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Vernon council has decided how it will implement a funding cut to the O' Keefe Ranch. The City's funding for the heritage site, which is owned by the City, will go from $150,000 -- to $100,000 next ye...

Vernon Council is supporting a proposal for more rental housing in the city -- despite concerns from nearby residents. Council has granted a parking variance to a company planning a 60 unit rental apa...

Two hundred and 48 fire evacuees have registered so far at the City of Vernon Emergency Social Services Centre. At this time, all of the evacuees are being billeted by friends or family in the area. T...

Vernon Fire Rescue responded to a reported grass fire near Davison Orchards in the Bella Vista around 6:15 pm tonight. Reports from the scene said it was a pile of debris on fire, about 30 by 30 feet ...

Update 6 pm: A convicted North Okanagan killer could find out his sentence this week. 58 year old Howard Krewson was found guilty by a jury last fall of the second degree murder of his girlfriend Lind...

Fire crews are trying to take advantage of milder, less windy weather the next few days. Kevin Skrepnek from the BC Wildfire Service has the latest numbers. "We've got 159 wildfires burning across the...

Update: 11:45 pm Eleven more properties have been removed from the fire evacuation order in Lake Country. The sites are undeveloped properties on the southern border on Tyndall Road.It leaves 58 prope...

The City of Vernon is now proceeding with Phase 3 of the sand bag disposal assistance program. This includes properties along Lakeshore Drive. Property owners on Lakeshore Drive are encouraged to leav...

The construction on Kalamalka Lake Road in Vernon will move into the next phase in early August. The City's transportation manager Amanda Watson says the four million dollar project is proceeding on s...

The Environment Ministry says the Air Quality Index in Vernon and the North Okanagan is rated at 7 on a scale out of 10. That puts it at the low end of the high risk area. The Ministry forecasts the i...