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Update: 2 pm Highway 97A and Pleasant Valley Road in Armstrong has been re-opened after an incident site was cleared. A logging truck that hit a power pole was towed away. Update: 12 pm: It could be s...

Fortis BC customers are being asked to reduce their natural gas use in the wake of a pipeline explosion north of Prince George Tuesday. The utility says its infrastructure wasn't damaged, but they use...

They cost tens of thousands dollars to install and will be pricey to remove. Vernon council has directed staff to remove the shrubs and trees along the Highway 97 median north of Stickle Road. The wor...

Members of the outgoing Vernon city council said goodbye Tuesday at the final council session before the October 20th municipal election. Mayor Akbal Mund, who is running for councillor this time, is ...

Advance polls for the civic elections start Wednesday in most communities. Vernon's first advance poll will be at the Schubert Centre from 8 am to 8 pm. City spokesperson Nick Nilsen says voters have ...

The City of Vernon has issued a sternly-worded press release rejecting social media comments made by council candidate David Deshane about the Civic Arena and the process to build Kal Tire Place North...

Picture: Supt. Shawna Baher Update: 4 pm: The Vernon RCMP is slowly building up its number of officers, which a city councillor feels will pay off in the downtown.Superintendent Shawna Baher told city...

The Vernon branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association is looking for people who support mental health to appear in a video showcasing their programs. Executive director Julia Payson says the vid...

A surge in new apartments has Vernon's new housing starts tracking well ahead of last year. Canada Mortgage and Housing says there has been 324 new homes of all types started this year in the Vernon a...

One of Vernon's larger business groups is urging people to vote Yes in the Oct. 20th referendum for a new cultural centre. Greater Vernon voters are being asked to support borrowing 25 million dollars...