Category Archives: Top News Stories

Motorists around the general area of the Vernon Museum may notice a flurry of activity from Vernon Fire Rescue as well as a fire alarm coming from the building. A report received of smoke coming from ...

True Leaf Medicine International Limited of Vernon has announced it's acquired an option to buy 40 acres of land that encompasses its facility in Lumby. True Leaf plans to expand the 16 thousand squar...

The Vernon School Board met for the first time this fall Wednesday evening. Board Chair Kelly Smith was acclaimed as chair and Mitzi Fortin was elected Vice Chair. Smith says trustees are looking at a...

A multi-vehicle crash has closed Highway 97 north of Enderby. RCMP are not available to provide details. The closure is about one kilometre south of the Highway 97 B junction. It's expected the highwa...

The City of Vernon is hoping the new BC government will come up with a way to deal with the opioid crisis affecting many communities. Mayor Akbal Mund says they met with addictions and mental health m...

Residents are asked to help "Cram the Cruiser" in Vernon. RCMP and the Safe Communities Unit are holding the event for the food bank. Corporal Tania Finn says it will take place Saturday outside the S...

North Okanagan-Shuswap Trustee Mike McKay has approved spending 700 thousand dollars of capital surplus funds. That money can only go for items or projects that will produce a future benefit to the di...

Hope Outreach begins orientation this weekend in Vernon for women willing to help with their new weekend outreach program. Founder Angie Lohr says she's had a lot of interest after getting word out. "...

Update 5 pm Fire crews had to extricate a driver from a crashed car in Coldstream this afternoon. The car went off Highway 6 near the Coldstream Ranch, hit a lamppost, through a fence, and ended up in...

RCMP have arrested an arson suspect in Kelowna, a day after releasing a photo of the suspect to the media. The suspect is a 34 year-old South Okanagan man of no fixed address. He faces potential charg...