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A Vernon drug dealer has been sentenced on 26 charges in BC Supreme Court. 34 year old Ronald Learning was convicted on a variety of offenses including possession of firearms, having false identity, a...

The issue of homeless residents in Polson Park has led to an online petition, calling for changes. Coldstream resident Michael Lorbetski has posted the petition on change.org, calling it Make Polson P...

Environment Canada is warning we can expect temperatures to get up to the high 30's over the next few days. You're advised to take precautions to avoid over heating yourself. Dr Sue Pollock, medical h...

Two months after the flooding emergency started, the focus is now switching to the removal of flood protection measures. At a news conference Wednesday, Central Okanagan emergency officials said two m...

Firefighters have been able to get an upper hand on the wildfire at Kaleden. Acting Fire Chief Denis Gaudry tells KISS FM it's been held at 6.5 hectares. He says members of the Kaleden volunteer fire ...

Environment Canada has issued a Special weather statement for much of the Okanagan, including Vernon. An extended stretch of hot weather is expected A ridge of high pressure will strengthen over BC th...

Despite the hot and dry conditions, there are still people who don't seem to care about the wildfire danger. Max Birkner, information officer with the the BC Wildfire Service, says they found 26 aband...

Fire crews worked through the night after 18 homes were ordered evacuated and 165 placed on alert due to an out-of-control wildfire in Kaleden, south of Penticton. Residents of about 100 homes left th...

Residents impacted by flooding in Lumby will have a chance to get some answers on the recovery process. The village holds a meeting tonight with officials from Emergency Management BC, Disaster Financ...

Two men were scheduled to appear in court in Vernon today after police were called to suspicious activity around 29th Avenue and 43rd Street late Monday night. A witness reported seeing five or six pe...