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Crews in Vernon are working to repair a broken water main on 27th Avenue at 43rd Street. The break was reported Monday evening and was left overnight in a controlled state. While some reports say its ...

Okanagan Lake is down a bit again this morning from yesterday. Environment Canada says the lake dropped by six millimetres to 343.234 metres above sea level. It`s now at 73 centimetres above full pool...

The City of Vernon has hired a new deputy fire chief. Scott Hemstad will be responsible for prevention, training and logistics with Vernon Fire Rescue. His most recent position was the deputy fire chi...

Vernon council will have more flexibility to increase operational spending in next year's budget. Council will work towards hikes of no more than 1.9 percent -- up from the 1.8 percent cap this year. ...

A Vernon councilor is floating a plan to put a new museum and art galley in Polson Park. Brian Quiring says having more people using the park will cut down on the problems there. "Some people think it...

A near miss above Vernon has the city reminding residents that flying drone, UAV, and model aircraft near airports is not permitted for safety reasons. A pilot flying out of the Vernon Airport reporte...

Update: 4 pm It looks like a dispute over use of the Okanagan Rhythmic Gymnastics building will be able to be settled. The Regional District of North Okanagan says it's lifted a Do Not Occupy Order fo...

Premier Christy Clark has appointed a 22-member cabinet after last month's election. The list includes 13 men and nine women. Ten ministers are from Metro Vancouver/Fraser Valley, 12 from Northern B.C...

The City of Vernon spent 25.9 million dollars on wages, salaries and benefits for its staff last year. That was up about $131,000 from the year before, according to city figures. In its annual report,...

New open fire restrictions come into effect at noon on Thursday, June 15th. The size of open fires will be restricted at all elevations throughout the entire Kamloops Fire Centre, including Vernon, to...