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The City of Vernon has brought one of its traffic bylaws up to modern standards to include things like skateboards and mobility scooters. Council approved changes to traffic bylaw #5600 at Monday's co...

A man charged after a 15 hour standoff with police in Coldstream could be sentenced next month. 33 year old Kelly Blake Torvik has entered a guilty plea to uttering threats in provincial court, one of...

Baseball is big in Enderby. So big, the city finds it it need another ball diamond. Mayor Greg McCune says the city is looking at adding a 5th diamond in the Riverside Park. "We think we can sneak ano...

UBC Okanagan is presenting a special discussion on Press freedom and justice in the age of terror with Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy. Fahmy is award-winning journalist and author who spent almost ...

Photo: View that will be used of Vernon council meetings using high quality video capture camera (City of Vernon) Vernon council meetings will soon be available to watch online. Council has agreed to ...

Several local groups will be getting some good news next month. March 14th is when recipients will be announced for the 55-Plus BC Games legacy fund. 22 groups have applied, but that will be narrowed ...

The Regional District of North Okanagan has tentatively decided against full participation in the WildSafe BC program. WildSafe was asking for 4100 dollars from the District to run the program in the ...

Plans are moving along well for the South Canoe Outdoor Learning School in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District. The school is to open this fall. "Progress is underway regarding the site renovat...

With the expansion of Kal Tire Place getting closer to completion, some people are looking ahead to what should be the next new sporting facility for Greater Vernon. An online petition, backed by the ...

Update 10:30 am Picture Hope SAR The southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway from the Othello turnoff to Hope reopened just after 8:30 this morning after last evening's major accident. Twenty-nine ...