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The RCMP's Serious Crime Unit in Surrey has issued a new appeal to the public for help in connection with a shooting incident one year ago. Police say the incident is connected to a red pickup that wa...

Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster has blasted some provincial NDP government policies in light of Greyhound's announcement that it will end almost all of its passenger bus and freight services in Wester...

Specialized crew pours the concrete slab to allow ice to be made at Greater Vernon's new arena, Kal Tire Place North (Pete McIntyre/Beach Radio News photo) Greater Vernon's new arena is expected to op...

An accident Saturday night on Mabel Lake Road in Lumby claimed the life of a 32 year old Lumby man. Police say an F350 pickup truck went of the road in the 2900 block and hit a rock embankment. The ma...

Powerhouse Theatre's production of Calendar Girls won the title of Best Production at the awards Saturday night for the Mainstage Festival that was held in Vernon. Director Tanya Laing Gahr says it wa...

Vernon is once again the winner of the top small city in Canada in the Commuter Challenge. The Commuter Challenge takes place annually during Canada's Environment Week in June in an effort to raise aw...

Bike to Work and School Week continues to gain momentum in Vernon. The City says a record number of residents took part in the event from May 28th to June 3rd, up 29% from the year before. Sixteen-hun...

The BC Wildfire Service is bracing for the possibility of more activity with the warmer weather this week. Information officer Ryan Turcot says the fire danger rating in most of the region is low to m...

Today will be the first Vernon council meeting since the death of councillor Bob Spiers. Spiers died two weeks ago of an apparent heart attack after attending council meetings through the day. Mayor A...

Vernon Council today will get the report of the Activate Safety Task Force into the impact local social issues have on business. Task Force Chair Darrin Taylor knows individual business owners have ta...