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Junior B lacrosse provincials at Kal Tire Place yesterday The Kamloops Venom beat Westshore Bears 12-8 to go 1 and 1 and in the later game the Vernon Tigers fell to Coquitlam 14-10 to also go 1 and 1 ...

This is taken from Goldy McJohn's facebook page. Our hearts weep as we announce the passing of Goldy McJohn, Founding Father of Steppenwolf. Goldy suffered a sudden and fatal heart attack the morning ...

Chief Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek with the BC Wildfire Service says the situation created by the Elephant Hill fire is the most concerning in the province right now. Skrepnek is quoted as ...

This very disturbing story supplied by CBC News Williams Lake reveals just how low some thieves will stoop. Two people have been charged in connection with three separate break-ins in Williams Lake th...

Yesterday afternoon around 4:30 B.C. Wildfire crews responded to a fire near Peachland. B.C. Wildfire information officer Rachel Witt told KISS-FM News this morning that 8 fire fighting personnel stay...

The Vernon Tigers hammered the Westshore Bears from Victoria 20-12 last night in the Junior B Lacrosse Provincials at Kal Tire Place. The early game saw the Coquitlam Adanacs down the Kamloops Venom 1...

The smell of smoke led to Vernon Fire-Rescue getting called to the Capri Gardens apartments on 35th Avenue Friday afternoon. Deputy chief Scott Hemstad says they had to forcefully enter the suite. "On...

Update 3:15 pm: The planned closure of Kalamalka Lake Road between Browne Road and the Vernon city boundary (Phase 2 of the Kalamalka Lake Road - Okanagan Rail Trail Project) has been put off until la...

Highway 97A has been closed near Grindrod. Reports say a semi has rolled over in that area. No other details have been provided. Vehicles can detour around the area by using Highway 97B.

The City of Vernon and the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) have recently completed water testing of Okanagan Lake for side-by-side beaches-Kin Beach and Sandy Beach-in Vernon. Bacteriological testing by b...