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Update 7:30 pm: The John Morris-Jim Cotter team from Vernon and Kelowna won the BC Men's Curling Championship 6-3 over Dean Joanisse of Maple Ridge. The Okanagan rink with Tyrel Griffith and Rick Sawa...

It was another aggravating night for drivers at higher elevations. The Coquihala was closed due to traffic build-up brought on by semi-trailer and other vehicle backlog, as well as poor weather and dr...

Vernon had a busy year for new development. The city issued over one thousand building permits last year, an increase of 14% over 2015. "It's great growth in Vernon, and I think it's going to continue...

Premier Christy Clark has called NDP Leader John Horgan to apologize for accusing the party of hacking the BC Liberals website. Clark she left a voice message for Horgan Friday, saying she jumped to a...

The Coquihalla Highway has reopened for the first time since Thursday night. It had been closed between Hope and Merritt for about 20 hours due to freezing rain, stranding hundreds of motorists. Drive...

There could be some changes to the lights outside Kal Tire Place, to make them less likely to contribute to light pollution. John Kerr from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada has asked the Great...

There will be a public meeting in Spallumcheen March 3rd to update residents of the Hullcar Valley on the issue of high nitrate levels in their drinking water. The Ministry of Environment is holding t...

Local RCMP are looking for public help to solve a break in at a home on Rawlings Lake Road in Lumby on Dec. 1st. "As the homeowner was arriving, the suspects were seen leaving the house in a blue four...

Vernon's Mark Longworth lost 9-8 to Victoria's Wes Craig Thursday night at the BC Men's Provincial curling championships in Abbotsford and was eliminated. The Vernon team lost all 3 games they played....

Roads in the mountain passes are again a mess today. Snow has turned to freezing rain at lower elevations in many locations. The Coquihalla is closed in both directions south of Merritt due to a motor...