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A respected member of the City of Kelowna senior management team died suddenly Thursday morning, leaving his co-workers with heavy hearts for this loss to his family, friends and colleagues. Rob Mayne...

A Vernon impaired driving case has come to an end in the courts. 41 year old Kimberly Tennille Mann had been facing two charges of care and control of a vehicle while impaired, and care and control of...

Picture: From Wild Salmon Centre The provincial government has brought together a team of experts to develop a strategy for restoring and sustaining B.C.'s salmon populations. Premier John Horgan says...

RCMP say they're confident there are no further known threats to Salmon Arm Secondary School following an incident this week. Police say they were notified Wednesday about a potential threat made on s...

The long running legal dispute over Kin Race Track in Vernon is not over yet. The Okanagan Equestrian Society is appealing last month's BC Supreme Court ruling that sided with the City of Vernon and R...

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue is now the only SAR team in Canada to have an e-bike team. The special mountain bikes will be used for urban searches and back country initial-response calls. The se...

A proposed change to put more bite into RDNO's dog control bylaw is getting no support from Vernon council. The change would require dogs to basically be on a leash in all public areas, other than per...

The stage is set for Vernon to celebrate Canada's 151st birthday. The local Canada Day society has received all the necessary approvals from the City to host its day-long event in Polson Park July 1st...

The Vernon School District expects to move forward in the months ahead with classroom additions for four elementary schools. School Board Chair Kelly Smith says some costs have increased due to constr...

Work to remove some trees from the BX Falls Park parking lot will start on Monday (June 18). RDNO says the trees will be taken to a mill to be made into fencing and bridge lumber for RDNO parks, while...