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RCMP resources from around the province of British Columbia are being deployed to assist with a multitude of fires burning in both the Southeast and North Districts of the province. The RCMP's primary...

Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Emergency Management BC, this evening announced a provincial state of emergency to ensure a co-ordinated response...

Update: 5 pm A wildfire on reserve land west of Ashcroft has grown to 700 hectares. Several buildings are said to have been burned and there have been evacuations. The Trans Canada Highway is closed o...

Update 4 pm: As Kiss FM first reported, the Regional District of North Okanagan will be waiving tipping fees for wood related flood debris at three local landfills, starting July 10, and continuing un...

The hot weather in BC has residents turning up their air conditioners or fans to keep cool. BC Hydro says that's led to a significant increase in electricity use. On Thursday, Hydro recorded the highe...

Update: 12:30 pm Campfires are no longer permitted in the Kamloops Fire Centre which includes the North Okanagan and Shuswap. The Centre imposed the ban today due to the extreme fire hazard. It will r...

RCMP are seeking assistance to locate a missing Vernon man 59 year old Kevin Nicholson was reported missing Tuesday and has not been seen since June 22. "Investigators believe that it is possible that...

A more than 100 year old weather record was broken in Vernon Thursday. Environment Canada says the temperature hit 36.9 degrees, breaking the old mark of 36.1 set in 1906 at the Coldstream Ranch weath...

People are asked to be on the lookout for a missing and potentially suicidal man from the Lower Mainland. 26 year old Greg Vinnish of Abbotsford hasn't been seen since Thursday morning and his family ...

One of the top federal cabinet ministers will be making a visit to Vernon next week. Defence minister and Vancouver South MP Harjit Sajjan will be a guest of the North Okanagan Shuswap Liberal associa...