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Several waterfront properties on the west side of Okanagan Lake are the latest to be forced out of their homes by high water. The Central Okanagan Regional District has issued Evacuation Orders for fo...

Update 3:30 pm: BC Hydro says power has been restored to all but 295 customers south of Okanagan Ave in Vernon and Coldstream. -------------------------------- Power is out for about 1,640 customers i...

Repairs to a sinkhole site on the highway in Vernon should be done by later today, weather permitting. A four foot diametre hole surfaced Tuesday in the northbound lanes of Highway 97 at the bottom of...

As we start the month of June, officials are saying it could be weeks before lake levels finally peak. Environment Canada says Okanagan Lake is up 2 centimetres from Wednesday to 343.17 m. Officials s...

RCMP say the remains of a Shuswap man missing since early May after a mudslide, have been found. Salmon Arm RCMP say the body of Roy Sharp was recovered Wednesday in the mudslide area on Sunnybrae Can...

Flooding concerns have eased in Spallumcheen. While more incidents could come up, the township has stood down its Emergency Operations Centre. The municipality says it's submitted a plan to move into ...

The Village of Lumby has approved a borrowing bill to help get started paying what it shelled out to deal with flooding in May. Kevin Acton says it's routine while waiting for grant money from the pro...

A Vernon student brought home a top award from this year's pan-provincial French public speaking competition, Concours d'art oratoire, at SFU in Surrey. Ten thousand students from across BC competed, ...

All eyes are on the skies tonight when it comes to the flooding in the Okanagan. The forecast is for showers or thunderstorms, with up to 10 mm of rain. Emergency officials say it has the potential to...

Kal Tire Place will be closed to the public the morning of Wednesday, June 7, as water will be turned off as part of the construction of the twinned facility. Normal operations are expected to resume ...