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Enderby Mayor Greg McCune is concerned about an increase in crime in the community. Enderby Council heard from RCMP from this week in their 2nd quarter report about an increase in calls. McCune says B...

RCMP say they will not ask questions -- as long as some stolen items are returned safely. Dwayne Paterson had two laptops and some hard drives stolen from a pickup truck parked outside a Vernon home i...

Work has started on Lakeshore Road in Vernon to remove the gabion baskets used for flood protection on Sandy Beach along Okanagan Lake The Okanagan Indian Band is in charge, and says the project could...

BC's new government is proceeding with a 50 cent an hour increase to the minimum wage. Labour Minister Harry Baines says the rate will rise to $11.35 an hour Sept. 15, an increase the previous Liberal...

It's just a matter of time before this becomes BC's worst fire season on record. Kevin Skrepnek from the BC Wildfire Service says 845-thousand hectares has burned since April -- trailing the all time ...

The Liberal candidate for Shuswap spent over 94-thousand dollars ($94, 527) to win his second term in May's BC election. Documents released by Elections BC show Greg Kyllo spent three times as much as...

The amount candidates spent -- and received in donations -- in this year's BC election have been released by Elections BC. In Vernon Monashee, Liberal Eric Foster spent $75,027 to win his third term, ...

The City of Vernon is getting another traffic roundabout. It's at the intersection of 20 Street and 58 Avenue behind Rona, near the new retirement complex. Construction is set to begin today, and will...

The North Okanagan Men's Health Month, held throughout June, raised $20,094 for Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation. The campaign, replaced the annual Do it for Dad Run & Walk. It supports PSA test...

The organization that works to promote Downtown Vernon has brought in a couple of new people to help shape its mission and objectives. Susan Lehman is the new Executive Director of the Downtown Vernon...