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The lack of smoke in the air and brilliant sunshine brought out the crowds to the IPE yesterday. Yvonne Paulson, IPE General Manager, told KISS-FM attendance for Friday was 29,119...well ahead of last...

One of the BC's oldest wildfires of the summer is expected to make some noise again. The Elephant Hill Fire -- which started near Ashcroft almost 2 months ago -- is expected to grow on its northern fl...

It's been one of the driest summers on record in Vernon. Cindy Yu from Environment Canada says the city has received just a small fraction of the normal rain. "In June, July and August, we've received...

Liberals have chosen their candidate for the by-election in Kelowna West. That's the riding previously held by former premier Christy Clark who resigned in July. Former two time MLA and cabinet minist...

The District of Lake Country is tightening its water restrictions. Outdoor watering will be allowed two days a week due to no rainfall and lower than normal levels of water in the upland watersheds. M...

Volunteers have found plenty of garbage during the annual clean up along Vernon Creek. The effort on Wednesday was part of the Adopt A Stream program through the Regional District of North Okanagan. "...

BC's wildfire-driven provincial state of emergency has been extended for another two weeks. It's the fourth time the declaration has been extended -- the longest in the province's history -- meaning i...

The 118th annual Interior Provincial Exhibition is on track for a busy final three days. Thousands more came out for the second day of the Armstrong Fair on Thursday. "We had a great day here. The att...

The Armstrong Spallumcheen fire department has been on the scene of an incident on Larkin Cross Road in Spallumcheen this morning. "We had a truck pull a hydro line down, and it's lying on the ground,...

Update: 10:30 am No word yet on the cause of a fire in a mobile home park in Lumby. One unit at the Valleyview Park at 446 Mabel Lake Road was fully engulfed when chief Tony Clayton and his crews arri...