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Matthew Kreutz from the Vernon Golf Club finished in 53rd at the 115th BC Men's Amateur Golf Championship at Morgan Creek in Surrey. Kreutz, who attends Minot State University, had rounds of 76, 69, 7...

Thirty-two new fires started in BC Thursday -- a significant jump from earlier this week. Navi Saini, information officer from the BC Wildfire Service says most of those were caused by lightning. "We ...

Eight-hundred-and-61 fire evacuees from the Cariboo region have now registered at Vernon's Emergency Social Services reception centre. That includes 79 people on Thursday. The City of Vernon says evac...

RCMP have set up a dedicated tip line to learn more about the cause of last weekend's Okanagan Centre wildfire in Lake Country. Police say a team of officers continue to investigate the July 15th blaz...

The City of Vernon and Vernon Fire Rescue Services have issued a notice that campfires and fire appliances (such as portable barbecues or camp stoves) that use liquefied or solid fuel are prohibited i...

Quick work by citizens may have prevented what could have turned into something more serious last evening. Vernon Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Scott Hemstad says a grass fire started in the 6800 block of ...

Hundreds of arts and culture supporters helped raise a a record total for the Vernon Public Art Gallery. The 31st annual Midsummer's Eve of the Arts at the Turtle Mountain Winery generated $61,000, up...

Lumby Mayor Kevin Acton has his tent, sleeping bag and bottled water ready. Acton will be camping out beside Highway 6 at the entrance to Lumby from this evening until Sunday evening. It's to raise aw...

The federal government has rejected Vernon city councillor Bob Spiers' attempt to drop the GST from the carbon tax. His online petition received one thousand 596 signatures. The government says on its...

Greater Vernon Water customers are being asked to reduce their water use by ten percent. The water service has implemented stage one restrictions , which quality manager Renee Clark allow for three da...