store and traumatized the lone…
Sunshine and milder temperatures expected for the long weekend in the Okanagan
KELOWNA – The snow may be causing chaos now, but that’s likely short lived as…
Man shot by police in Salmon Arm facing more than 20 charges from incident
SALMON ARM – A 22-year-old man who was shot by police in Salmon Arm is…
Weather office getting serious about snowfall warnings
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings across many parts of the Southern Interior…
Joy ride on stolen motorcycle ends with a jail term for North Okanagan man
VERNON – A career criminal who duped a man into letting him test drive his…
Appeal granted for Salmon Arm dad who spanked daughter for sexting
SALMON ARM – A man convicted of assault with a weapon for spanking his teenage…
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UPDATE: 3:30 PM FEB. 3, 2017 VERNON – Environment Canada has rescinded the air quality…
Deadly fungal disease affecting bats creeps into B.C.
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A disease responsible for killing millions of bats has made its way to…
A snowy weekend forecast for the Okanagan
KELOWNA – This weekend the Okanagan can expect a return of the white stuff. Today,…
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…
‘You get used to it:’ Reversing overdoses becoming routine at Vernon non-profit
VERNON – The first time she had to grab a naloxone kit to revive someone…
“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…