Field of Screams

Police are investigating a suspicious radio transmission heard in the Cherryville area.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said it received a report of a mysterious transmission around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28.A person was working in the 6km area of Currie Creek Forest Service Road when they heard what sounded like a person i...

Vernon City Council will discuss a proposed major development at a special meeting Monday.Kerkhoff Develop-Build has a plan to build a 3,571 unit housing development, roughly 1,400 would be set at attainable prices, at a property off Commonage Road. The plan was rewritten multiple times to reduce the development's foot...

A Kelowna man charged after the 2024 breakup of what was described at the time as a "fentanyl superlab" found in the Valleyview area has been given a 12-year jail sentence. Both Alberta Justice and the Crown prosecutor from Edmonton say Stephen Mogg was given the sentence on May 21 in Valleyview court after ...

People in the Okanagan and beyond are being asked to help shape the future of B.C.'s child care services.The province launched a B.C.-wide survey to gather input, feedback and ideas on how to deliver child care from families, child care operators and early childhood educators.The survey can be found online here.In 2018...

A burst of early-season heat pushed temperatures into record territory in parts of British Columbia on Thursday, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.In the Okanagan, Vernon set a new daily mark, climbing to 33.5 C at the Auto station, edging past its former record of 33.2 C from 2005. Kelowna meanwhile, ...

The Vancouver Bandits have signed Kelowna native Grant Shephard for the remainder of the 2026 Canadian Elite Basketball League season.The six-foot-10 forward returns to the Bandits for a fourth stint with the club after previous appearances in 2019, 2023 and 2025.Shephard most recently played in Romania with CSB Corona...

West Kelowna RCMP is renewing its appeal for information in a historical aggravated sexual assault investigation linked to Big White Ski Resort dating back to 2002.The incident occurred on Dec. 27, 2002, when police were called to an assault involving a 19-year-old woman from Australia who was working in the area at th...

Greater Vernon Water customers are being asked to conserve water as drought risks persist in the area.On May 7, the RDNO put Stage 2 Water Restrictions in place, limiting the time and type of watering people can do with their yards and gardens.The District of Coldstream stated in a release Friday, May 29, that the cond...

The Okanagan starting the season off with the highest drought rating possible has a water conservation advocate urging people do their part.The B.C. River Forecast Centre issued a Level 5 drought rating for the Okanagan Thursday, May 28. That was the highest rating possible, and the Okanagan was the only basin in B.C. ...