Category Archives: Top News Stories

The smoky, hazy conditions have increased the last couple of days in the Vernon area (Pete McIntyre/Beach Radio) There has been an increase in smoke around the North Okanagan and other parts of the va...

Just matching a couple of numbers on Keno card can be difficult. But you might need a lot of horseshoes to match all the ones chosen. Susan Jenkins of Vancouver couldn't believe it after winning a rec...

Members of the North Okanagan-Shuswap NDP Riding Association could soon have a new executive. The former executive resigned in June over a debt from the 2014 campaign that was paid to the former campa...

Residents of a Vernon condo complex would like to know how a dry hillside during the hottest days of the year can give way, sending tons of mud, rocks and debris down onto their property. That happene...

Firefighters battling the wildfires throughout the central Okanagan are doing their best to handle the heat of the week. It's the biggest topic of the week with the temperature where it is and heading...

Canada geese are ruining a day at the beach for some people. The City of Vernon is hearing complaints about goose poop at Kin Beach, including from councillor Dalvir Nahal. "It's so disgusting. I can'...

Interior Health is fending off criticism that it's opposed to a needle refund program in Vernon and other communities. Paying people 5 cents a needle -- similar to a bottle deposit -- was one of the s...

There is a change at the top of the BC Games Society for the first time in almost two decades. Kelly Mann will be stepping down after 19 years as president and CEO of the group that organizes the annu...

Update 4: 15 pm It's good news for residents living near several lightning caused wildfires that started last week in the Okanagan. Evacuation alerts for 698 properties in Peachland and in Central Oka...

There was a heavy police presence at Silver Star Mountain Resort this morning. It had to do with a suspected stolen vehicle that took off from the Vernon Rec Centre parking lot up Silver Star Road. "W...