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The days of the Vernon's Royal Canadian Legion may be numbered. A plea for new members to run the executive hasn't seemed to produce results, with only seven members attending Tuesday's meeting. Presi...

A preliminary inquiry will be held for a suspect involved in a head-on crash north of Enderby last September 28th. An SUV crossed the centre line on Highway 97A and hit a pick-up truck, causing seriou...

People are advised to use caution when around the shoreline of Swan Lake. The Ministry of Forests and Lands Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development has started lowering the level of the lake...

RCMP are still trying to piece together details of a recent hit and run case in Vernon. A Hyundai van struck a Honda Civic near 39th Avenue and 36th Street last Wednesday (March 7th), causing minor in...

The parents of an Armstrong girl who was allegedly sexually abused while at school by a female student, have had a meeting with officials from School District 83. The parents feel the district didn't ...

An early morning residential fire has claimed a life in Kelowna. Crews responded to a fully engulfed house in the 2600 block of Springfield Road just after 5 this morning. Police say a passerby spotte...

Vernon will see if video surveillance can make Polson Park safer. City council has approved spending $35,000 to add a camera surveillance system in the park which will be monitored by bylaws staff. Th...

It's been a busy winter for snow and ice control in the City of Vernon. In just over two months this year, 445-thousand dollars has been spent on keeping roads clear, with 22 snow related incidents. P...

Staff with the Regional District of North Okanagan have been directed to take another look at the region's Dog Control Bylaw. This comes after a letter to the District suggesting that the bylaw be ame...

The District of Spallumcheen expects to begin work this spring on an upgrade of Pleasant Valley Road. Mayor Janice Brown says the plan is to work right from Highway 97 through to Armstrong. "It needs ...