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Vernon firefighters conduct prescribed burn in Becker Park, west of the Curling Club building. The controlled burn had a number of vehicles driving to the area to see what was going on. (Pete McIntyre...

Flooding concerns appear to be over in Armstrong -- at least at this point. Officials say creek levels continue to decline and the local state of emergency will expire at midnight tonight. An evacuati...

The BC government has pledged to match public donations to help BC flood victims, up to 20 million dollars. Premier John Horgan says the dollar-for-dollar donation campaign will run from today to July...

A Vernon councillor would like to see the city take a closer look at other methods of public transit, instead of just buses. Scott Anderson says he's not convinced mass transit is the wave of the futu...

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Okanagan, warning of potential heavy rain, and the impact that could have on flooding. The weather agency is calling for a chance of s...

The Vernon Winter Carnival Society continues to look for a new home, but is optimistic it will find one. Newly re-elected chair Deb White says the City of Vernon has been working with them on the proc...

UBC grad students Kurt Yesilcimen, second from left, and Connor Keegan, far right, give the cart a final inspection before handing it over to Metro Community Church's Devon Siebenga and Ramsay Collier...

A BC Supreme Court judge has decided the fate of Kin Race Track in Vernon, after a dispute that has lasted almost two decades and has seen the park deteriorate over the years (Beach Radio News photo) ...

RCMP are investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred in the Okanagan Landing area Monday afternoon. "On May 14th, 2018, just before 4:00 pm, the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP received a report ...

Legendary Canadian singer Burton Cummings has a concussion and cuts and bruises after a car crash last Sunday in Los Angeles. On his Facebook page the Winnipeg rocker and former lead singer for The Gu...