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Lumby Mayor and RDNO chair Kevin Acton, Carnival's Vicki Proulx, and a Captain Jack Sparrow lookalike, vice chair Martin von Holst, take part in Carnival's Media Night (Facebook) There is plenty of ta...

Officials say the province has near normal snowpack for this time of year, with the average at 96%. The BC River Forecast Centre says early season snowpack was slow to develop, but has rapidly accumul...

Tourism stakeholders are being invited to attend an open house put on by the City of Vernon Jan. 17th. The event -- which attracted 100 people last year -- is designed to engage, educate and connect V...

A planned meeting between downtown Vernon businesses and the Social Planning Council is turning into a much bigger affair. The Centreville Neighbourhood Council meeting on February 6th will involve fa...

UPDATE There has been an update on police seeking tips to identify a man involved in a disturbance, that injured another man inside a Kelowna business. "Police are now thanking the media and the gener...

Photo of Enderby robbery suspect from Dec. 29 UPDATE 1:30 pm It didn't take long for tips to start coming into police on an robbery suspect in Enderby. A few hours after details of the Dec. 29th case ...

The building of new apartments led to a busier year for housing construction in Vernon. Canada Mortgage and Housing says there were 448 new homes started in 2018, 50 more than the previous year. New a...

Crews are still out plowing and sanding after the new snow overnight and this morning. Police are advising motorists to drive to the conditions, slow down and use caution. Residents are digging out af...

More proponents have made bids to open legal pot shops in Vernon. The City has received 11 applications so far, which are now being looked over by staff. Mayor Victor Cumming says the best ones will b...

Photo: Items believed to be illicit drugs seized by police in Counter Attack road check. A holiday Counter Attack road check led to a significant drug seizure in Kelowna. Drug paraphernalia was spotte...