Category Archives: Top News Stories

A new Vernon group backing a change in BC's voting system, says it faces a tough challenge to get its message out to voters. Sue Young, coordinator with Fair Vote Vernon, says they support moving to p...

Two suspects in Vernon got a rude surprise as they got set to flee a home they had just broken into. The culprits got into a house in the 2800 block of 48th Avenue through a venting system Saturday ni...

The operator of a motorhome destroyed by fire in the North Okanagan, remains unaccounted for. RCMP say a motorhome caught fire after hitting a tree off road on the north side of Hidden Lake near Ender...

Exciting news for junior hockey fans. Beach Radio and the BCHL's Vernon Vipers have signed a new three year deal to work together. Beach Radio's general sales manager Bryan Ford says it means more gam...

A boil water notice for residents on the Mabel Lake Water Utility has been downgraded to a water quality advisory. The boil notice was issued May 18th for customers on the Kingfisher side of Mabel Lak...

It appears the flood threat is officially over on Okanagan Lake. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations has announced residents can begin removing sandbags from private property, and return them to aut...

Vernon School Board wrapped up its last meeting of the school year Wednesday night. The board went through a number of housekeeping issue, finalizing some board policies and getting a head start prepa...

Three people suffered injuries in a 4 vehicle crash on Highway 97-A south of Enderby late yesterday afternoon. It happened when a pickup truck pushed an SUV into a stopped school bus not far from the ...

A proposed residential neighborhood in Area C of the RDNO that's been in the planning for a decade, may be getting closer to proceed. The Boss Creek Development would include 18 lots at 1301 Galiano R...

Vernon Winter Carnival is changing the age requirement for candidates interested in the Queen Silver Star program. Chair Coleen Noel says it's now open to young women age 15 to 19 who live in Vernon, ...