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A case of joy riding in Lake Country Saturday night has landed a 22 year old woman in hospital with serious injuries. RCMP say the woman was partially outside a truck's passenger window while it trave...

Motorists need to be aware of a heavy snowfall warning issued for this afternoon and overnight over the Coquihalla Highway summit. Between 15-20 cm. are expected by tomorrow morning that will make dri...

Update: 10:00 a.m. Feb. 28: A patient who walked away from Vernon Jubiliee Hospital yesterday has been found safe and sound. Police requested the public's help in locating Rochelle Nelson worried abou...

Vernon council has given the go ahead to a poppy crosswalk. It was requested by the Royal Canadian Legion to honour veterans, with the paint and artist fees donated. "Amanda Shatzko is going to be the...

Update 4 pm: A judge has handed down his sentence in a fatal drunk driving case in Vernon more than 2 years ago. 39 year old Lori Victoria Vance was given three years in prison after pleading guilty t...

The sentence is expected to be brought down today in Vernon Provincial court for a woman accused in the fatal car crash that killed an off-duty nurse and injured another. 39-year old Lori Vance was ch...

The BC Coroner's service and North Okanagan RCMP are investigating a fatal crash along the King Edward Forest Service Road in Coldstream yesterday (Sunday). Police were called around 8:30 a.m. after a...

The Vernon School District's Boundary Review committee has had it's terms of reference spelled out. It will conduct a review of catchment areas in Greater Vernon and review French Immersion and Montes...

Residents of the North Westside electoral area in the Central Okanagan Regional District are getting their governance study. Provincial Community, Sports & Culture Minister Peter Fassbender has ap...

A court case will begin next month to settle the long running dispute over access to Kin Race Track in Vernon. The Okanagan Equestrian Society wants to keep it for horse racing, while the City of Vern...