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People in Lumby who think they might need sandbags for this spring can contact the public works department. Mayor Kevin Acton says the village has received 48 thousand sandbags from the province. "The...

RCMP are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted another man with pepper spray on Highway 6 in Lumby. Police say the victim had stopped in the 4600 block of the highway Saturday when he saw a man st...

Picture: From YWCA Vancouver BC`s new Lieutenant-Governor is going to be Janet Austin. She is currently the CEO of ther YWCA in Metro Vancouver The announcement was made this morning in Ottawa by the ...

The first person of Asian ancestry to play in the National Hockey League, and the first to break hockey's colour barrier, has died. Larry Kwong, who was born in Vernon, died in Calgary last Thursday a...

Police say a pickup truck stolen in Armstrong was used in a series of hit and run collisions this morning before a suspect was arrested by an off-duty cop. Mounties received numerous calls around 6:26...

A Vernon based company has hired a pair of experts in the growing of medical cannabis products. True Leaf Medicine International says Stephen Schroeder and Christian Zofchak have joined their team, as...

The BC government is providing more access to dental surgeries for patients that require general anesthetic for their procedures. Health Minister Adrian Dix says 900 more surgeries will be performed o...

An Ipsos Poll commissioned by Emergency Management BC has found the top hazards that concern British Columbians are earthquakes, extended power outages and severe weather. More than 1200 people were s...

The Vernon RCMP's General Investigation Section has now over the case of the sudden death of a a woman found unresponsive her home last week. Constable Kelly Brett says police were called to a home on...

Update: Work on the intersection of 30th Street and 32nd Avenue near the Greyhound bus station started this morning. The project to upgrade the road and utilities will keep that area closed until Apri...