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The weather cooperated, and all the little ghosts and goblins had fun. That appears to be the outcome of Halloween activities in the North Okanagan last night, at least from an RCMP perspective. Cst. ...

It will be a big night for Carey Sladen tonight as she will find out that it really pays to listen to Vernon's New 1075 Beach Radio. Because, as in the Rod Stewart hit 'Tonight's The Night'... tonight...

Tough loss at home last night for the Vipers losing 4-3 in a Shoot-out with Salmon Arm. Jagger Williamson had 2 assists on the night. Next action on the road for the Vipers tomorrow in Coquitlam and S...

Curtis Wayne Sagmoen appeared by video in a Vernon courtroom yesterday for a bail application, but Crown Counsel Juan O'Quinn asked the matter to be moved to today. A protest group gathered outside th...

Armstrong's popular mayor has been given as much time as he needs before returning to the job. Chris Pieper and his family are grieving over the sudden death of his wife of 47 years,Anita, last week. ...

With colder weather on the way, the BC government has announced funding to ensure a warm place for the homeless. The province is providing more than 1,400 temporary shelter spaces and over 750 extreme...

A man convicted of a boat crash that killed a houseboat operator on Shuswap Lake in 2010 is appealing. Leon Reinbrecht told the BC Court of Appeal in Kamloops, delays in his case infringed on his righ...

BC's first legal, private cannabis retail store is expected to open in the Kootenays. The license was issued by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch to Tamarack Cannabis Boutique in Kimberly, and...

A BC based retailer has launched a project to keep snack packaging out of landfills. London Drugs is now accepting chocolate bar, candy wrappers, and potato chip bags as part of its Other Flexible Pla...

Update: The bail hearing has been put over to Thursday. In the case against Curtis Wayne Sagmoen, he is scheduled to appear via video at 10:30 in a Vernon courtroom today for a bail hearing. Indicatio...