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VNJUL2024
Violent offender released after guilty plea in Vernon court
A BC man charged with sexual assault and violence against his partner will be released…
BC nurse disciplined after replying to negative comment about them on social media
A BC nurse who commented on a negative social media post written about him by…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon man has been located
UPDATE: July 18, 2024 RCMP say a missing 59-year-old Vernon man has been located, and…
Suspect arrested after suspicious dumpster fire at Coldstream business
Police have a suspect in custody in connection to a suspicious dumpster fire near a…
Vernon man who assaulted prison guards suing after months in solitary confinement
A Vernon man who has been convicted of assaulting three prison guards is taking legal…
Wildfire evacuation alert issued for some Echo Lake residents in North Okanagan
The Regional District of North Okanagan has issued an evacuation alert for the West End…
Mara Mountain wildfire growing away from Sicamous
BC Wildfire Service members are continuing to tackle the wildfire on Mara Mountain as it…
Pickup truck struck and seriously injured young pedestrian in Vernon
A pickup truck struck a young pedestrian in Vernon Saturday and left them with life-threatening…
$11.5M in funding secured for new child care centre in Lumby
The provincial government is spending $11.5 million to create more than 100 child care spaces…
Regional district ‘not confident’ it can pay for $44.7M Greater Vernon Cultural Centre
The Great Vernon Cultural Centre has a $9-million funding shortfall leaving politicians to make a…
Four Lower Mainland drug dealers busted in Okanagan police raids
Three men and one woman from the Lower Mainland were arrested last week in multi-jurisdictional…
Portable toilet fire in Vernon area spread to hedge, threatened homes
Someone lit a portable toilet on fire in the Vernon area early this morning and…
Shuswap MLA’s family firm sued for alleged refusal to return $90K deposit
A BC houseboat company run by the family of BC United Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo…
Severe thunderstorms forecast in Thompson-Okanagan could produce heavy rain
After weeks of intense heat, today’s cooler temperatures and rain showers in the southern Interior…
Society launches campaign to save North Okanagan’s Historic O’Keefe Ranch
The Historic O’Keefe Ranch society plans to introduce a trio of campaigns to demonstrate the…