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Vernon's Little Tex won't be closing after all. The restaurant on 29th Street -- which has built up a loyal customer base over almost three decades -- has new owners in Lavington residents Shamis and ...

The local United Way saw a last minute surge in individual donations to help its fundraising campaign. Executive director Linda Yule says new donations raised that part of their campaign to 72-thousan...

Interior Health is reporting influenza outbreaks at 11 residential care facilities in its region, including two in Vernon. The local facilities are Gateby and Down's Residence. People wanting to visit...

Vernon's weather was slightly warmer -- and quite a bit drier than normal -- in 2017. The year end stats have been released by Environment Canada. "For Vernon, it came out about a half a degree above ...

True Leaf Medicine International is moving forward with plans to build a medical marijuana plant in Lumby. It is exercising its option to buy 40 acres of land in the Lumby Industrial Park for what wil...

The Salvation Army In Vernon is satisfied with it's Christmas campaign. Lieutenant Stefan Reid says just under 500 food hamper gift cards were given out. The kettle campaign is still being tallied. "A...

City of Vernon crews are moving into the next phase of snow removal after last week's storm. City staff and contracted firms will start removing snow from the downtown core, and along 32nd and 27th st...

A Kelowna Mountie will tell you he was just doing his job, but he's a hero to residents of a town house complex in the 1200 block of Cameron Avenue after an overnight fire. The officer was on patrol w...

A tragic end to what started as a heart warming story of love and survival. Vernon businessperson Caroline Koenig has died of injuries sustained when her SUV went off Highway 6 and over an embankment ...

Left picture: Man demanding money from employee at Petro Canada Dec. 31, 2017 Right picture: Man demanding money from employee at Super Save Gas Jan. 1,2018 Police have issued surveillance images from...