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RCMP in Armstrong are investigating the cause of a house fire on Paxton Valley Road, which was reported on Monday. "On July 31, the Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP in Armstrong attended to a house fire in ...

The death of a Vernon man last month has been confirmed as homicide. 50 year old William Frederick Bartz was found dead at the Sundance Suites apartments in the 2900 block of 43rd Avenue July 19. "RCM...

BC's Environment Minister has announced a new review of the Hullcar Aquifer in Spallumcheen. George Heyman says it will examine why nitrate levels are much higher than normal, and what impact agricult...

Tourism officials are hoping fires elsewhere in BC don't keep visitors from coming to Vernon this long weekend. Tourism Manager Ange Chew says they are partnering with other Okanagan communities to ge...

Greater Vernon Water doesn't plan to implement tougher water restrictions, despite no significant rain for the last month. Water quality manager Renee Clark says their reservoirs are still at Stage 1 ...

The good news is there are no new fires in the Vernon Forest Zone today -- but the haze from wildfires in other areas continues to linger in our area for a third straight day. It's still said to be pr...

The Board of Directors at Interior Health is coming to terms with how to deal with the opiod crisis. The most recent numbers show 12 overdose deaths in Vernon this year to the end of May, 36 in Kelown...

A crash on the highway north of Vernon earlier this week, involved a stolen vehicle. Police say a Ford F-250 pickup was stolen in Lumby Monday morning, and after being tracked by police, it was eventu...

The Okanagan Indian Band is busy trying to restore normality to its lands after the Okanagan lake flooding. The evacuation order issued for all properties below the High Road at Louis Estates was with...

Vernon just had the fifth warmest July on record, with the weather stats dating back more than a century. Alyssa Charbonneau from Environment Canada says the average temperature was 22.4 -- well up fr...