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Hundreds of firefighting officials have been in Vernon this week. The City and Vernon Fire Rescue Services are hosting the 85th annual B.C. Fire Expo and Chief's Conference at Kal Tire Place. The Expo...

Update: 4 pm June 6: The totals are now in for donations to the Vernon Food Bank from Creative Chaos last weekend. Organizers say 3,527 pounds of food items were donated by patrons, along with $1.024 ...

A man accused of being part of a drug related shootout in Polson Park, has been acquitted of all the charges against him. A BC Supreme Court justice says the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable ...

The Allan Brooks Nature Centre says its Spring Mega Plant and Garage Sale this year raised a record amount of funds. Executive Director Allan Deans says more than 18 thousand dollars was raised. "We'r...

A large truck ended up on its side along the highway south of Vernon this morning. It was an interesting sight for passing motorists who wondered how it got in that state. Vernon Fire Rescue Captain M...

Vernon's mural artist is calling vandalism to one of the city's mural a "hate crime." Someone used a felt pen to add a Hitler-like mustache and a swastika on a First Nations woman in the Okanagan Indi...

Update: June 6: Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say 34 year old Ashley Deschamps (at left) who was reported missing on June 2, has been located. RCMP thank the media and public for their assistance. June 5...

Vernon`s newest assisted living senior`s complex should be move-in ready mid to late August. The Hamlets on 29th Avenue will have about 100 residential care and 48 assisted living beds. H & H Tota...

For some it seems Postill Lake Road in Kelowna is a Forest Dump where life is like a box of garbage. Dozens of volunteers with the Okanagan Forest Task Force over the weekend found that box full of 22...

Three current members of the Enderby fire department have applied to become the city's new volunteer chief. Current six year chief Kevin Alstad is departing the community for a paid job as deputy chie...