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The seven finalists have been announced for the 2019 Enterprize Challenge. Participants in the Community Futures of North Okanagan business venture program are competing to win nearly $34,000 in prize...

An educational campaign is in the works to inform people on the impacts of motorized boating along sensitive shorelines. The Greater Vernon Advisory Committee voted to start working on a campaign at t...

Armstrong's mayor says it looks like his community will avoid flooding issues like its had the last two years. "All our initial runoff from the low lands has gone really well. We haven't encountered a...

UPDATE The cause is still under investigation, but police say a fire that destroyed a home near Falkland Tuesday did not appear to involve foul play. A house and two vehicles were consumed in the earl...

BC's NDP government has introduced legislation that calls for the gradual phase-out of gas-powered light duty vehicles, while making zero-emission vehicles more available and affordable. If passed, th...

Carey Price, Shea Weber, Luke Schenn, and Brendan Gallagher will be among the NHL'ers at the 2nd annual Homebase Charity Slo Pitch event June 28th and 29th in Kelowna to raise money for JoeAnna's Hous...

The rookie co-owner of the Vernon Vipers says he "couldn't be happier" with how his first season with the team has gone. John Glen and his brother Tom brought the BC Hockey League club from the late D...

Vernon Paralympic champion Josh Dueck is one of the ambassadors for a cross Canada fundraiser and awareness campaign. The gold medal winning sit skier and eight other men affected by spinal cord injur...

The Vernon Pickleball Association has gone public with its concerns about how the City of Vernon is handling its lease. The 400 member club opened its new 12 court facility in Marshall Fields last yea...

Absenteeism for teachers and support staff at School District 22 appears to have gone down from previous years. "A couple of years ago, and as years have gone by, we have actually been in the hole in ...