Category Archives: Vernon

In honour of National Seniors Day on October 1, the Vernon Seniors Action Network has launched a new initiative giving seniors the opportunity to take in recreation, arts and culture events at a free ...

It's a moment 19-year-old RJ Liebelt and 17-year-old J.R Liebelt will never forget, the moment the two brothers drove home from a volleyball game, only to find their home gutted by flames. "We had hea...

It was nearly a packed house at the Schubert Center as Local federal MP candidates squared off at an all candidates forum organized by the Sustainable Environment Network Society. One of the first hot...

Update: 5:45 p.m. A house in Vernon's East Hill area is a smoldering ruin after a fire Thursday afternoon. A woman and her two children were believed to be inside the home in the 1200 block of 35th Av...

Update 5:20 p.m.Crews have finished repairing a water main on 30th Street and water service has been restored to the area. The city is thanking area residents for their patience. ----City of Vernon cr...

A person attempting to smash vehicle windows with what looked like a baton prompted the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP to respond to W.L Seaton Secondary Wednesday afternoon. According to police, officers...

The City of Vernon has been recognized for its initiatives to combat climate change.The city has received honourable mention for the Climate and Energy Action Awards at the Union of B.C. Municipalitie...

RCMP and the coroner are now investigating after the body of a missing 51-year-old woman was found Wednesday. She had been camping at the McCullough Lake recreation site east of Kelowna and search cre...

Update 4 p.m.It took several hours, but BC Hydro says everyone who lost power this morning, should be back on by now.The outage was caused by a fault that caught a power pole on fire near the DND Thur...

Lorne Costley says it's been a "hell of a ride" that he's enjoyed every minute of -- but it's time to try something new.Costley has decided to close down Lorenzo's Cafe, a live music venue in a former...