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The mayors of the Okanagan's four biggest cities have sent a letter to the province, over concerns of how policing costs have been mandated onto municipalities. Vernon mayor Akbal Mund says his city a...

Close to a dozen people showed up at an RDNO public hearing Wednesday into an airboat and wind machine operation on Swan Lake. Board Chair Bob Fleming says there's concern that Canadian Airboats Limit...

Regional District of North Okanagan Directors will now spend some time digesting a request for financial help from Vernon Search and Rescue. The team pitched an idea at Wednesday evening's board meeti...

The city of Armstrong has turned down a request from Vernon to share in the cost for support staff for Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP. Mayor Chris Pieper says Armstrong is already paying more for policing...

An accident at Middleton Way and Highway 6 near the 7-11 just before 5 o'clock this morning should be cleared up shortly, if not already. It was a single -vehicle crash. The female driver suffered min...

An Oscar winning actor is in the Okanagan, filming a movie. Richard Dreyfuss is part of the action thriller 'Daughter of the Wolf' which started principal photography in West Kelowna earlier this mont...

The City of Vernon will be taking action on drivers who are breaking the rules at the downtown transit exchange. RCMP volunteers will be monitoring that part of 31st Avenue, which is only for buses. C...

Update: Several businesses had to be evacuated after a fire in downtown Vernon. Deputy fire chief Scott Hemstad says crews were called to the 29-hundred block of 30th Avenue just before noon, and foun...

Lake Country is preparing to address potential flood risks. After last year's flooding and snowpack at 150% of normal, public works manager Matthew Salmon says they've been very proactive on emergency...

The plan for Hurlburt Park on Okanagan Lake has been given approval by Vernon council to proceed to detailed design and construction. However, council did have a lengthy debate over whether a picnic s...