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A suspect in a standoff with police in Coldstream, has been sentenced in Vernon Provincial Court. 33 year old Kelly Blake Torvik held police at bay for 15 hours at his mother's home on Torrent Drive b...

The Downtown Vernon Association is looking forward to see how the city is going to manage the recommendations its accepted from the Activate Safety Task Force. Executive Director Susan Lehman says she...

Picture-BC Wildfire firefighter It`s not clear what effect gusty winds had on the Mt. Eneas fire overnight. As of last night it was at one thousand 793 hectares and still considered out of control. Se...

There could be more bee colonies around Vernon, if a resident gets her way. Dawn Tucker is asking council to consider allowing urban beekeeping in the city. It's currently allowed only in certain area...

A senior advisor with the BC Centre on Substance Use says harm reduction is not enough to deal with homelessness and addictions issues in communities like Vernon. Marshall Smith told city council, dis...

Coldstream Council has decided to keep a revamped Kalavista Sewer Lift Station at its current site at the boat launch on Kalamalka Lake. The entire station needs to be replaced and the District had be...

A stricter, more proactive approach with street-entrenched residents is needed, if Vernon wants to improve the impact of that population on local businesses. That's the comment from Darrin Taylor, hea...

Coldstream council has given its blessing to an addition of indigenous plants at the community garden at Okanagan College. The Food Action Society, which operates the garden, is applying for a provinc...

Two more regions will be banning campfires this week. The Kamloops and Southeast Fire Centres will implement the bans at noon Thursday, to help prevent human caused wildfires. The Kamloops Centre incl...

An open house will be the next step for a proposed new Vernon neighborhood on the site of the former McMechan Water Reservoir. The Highlands of East Hill would include 173 various types of housing uni...