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So far -- so good -- for Vernon's new bylaw covering camping in City parks. Temporary shelters have to be taken down and removed between 9 am and 9 pm, with violators facing a 100 dollar fine. Bylaw c...

The solar eclipse has come and gone, but not before fascinating pretty much everyone who got a chance to see it. Hundreds of people took in a viewing event at Vernon's Okanagan Science Centre, filling...

The Vernon Vipers start their training camp today at Kal Tire Place. The team will hold its first scrimmage from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Kal Tire Place. As camp starts, the Vipers have announced the acquis...

Alert citizens get the credit for possibly preventing a small grass fire from becoming something larger yesterday. Deputy Fire Chief Scott Hemstad says Vernon Fire Rescue got the call to the 3400 bloc...

The BC Hockey League is getting a jump on other junior leagues in terms of concussion awareness and prevention. The 17 teams will use a new app this season called HeadCheck where each player's baselin...

RDNO staff are being directed to begin the process of preparing a Request for Proposal for for a consultant study on a new multi-purpose cultural facility for Vernon. Board Chair Bob Fleming says the ...

The City of Enderby is going to take a look at the Riverwalk. Mayor Greg McCune says something may have to be done about vegetation in the area. "It's becoming grown in quite substantially. We had a l...

A new service is coming to Vernon to help homeless, addicted and exploited women. Kelowna-based H.O.P.E Outreach is a night time outreach that sees a need for its service here. H.O.P.E stands for Help...

For a second day in a row, the wildfire situation in British Columbia has seen little in the way of wind to cause any major problems. Kevin Skrepnek with the BC Wildfire Service says there were some s...

Calls to our KISS-FM studios this morning have mentioned about a possible earthquake in the Cherryville area yesterday. I checked in with Meg at the Cherryville Golf and Roadhouse Cafe and she confirm...