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Part of Creekside Park in Coldstream is flooded after Coldstream Creek went over its banks (Pete McIntyre/Beach Radio News photo) The District of Coldstream has issued evacuation alerts to some homes ...

Putting more money into prevention measures is one of the key recommendations of a report into last year's record wildfire and flood seasons in BC. Report co-chair George Abbott says it's an area that...

Greater Vernon is down to one water source serving all area customers. The Regional District says the Kalamalka Lake source was turned off today due to increased turbidity in the water. "The decision ...

Police have issued a short update on a shooting victim in Vernon. Mounties say the man who was shot, is a 24 year old from Vernon who remains in hospital in serious condition. The man was found with g...

The next 48 hours will be critical for the flooding threat in Armstrong. An evacuation alert covering about 60 homes along Meighan Creek on Willowdale Road, Patterson Avenue and lower Becker Street, r...

A woman accused of starting several fires in Armstrong remains in custody, still waiting for a bail hearing. 60 year old Colette Leneveu of Armstrong is charged with four counts of arson in relation t...

The BC Coroners service says there were 161 suspected illicit drug overdose deaths in BC in March. That's the second-highest monthly total to date. It's a 24% increase over the March of last year when...

Picture: Coldstream Creek   The District of Coldstream has activated its Emergency Operations Centre because of yesterday's heavy rain and rising creek levels. Residents are asked to take measure...

Vernon RCMP says a body has been recovered from the shore of Okanagan Lake south of the Outback resort on Eastside Road in Vernon. Police say they were called Tuesday about the body by a passing boate...

Picture:Courtesy Cornelia Kutzner The Okanagan Indian Band is reporting intermittent closures of Westside Road at the old mill site by Newport Beach because of rising water and a washout last evening....