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Photo showing what's left of home on Louie's Lane after a fire Wednesday evening (courtesy of Go Fund Me website.) A Go Fund me account has been started to help a Westside Road resident devastated by ...

The speed limit was 100 -- but a driver was caught going well over that in the North Okanagan. Police say a pickup truck was caught going 155 kilometres an hour on Highway 97A in Spallumcheen near Ott...

The Safe Place Program is being introduced in the North Okanagan. RCMP are leading the initiative that started in Seattle, and has been running in Vancouver for a couple years. Vernon North Okanagan R...

Coldstream has joined Vernon in endorsing the Greater Vernon Recreation Master Plan. The plan outlines what will be needed for recreation over the next 15 years, but Coldstream mayor Jim Garlick says ...

The new VegPro salad products plant in Coldstream will be able to have more signs than what's normally allowed for a farm property. Coldstream council has approved several variances to allow the compa...

Detours and traffic issues caused by city projects in downtown Vernon could become fairly rare after next year. Mayor Akbal Mund says the 29th Street corridor will be the last of the major work. "Ther...

The BC Teachers Federation says there are more than 400 unfilled teaching positions in BC still being advertised. Vice president Teri Mooring says the teacher shortage has prevented kids from getting ...

3:36 pm Drive BC says the road has fully reopened. 2 pm: Drive BC is estimating the Trans Canada Highway between Sicamous and Revelstoke could reopen at 3:30 pm. 12 pm: Traffic is stalled on the Trans...

An outgoing member of Vernon council says providing public access to Okanagan Lake is invaluable, and should continue to be a priority for the city. Juliette Cunningham says the city is growing, and r...

Residents who heat their homes with wood can learn more about efficient burning practices and clean burning technology. A free wood heating workshop will be held Oct.23, 7 pm, at the White Valley Comm...