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It's something that has come about thanks to tourism trends and now communities across the province are taking action-including the City of Vernon. Council voted to support the planning process for sh...

Two people were taken to hospital after a car crash snarled traffic along 27 Street and Anderson Way during the afternoon commute on Tuesday. The crash involved a FortisBC work truck that crashed into...

Update 5 p.m. The BC Wildfire Service says the fire is now out. Update The BC Wildfire Service now lists the suspected cause as lightning. B.C. is quickly drying out this spring -- ramping up the risk...

Update 2 p.m. Vernon's Salvation Army was hit by crime -- but there is a silver lining. Two batteries used for operation and refrigeration were stolen from the Army's Food Recovery Truck at the House ...

A Vernon pot shop application that was defeated by council is now getting a second chance. Council voted to reconsider the application at their in-camera meeting on Monday. "Staff recieved some additi...

Update: 1:45 p.m. Two vehicles were involved in a crash north of Vernon this morning. It was on the Highway 97 overpass around 11 am. "It appeared to be a simple two vehicle collision/rear-ender. Not ...

What is already reality in northern B.C. is slowly making its way south: the dreaded return of wildfire smoke. The province has issued a Smoky Skies Bulletin for Northeast and North Central regions of...

It has a date, it has a time, and it has a location. Vernon City Council finalized the details of its' town hall meeting on Monday. The meeting will be held on June 4 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Vern...

Opposition to the overdose prevention site in the city's downtown core has gained more momentum. A 300-name petition was presented to council on Monday asking Interior Health to keep an overdose preve...

More planning is in store before work starts on a new cultural centre for Greater Vernon. The Regional District of North Okanagan board has approved developing a final business plan for the proposed 4...