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UPDATE: 4:07 p.m. BX/Swan Lake firefighters fought a grass fire in the 7200 block of Mountridge Road this afternoon that at one point was heading toward a house. Fire Chief Bill Wacey says the slash p...

A Peachland man is being hailed as a hero after he dove into the frigid waters of Okanagan Lake yesterday afternoon and swam out to a kayaker whose vessel had overturned. Police say the kayaker was ab...

The BC government has announced increased rebates for homeowners who want to make their residences more energy efficient. Incentives to upgrade doors and windows has doubled, bringing the total rebate...

The mother of a woman who went missing in the Shuswap three years ago has issued a video plea for information. Ashley Simpson was 32 when she was last seen on April 27th, 2016. She had been living on ...

Snow is expected to fall on some highways in the Shuswap and Kootenays early this weekend. Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for the Trans-Canada Highway - from Eagle Pass to Ro...

(UBC engineer Kevin Golovin says ice scraping may become a thing of the past. Photo courtesy of UBCO) A team of researchers at UBC Okanagan has developed an anti-ice coating that may make scraping a v...

Scenes of Vernon could be appearing in a future Netflix production. The streaming service has notified local business groups it plans to be filming background footage around the downtown today and Tue...

About a dozen district staff employees packed the Kalamalka High School library on Wednesday to find out if staggered bell times are in their future. But they were left hanging after the school board ...

About 30 families who had their bus service cut to Coldstream Elementary received some good news on Wednesday. School District 22 voted to reinstate bus service for students in the area. Last year, st...

A 36 year of Vernon man is facing stolen property charges after allegedly joyriding off-road in a stolen truck. A citizen called police after a vehicle appeared to be stuck on a trail in Ellison Provi...