Category Archives: Top News Stories
KFD Rope Rescue Team to the Rescue
At approximately 6:45PM last night the Kelowna Fire Department Technical Rope Rescue Team responded to a female hiker who was injured in Canyon Falls Park in the Crawford area of Kelowna. She was at t...
Mar 17, 2019
Kelowna RCMP Nab Bank Robbery Suspect
A suspect was taken into police custody after he allegedly robbed a Kelowna bank early Saturday morning. Shortly after 8 am, RCMP received a report of a bank robbery in progress at the TD Canada Trust...
Mar 17, 2019
Vipers Come Up Short in OT...Down 2-0 in Series
In BCHL playoff action last night, the Vernon Vipers once again found themselves in an overtime situation... however losing this one 5-4 to Trial and falling behind 2 games to none in the second round...
Mar 17, 2019
Vipers Drop Game 1 Against Smokies
The Vernon Vipers lost to the Trail Smoke Eaters, 3-1, Friday night at Kal Tire Place. All scoring came in the third period of play, with the lone Viper goal coming from Ben Sanderson, assisted by Lan...
Mar 16, 2019
Kids demand climate change action
Some Vernon kids are cutting class today to demand climate change accountability from governments and corporations. It's all part of a growing earth strike movement sweeping much of the country and ar...
Mar 15, 2019
Local man likely victim in Ethiopian plane crash
A Vernon man is believed to be one of the 157 people killed in the tragic plane crash in Ethiopia on Sunday. Chumming Jack Wang was the owner of Big O Tires on 27th street. Garnet Willet, shop manager...
Mar 15, 2019
SA Fire "Likely Arson"
Police in Salmon Arm have begun a criminal probe into yesterday's structure fire at the Broadview Villa Mobile Home Park on 30th Street SE and are appealing for witnesses. Police say the homeowner and...
Mar 15, 2019
Police, SPCA Probe Rural House Fire
UPDATE: 12:11 p.m. Investigators from the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP and the SPCA are looking into the cause of a rural house fire early Friday morning in the 300 block of Irish Creek Road on the West...
Mar 15, 2019
Vernon Prayers For New Zealand Shooting Victims
Prayers at Vernon's mosque were being said at noon Friday for the victims in the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. At least 49 people at two mosques were killed during the shootings which...
Mar 15, 2019
Update : School District 22 seeking public consultation on school buses
A survey is in the works for parents of students in the Vernon School District who are impacted by the bus policy changes. The survey was recommended by the Transportation Review Committee who says it...
Mar 15, 2019
