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Update 7:54 pm RCMP say the missing girl has been located, and they thank everyone for their assistance. --------------------------------------------------------------- RCMP are asking for public help...

Okanagan College will be raising tuition for domestic students by two per cent in the coming year. International student tuition will increase by five per cent. The decision was made by the College's ...

A dust advisory has been issued for Vernon. The Ministry of Environment says its due to to high concentrations of course particulates, caused by road traffic stirring up road traction material. The mi...

The BC Fruit Growers Assoc. annual meeting is this Thursday & Friday in Penticton. One of the key topics will be a new 'bare ground rejuvenation program' worth millions of dollars officials have b...

The BC Federation of Labour is renewing calls for the province to improve the safety at workplaces after two recent deaths in the Okanagan. On Friday, a worker at a small sawmill in Lumby was killed o...

There are more changes at Vernon Fire Rescue. Deputy Chief Jack Blair will be resigning at the end of March after five years with the service. Blair plans to continue his work in the private sector as...

The operator of a commercial tug boat is believed to be the victim of a workplace accident in Okanagan Lake. RCMP say they got 911 calls from employees at Tolko's mill in Kelowna around 9:21 pm Monday...

The Shuswap Hospice Society in Salmon Arm is receiving $50-thousand dollars in Provincial funding. The BC Centre for Palliative Care is providing $40-thousand of that to support a palliative-respite/d...

RCMP and other agencies are still looking into a work site death in Lumby. A man working at a small sawmill on Bell Avenue, suffered fatal injuries on Friday. Trish Knight Chernecki from WorkSafe BC s...

Movie crews will be in the Okanagan for a project this fall. Producer Rick Dugdale -- originally from Enderby -- says "Peace" is a World War 2 film that will start preparing in October, and shooting i...