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(BC Wildfire photo of a fire in the Monashee Complex in the North Okanagan) Firefighters are still slogging it out at four major wildfires burning in the North Okanagan. Approximately 160 personnel wi...

A cyclist has been injured in a collision along Highway 33 in Kelowna's Rutland neighbourhood. Police arrived on the scene near the intersection of Highway 33 West and Aurora Crescent after 1 p.m. whe...

It appears the Vernon Vipers hockey club is about to get new owners. "Where is stands right now is the current owners of the Vernon Vipers have identified a new ownership group and have brought them f...

Armstrong is seeking funding for a new wastewater treatment facility that the mayor says will produce water so clean, you could almost drink it. "It would treat water to almost, I hate saying the word...

by Greg Fry/CFJC Today UPDATE: Drive BC reports Highway One has reopened to single-lane vehicle traffic following an early morning crash five kilometres west of Chase. ORIGINAL STORY: Police have conf...

RCMP say a motorcycle crash in the Vernon area Thursday produced only minor injuries. Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says a bike went off Westside Road north of Lake Okanagan Resort. Two people were taken to...

New regulations covering organic foods and beverages go into effect tomorrow in BC. Agricultural Minister Lana Popham says it will give consumers more confidence, knowing that the products have been c...

A block party is planned as a send-off to the summer. The Downtown Vernon Association will hold what it calls 'Sayonara Summer' Friday, September 14th from 4 to 7 pm the 3000 block of 31st street. Eve...

All the smoke we suffered from earlier this month has had one side benefit. Greater Vernon Water reports local people have cut the amount of water they usually use in their gardens. "The folks in Vern...

Thousands more people took in the second day of the 119th annual Interior Provincial Exhibition. General manager Yvonne Paulson says Thursday was "fantastic" with "great weather for the most part," an...