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The latest crime numbers for Vernon are mostly positive. Superintendent Shawna Baher told city council, criminal code offences were down 11 percent for the third quarter (July to September). Property ...

Vernon Vipers have made a one for one swap with the West Kelowna Warriors, acquiring forward Matt Kowalski for defenceman Austin Chorney. "Kowalski, a 19 year old Vernon product, comes home after a so...

Modern technology foiled a getaway attempt by some robbery suspects in Salmon Arm. A man wearing a mask allegedly robbed a couple at knife point outside a Salmon Arm ATM on Monday, getting the victim'...

2018 has been a busier year for new development in Vernon. City staff say building permit value to the end of the third quarter totalled 116 million dollars, up 29 percent over last year. Economic dev...

RCMP have released video surveillance images as they look for tips into a commercial break and enter that saw valuable industrial equipment stolen. Police say two masked suspects cut the lock on a fen...

City of Vernon CAO Will Pearce outlines the preliminary budget details to city council Tuesday. (Kate Bouey photo) Six new RCMP officers approved by the last city council are now going to hit Vernon t...

Vernon is among 42 cities getting provincial funding to build affordable mixed income rental homes. Premier John Horgan says the new homes will be for a range of income levels, and will held address t...

The Regional District of North Okanagan is still looking over options for its recycling program. RDNO's current contract runs out at the end of the year, and the operator says they don't have the mark...

Annette Sharkey of the Social Planning Council provides latest homeless numbers to Vernon council Tuesday (Kate Bouey photo) The latest homeless census for Vernon is slightly higher than a year ago. A...

Vandalized proportional representation sign in Vernon (submitted) A group supporting a change to proportional representation in BC says it's perplexed and disturbed about some vandalism to its signs. ...