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International students are providing big bucks to the school district. The board revealed that they profited $500,000 from international students this past year and they are projecting similar numbers...

The City of Vernon will appeal a ruling ordering it to reinstate a former fire captain who was fired for engaging in sexual activity while on duty at the fire hall. The Arbitration Board earlier ruled...

Boating activity along the north and south ends of Kalamalka Lake could be limited if recommendations by the Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Partnership are adopted. The organization has classifie...

The City of Vernon is launching a program to deal with discarded needles and garbage in downtown hot spots. The Folks on Spokes pilot project will start Monday and continue until October, assisting bu...

School District 22 is projecting a budget surplus for the upcoming school year, that's according to their draft budget adjustment plan which was revealed to the public on Wednesday at a public board m...

It was reported as a structure fire -- but that's not what it turned out to be. The BX-Swan Lake Fire Department had a major call out to the incident in the 78 hundred block of Pleasant valley Road th...

Update A woman reported as missing earlier this week has been located. "Vernon North Okanagan RCMP advise the 21 year old female last seen on March 28, 2019 has been located and is safe. Thank-you to ...

RCMP are confirming the recovery of a body in Okanagan Lake in Kelowna. "On April 4, 2019 just before 10 a.m., RCMP received a report of what appeared to be a person, floating face down in the Okanaga...

The City of Vernon is trying-out an organics program to cut down on the waste going into the landfill. "Organics diversion through composting can reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions by over 90% compared t...

Local and provincial fire crews are planning a prescribed burn in Vernon's Foothills area later this month. The burn aims to reduce the risk of wildfires by burning off fine fuels. "Reducing the amoun...