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The Vernon Curling Rink's parking lot is getting a $439,000 upgrade. Work on the lot started Monday and is expected to continue until August 23, with the site closed to all traffic over that period. "...

A Vernon incident police described as 'mayhem' has led to 11 charges being laid against a suspect. A car crashed into a rock on Tronson Road the evening of July 11, with a man and woman seen fleeing t...

Charges have been laid against a Vernon bank robbery suspect. A man robbed the Royal Bank in the Polson Mall July 10. A suspect was arrested a few hours later by RCMP in Vernon. 25 year old Cody Lawre...

Fire evacuees traveling through Falkland have a place to stop, get a free bite to eat and have their pets taken care of. The Falkland Seniors and local members of the Canadian Disaster Animal Response...

There appears to be a demand for more hotels in Vernon. The city's economic development manager Kevin Poole says they recently had an application for a Best Western Premier Hotel at 5350 Anderson Way....

Crews continue to make progress on the Okanagan Centre Fire in Lake Country. The blaze is now 80% contained, up from 75% yesterday. "Ongoing efforts were helped by favourable weather overnight," says ...

More evacuees from fire zones have shown up In Vernon. City of Vernon Emergency Social Services have registered 550 evacuees from Williams Lake and other areas affected by provincial wildfires. At thi...

A small fire at Davison Orchard early last evening caused some excitement when smoke could be seen coming from the Bella Vista area. Vernon Fire Rescue Captain Mike Stoll says fortunately it was small...

The new 'Welcome to Vernon' signs are now up and greeting visitors -- but the project took nearly two years to complete, and had cost overruns. Vernon Council rejected the original design of the signs...

The District of Lake Country will soon own Pelmewash Parkway. The old Highway 97 has been in the hands of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure since the bypass was built. The District and...