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The City of Vernon has launched new programs aimed at making it easier and more affordable for families to use the transit system. One is called Kids Ride Free, where an adult transit customer with a ...

The numbers don't add up to more new teachers in the province this year, according to the president of the Vernon Teachers Association. B-C's education minister says school districts have had a $580-m...

There's a possibility the worst may be over in terms of B.C.'s horrific wildfire season although 512 fires continue to burn through the province today and there were five new fire starts yesterday. BC...

A prominent Vernon hotel is getting another name change. The 124-room Vernon Lodge on Highway 97 is to be known as the Prestige Vernon Lodge and Conference Centre. "After purchasing the property in 20...

A man charged in connection with a dramatic vehicle crash and fire at the 7-Eleven store in Salmon Arm last Friday remains in custody, awaiting a psychiatric assessment. Thirty-seven-year-old Kenneth ...

One of the Vernon mayoralty candidates is having to defend comments he made on social media a few years ago. Reports say Darrin Taylor referred to the Vernon Climate Action Group as "hard-left enviro-...

Two staff members at the Vernon School District are in the running for the Premier's Awards for Excellence in Education. Murray Sasges from Vernon Community School is a finalist for the Community Enga...

8:30 am Update RCMP have now released four people taken into custody after reports of shots fired in the Chute Lake Road area in rural Kelowna Wednesday. The complaints drew a big response from Mounti...

The opening day of the Interior Provincial Exhibition had some wet weather, but that didn't stop thousands of people coming through the gates. The 119th Armstrong Fair had day one attendance of 13,194...

A well-known face on Vernon city council is bowing out of local politics. Catherine Lord has served two terms on council but says it is time to give up her seat. Looking back, Lord says she's proud of...