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The Okanagan's hot July was not enough to break any monthly records. "It's been exceedingly hot, with temperatures reaching well into the 30s and even flirting with the 40s in some locations," says En...

The City of Vernon will be completing sewer construction in Bella Vista Road between Sunnyview Road and Orchard Hill Road starting August 7 and continuing for several weeks. The work is part of the Ok...

The overdose crisis in British Columbia continues unabated. The BC Coroners Service says there were 105 illicit drug overdose deaths across the province in June. While that number is down by 18 compar...

UPDATE: 5 p.m. Air tankers and 19 ground crew continued to fight a 60-hectare wildfire at Monte Lake, west of Falkland, on Thursday, according to the BC Wildfire Service. Wildfire information officer ...

A Vernon city councillor stands by the city's decision to ban shopping carts in the city, but is also taking action to help replace the carts. Dalvir Nahal has purchased ten pull-carts with zippers on...

The new commissioner of the BC Hockey League is visiting all 17 franchises, and his latest stop was in Vernon. Chris Hebb has taken over from 15 year leader John Grisdale. Hebb says he wants to learn ...

The MP for North Okanagan Shuswap has new insights into issues facing the the agriculture industry Mel Arnold says over 50 people came out to a townhall on the issue Tuesday night in Armstrong. He say...

Picture-Snowy Mountain Fire www.rdosmaps.bc.ca Update 4 pm The wildfire situation in BC has taken off since last night's lightning storm. There are now over 300 fires burning in BC, including over 100...

Auto crime has not taken a holiday over the summer around Vernon. In fact, police say they've see a significant rise in theft from autos over the past few weeks, largely due to motorists leaving valua...

Big honour for Beach Radio's Graham Turnbull. The Vernon Vipers play by play voice has been named the BC Hockey League's broadcaster of the year as voted on by fellow broadcasters in the 17 team Junio...