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The North Okanagan Regional District has applied to the provincial government for a grant to update the Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Board Chair Bob Fleming says the District is hoping to get a...

Interior Health has declared a outbreak of meningococcal disease in the Okanagan and is recommending all young people between the ages of 15 to 19 get immunized. The health agency will be offering imm...

A man accused of threatening a prostitute with a gun in the North Okanagan has had his case put over two weeks. 37 year old Curtis Sagmoen made a brief video appearance in Vernon provincial court Thur...

The local United Way is struggling to meet its fundraising goal. Executive director Linda Yule says donations are down significantly, generating just 41% of their target to date. "I am deeply concerne...

Coldstream is moving ahead to get the Westkal boat launch re-opened for next spring. Council's Finance Committee this week decided to go ahead with a plan to repair the launch damaged by this year's f...

The new signs have gone up on 1075 Beach Radio in downtown Vernon It's the start of an exciting new era in Vernon radio. Kiss FM -- which got its start in 2001 as Vernon's first FM radio station -- is...

North Okanagan Regional District staff have been asked to look into setting up a working group to investigate economic opportunities linked to the two rail trails. Board Chair Bob Fleming says a numbe...

Lumby is still waiting to hear on grant money to help with the renovation of Pat Duke Arena. The rebuild fund is over 180 thousand dollars when combined with the 100 thousand dollar Hockeyville grant....

UPDATE 5:45 pm: Three vehicles were involved in a crash on Highway 6 in Coldstream. Constable Kelly Brett says it was in the 7500 block of the highway, east of the Coldstream Ranch. She says only mino...

Vernon's Salvation Army has raised 44 percent of its fundraising goal with nine days left in its campaign. Lieutenant Stefan Reid says 219-thousand dollars has come from their mail-out and kettle camp...