Category Archives: Top News Stories

Lumby is taking steps now to try and prevent what could be major flooding problems in the spring. The village has issued a news release, saying the 131 percent of normal snowpack levels in the Okanaga...

Another hold up in Vernon. A man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash from the Tim Horton's at 3905 32nd Street just before 11 o'clock last night as the restaurant was about to close. RCMP say ...

Vernon saw 130 million dollars worth of new building activity last year. Economic development manager Kevin Poole says 69 million dollars of that was new single family homes, including 61 units at Pre...

The latest figures from BC Stats show Vernon continues to grow. The city's economic development manager Kevin Poole says the city's population grew 2 percent last year, to 42-thousand 199 residents. T...

Coldstream Council has approved 570 thousand dollars in spending for its road maintenance program for 2018. That's for work on Upland Heights, Kickwillie Loop, Kidston Road and Buchanan Road. Mayor Ji...

Canada highlights today at the Olympic games. Canada beats Switzerland 5 - 1 in men's hockey. Canada lost to Sweden 7 - 6 in 11 ends in women's curling. Speedskater Ted-Jen Bloemen won gold in the men...

Ben Stewart of the BC Liberals has won the Kelowna West by-election. Stewart captured the race by a large margin over the NDP's Shelley Cook after votes from all 111 ballot boxes were counted. Stewart...

UPDATE: Kevin Hill of Vernon made it to the quarterfinals in men's snowboard cross at the Winter Olympics and finished fourth in his heat, thus failing to qualify for the semi finals. He finished the ...

Vernon council wants to get more notice from RCMP officials when the Mounties require more officers or funding. One of the city's resolutions to the Southern Interior Local Government Association conf...

Some transit drivers in Vernon are calling on the city to ban smoking in public spaces, common areas, and near bus stops. David Hancock from First Transit told city council, they're seeking a bylaw li...