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Photo: 1000 block of 11th Avenue in Vernon, area where police responded to distraught man in home with a gun Thursday night (Google Maps) Police officers surrounded a Vernon home with guns drawn Thurs...

The Southern Interior is at the start of another blast of winter weather. Special weather statements have been issued for the Okanagan, the Shuswap, and others areas, warning of significant snowfall f...

Vernon RCMP are investigating a stabbing in Polson Park. Police were called about 6:30 this morning to the North West side of the park where they found a man suffering from what appeared to be a singl...

One of the oldest Bridges on the Lower Mainland is finally going to be replaced. Premier John Horgan announced this morning the more than 80 year old Pattullo Bridge linking Surrey to New Westminster ...

You can see lots of young Olympic hopefuls at Vernon's Kal Tire Place over the next three days. The Vernon Figure Skating Club is hosting the Okanagan region championships until Sunday with no charge ...

The Regional District of North Okanagan is working on its 2018 budget with everything looking to be on course. The Board of Directors met as Committee of the Whole this week to go over the numbers. Ch...

Lake Country may get a new indoor swimming pool yet. Council this week agreed to move a 50 thousand dollar study on the pool to next year's budget. Mayor James Baker says they may not have to spend al...

Police have taken over the investigation into a fire at an abandoned house in Vernon's Okanagan Landing Tuesday morning. Vernon Fire-Rescue acting chief David Lind says the structure in the 6900 block...

The Village of Lumby and Splatsin First Nation have announced the signing of a protocol agreement which outlines a working relationship between the two governments. "The purpose of the agreement, and ...

A North Okanagan man accused of threatening a sex trade worker, is now facing ten charges in all. 37 year old Curtis Sagmoen was in Vernon provincial court Thursday, where a charge of mischief under $...