Category Archives: Top News Stories

A Vernon RCMP police officer just received a top honor . Superintendent Shawna Baher became a member of the Order of Merit . The award recognizes quality citizenship, service to Canada , and to the po...

A local farm and popular tourist attraction has received funding from the provincial government for a project that will be used to help protect crops. Davison's Orchards received $128,000 for hail net...

Photo: Dr. Greg Houle and Dr. Troy Schultz - Urologists - with new urology suite of equipment Vernon Jubilee Hospital has received new equipment thanks to a $770,000 gift -- the largest donation ever ...

A petition to allow off-leash dogs in Vernon's Marshall Field park is facing opposition from one of the area's largest sports organizations. The North Okanagan Youth Soccer Association (NOYSA) has sta...

Does Vernon need another radio station? That is the question the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is asking as it seeks comments on a new radio service planned for Gr...

Spending on public schools in BC has increased 11 per cent, on a per-student basis, over the past decade, according to a study by the Fraser Institute. The public policy think-tank says per student sp...

Photo: A collage of four images captured from video surveillance footage which show the suspect both entering the Scotiabank on Highway 33 W in Kelowna, and standing at a wicket. The search for a robb...

Kelowna International Airport has reached an agreement with ultra-low-cost-carrier Canada Jetlines to operate out of YLW. The company is still completing licensing and regulatory approvals, but plans ...

Gas prices are on the way up in Vernon. A number of stations have increased their price by 12 cents a litre to $1.21.9. There are still some at $1.09, and those ones have been busy this morning, with ...

Police have been on the scene of a home in Vernon's Mission Hill on 33rd Street where six people were taken into custody Wednesday (Tiffany Goodwein/Beach Radio News photo) A 58 year old man suffered ...