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Police say more people in the Okanagan appear to be getting calls about what is called the 'Bank Investigator Scam.' Victims are called on their landline phone and informed of a non-existent suspiciou...

The City of Vernon is wheeling out a number of events for Bike to Work and School Week from May 28 to June 3. The event encourages residents to park their cars, in favour of a bike, to support healthy...

The flood risk has officially been downgraded in Lumby. The village has lifted evacuation alerts covering 160 homes and businesses along the creeks, and deactivated its emergency operations centre. Th...

Volunteers are being sought for the Love Our Lanes bicycle event in Vernon on Sunday. The ride in celebration of Vernon's bike lanes is the kick off to GO By Bike Week, formerly called Bike to Work We...

The City of Vernon continues to stack pre-filled sandbags for residents needing to protect their property from potential flooding. The province is paying for wildfire crews to assist with that. City P...

If you've come across some roads around Vernon that still have faded lines, don't think the city has missed them. Public Works Manager James Rice says city crews are still out there. "They've been doi...

There is not much snow left to melt. Dave Campbell from the River Forecast Centre says the warm weather continues to burn through the upper level snowpack. "About 30 to 60% of the snowpack at upper el...

An employee at Tolko Industries in Vernon has received the Women in Forestry Award of Excellence. Tanya Wick, Tolko's vice president of People and Services, was given the honour by the Forest Products...

Interior Health has launched what it calls a first-of-its-kind project in Canada. An online interactive water advisory map allows people to search the entire Interior Health region for current drinkin...

The BC government has announced plans for a new primary health-care strategy to deliver faster and improved access to health care. Premier John Horgan says a new team-based care model is designed to o...