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Highway 97A north of Swan Lake will be closed in both directions around 1 pm today to allow BC Hydro crews to replace wires across the highway. The site is near the rock quarry in the 300 block of Hig...

The candidates seeking the BC Liberal leadership will be holding a debate in Kelowna. The seven hopefuls will be at the Coast Capri Hotel Saturday Dec. 2nd at 10:30 am. It will be the fourth debate pu...

City of Vernon crews will be installing a culvert on Pottery Road, between 15th Street and Francis Road, beginning November 7 - 9. A detour will be in effect directing drivers to 25th Avenue. The publ...

You definitely will want to shop around if you're buying gas in Vernon today. Prices range from $1.25.9 as litre to $1.39.9 -- a 14 cent difference. Most of the outlets in Kamloops and Kelowna are at ...

Road conditions around Vernon and on the highways in and out of town are not good this morning because of the snowfall into the night and the cold temperatures. You will find icy conditions throughout...

Officials are still looking into governance models for the Okanagan Rail Trail to operate it once its completed. Andrew Gibbs from the inter-jurisdictional team overseeing the project says they have a...

A two vehicle crash near Westwold left one person dead. A school bus with only the driver on board, and a car collided on Highway 97 near Back Road around 6:30 this morning. A man in the car died at t...

The Regional District of North Okanagan board needs more information before deciding if it will support a controversial change at Silver Star. A task force is looking to establish a resort association...

Over 48-thousand BC residents have had their say on marijuana. That's how many people filled out the BC government's online survey into legalization and regulation of non-medical cannabis. Another 800...

UPDATE BC Hydro has restored power to thousands of customers who were without service in the North Okanagan and Shuswap. Hydro's Dag Sharman told us earlier, it was affecting mostly Armstrong and Spal...