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Civic Sounds will be making a return to downtown Vernon this summer. The free outdoor concert series at Civic Plaza will be held every Thursday evening in July and August. The Downtown Vernon Associat...

The Regional District of North Okanagan is taking a closer look at banning organic waste from industry, commercial and institutional (ICI) sources. The board has directed staff to research the feasibi...

A local movement to proclaim Feb. 1, as RCMP Appreciation Day has garnered significant momentum across the province. Martin Von Holst says the committee received over 1000 petitions from people in sup...

A pioneering program in Vernon is being adopted in other parts of B.C. to help children and youth traumatized by sexual or violent assault. Sherry Demetrick, co-executive director of the Archway Socie...

Bike To Work and School Week rolls out next Monday in Vernon. The program encourages everyday cycling, and participants can win prizes. "Participants who register and log at least one trip by bike onl...

A medical marijuana store that serves roughly 2800 patients will now close as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. Russ Stevenson, the owner of Herb's Healing Center, says he was approached by the Community Saf...

RCMP are investigating after a report that a toddler fell from the balcony of a third floor apartment in Rutland. The incident happened on Saturday morning in the 100 block of Gerstmar Road where a ne...

Update The victim has been identified on social media as 52 year old Darin Des Roches of Vernon. A two vehicle crash in Vernon turned fatal over the long weekend. Police say a westbound truck allegedl...

West Kelowna RCMP have taken over the investigation into the disappearance of Zygmunt Janiewicz. A large scale search was sparked Friday afternoon when the 71 year old's kayak and life jacket were dis...

Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson says summer will be over by the time Premier John Horgan's gas price review is done, leaving drivers to pay the price. "He has promised action for a year and is delayin...