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Update: East Vernon Road Fire Undetermined
Update: There was too much damage to a BX shed for investigators to determine what caused it to burn down. The fire on East Vernon Road Sunday destroyed about $60,000 in equipment. Fire chief Bill Wac...
Shawn McCleary Feb 14, 2017
Casino Donates To Clubhouse
Lake City Casinos has donated $12,000 to the North Okanagan Neurological Association's (NONA) Build The Clubhouse Project. That exceeded the company's original commitment of $10,000 with the money rai...
Corey Fischer Feb 14, 2017
Suspects Arrested in 7-11 Robbery
Police have arrested three suspects after a robbery at the 7-11 in Armstrong. A woman entered the store just after midnight this morning, produced a knife and stole an undisclosed amount of money and ...
Corey Fischer Feb 14, 2017
Dollar Store Robbed
Police are looking for a suspect after a robbery at the Dollar Tree on 43rd Avenue. A man entered the store around 8:41 pm Monday night, produced a knife, and stated this was an robbery. An undisclose...
Corey Fischer Feb 14, 2017
Survey Says: Vernon Christian, Kidston Top Local Schools
Vernon Christian is the top Vernon area school in the Fraser Institute's annual ranking of BC elementary schools. The private school placed 143 out of the 956 schools surveyed, based on results of the...
Corey Fischer Feb 14, 2017
Lineup Shaping Up for Military Tattoo
The lineup of bands taking part in the 4th annual Okanagan Military Tattoo is starting to take shape. There won't be an international entry like the South Korean one last year...but President Norm Cre...
Feb 14, 2017
Lake Country Adding Another Sub-Division
Lake Country is the fastest growing community in the Okanagan and with that council is working on a bylaw to allow construction of the Hangingstone sub-division just north of the Recreational Centre. ...
Feb 14, 2017
Campground Gets Break to Comply
A "notice of title" being considered for the Silver Star RV Park at the south end of Swan Lake by the North Okanagan Regional District has been deferred. The owner has applied for missing permits and ...
Feb 14, 2017
Fatal Crash Trial Put Off Until February 27th
The impaired driving causing death trial of a Vernon woman who is charged in the death of a Kelowna nurse in a crash in our downtown in 2014 was to have begun today (Tuesday). 39 year old Lori Vance w...
Feb 14, 2017
RCMP Search for Missing Woman
Surrey RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating a 34 year old missing woman. Hasibullah PEROZ was last seen in the 7600 Block of 146th Street in Surrey, BC - at approximately 5:30 Sunday a...
Shawn McCleary Feb 13, 2017

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