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Lawyers are still trying to fix a trial date for a Vernon arson suspect. 55 year old William Munton is facing 19 counts of arson from a rash of fires in 2014 including one that destroyed the grandstan...

The remains of an Australian man who went missing seven years ago, have been found near Grand Forks. The BC Coroners Service says Owen Rooney was 24 when he went missing on August 14, 2010. "Mr. Roone...

There have been been major traffic delays on the highway through Vernon due to a two vehicle crash just before 3 pm. Fire Rescue Captain Reinhard Mann says it was a t-bone incident which left a Jeep o...

The number of people evacuated from their homes due to the BC wildfires is now estimated at 14-thousand. Bob Turner, assistant deputy minister from Emergency Management BC, updated the figure at a new...

The BC Wildfire Service is actioning some small fires in the Falkland area, west of Vernon. Information officer Max Birkner says the three fires were noticed in a warden patrol on Saturday. "The large...

The campfire ban is now complete in all of BC. This morning, the BC Wildfire Service issued a ban in the Northwest Fire Centre's jurisdiction due to the fire situation. It was the last of the six cent...

The City of Vernon has begun phase two of its sandbag disposal assistance program. This includes properties within the City of Vernon adjacent to Vernon Creek. It is in effect until July 10th. Phase 1...

Vernon property owners are about on par as previous years in getting their property taxes paid on time. Taxes had to be paid by July 4th. Tax notices went out to 20 thousand 262 properties, an increas...

A five week old Water Quality Advisory has been lifted for customers of the Killiney Beach water system in the Westside Road area. The regional District of Centreal Okangan and Interior Health says th...

The City of Vernon reminds people that the fire ban issued last week by the Kamloops Fire Centre pertains to Vernon as well. That includes the Foothills and Blue Jay subdivisions, Predator Ridge, Cana...