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Two men accused of 38 counts of theft of credit cards, ID's, wallets, and tools in Vernon, Coldstream, Armstrong and along Westside Road have been sentenced. 25 year old Christopher Mason was sentence...

One of two men involved in an armed robbery at the Mac's convenience store in Lumby last year has been sentenced. 34-year old Thomas Belanger was found guilty of robbery and unlawful confinement. He w...

Update: 1 pm Traffic is moving again on Highway 1 between BC and Alberta. The Trans Canada Highway reopened around 12:30 after being blocked since an avalanche came down east of Field last night. Howe...

Update 11 am: Environment Canada has updated its snowfall warning for the North Okanagan and Shuswap. The weather agency is forecasting a long period of snowfall, with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm exp...

The population in the North Okanagan has gone up 3.8% in the last five years. The 2016 Census says there was 84,354 residents in the North Okanagan, up by 3,117 from 2011. Vernon was up 5 percent to 4...

Finalists have been announced for Vernon's 2017 Business Excellence Awards. Predator Ridge, ThermoTech Insulation and Bannister Honda have each been named finalists in two categories. There were 127 n...

A local green group is urging Vernon council to adopt measures to prevent climate change. Mary Stockdale from the Vernon Climate Action Group says the impact of global warming has been felt locally. "...

Residents in Lumby are among the tops in the Province when it comes to interest in participating in a Community Wildfire Protection Plan. An initial plan dealing with the Mountainview sub-division is ...

The city of Enderby will be allowing mobile vendors in their community as long as they apply for a $75 business license before March 31st each year. Mayor Greg McCune also says each vendor must pay a ...

The good news is it's going to warm up in the North Okanagan. The bad news is that will be preceded by lots of snow. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement: "A warm front combined w...