Category Archives: Top News Stories

The North Okanagan-Shuswap NDP Riding Association should have a new executive by the end of the month. The previous executive resigned in June in a dispute with party's head office over campaign finan...

Photo from Kal Beach provided by Coltan Boomer A tragic accident has claimed a child's life on Kalamalka Lake. RCMP responded to an incident on the lake in Coldstream at 6 pm Monday. "A family from No...

Dennis Giesbrecht makes presentation to Vernon council about volunteer needle refund program that he says has been a success in Kamloops (Pete McIntyre/Beach Radio photo It's worked in Kamloops -- and...

Former mayor Rob Sawatzky makes presentation to Vernon council after he chaired a remuneration review committee (Pete McIntyre/Beach Radio photo) The next Vernon council will be getting a pay raise. T...

The Okanagan Valley remains under a smoky skies bulletin issued by the B.C. government. The air quality health index for the North and Central Okanagan remains at 10-plus, or very high, for particulat...

Kelowna RCMP are asking for the public's help, as they attempt to identify two men who took hundreds of dollars worth of golf balls from a Kelowna driving range. A photo of the two men shows them carr...

A search for a missing child in Kelowna has ended successfully. Police say a missing 5-year-old boy has been located safe and sound, and they thank all those who assisted with the search. Police put o...

Fire crews are dealing with a new wildfire in the North Okanagan. It's in a remote forested areas with high timber value near Devils Creek, 3 kilometres east of the north end of Mabel Lake. Informatio...

UPDATE: 3 p.m. The city's fastest growing sport has a new home. The Vernon Pickleball Association will be opening its new, 12-court facility at Marshall Field Saturday Aug. 25. Association spokesperso...

Picture: Harris Creek Wildfire - BC Wildfire Service   The rain and cooler weather helped firefighters battling the Monashee Complex of fires in the North Okanagan over the weekend. At the Harris...