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Arrests made, drugs seized in RCMP raid at Vernon home
April 30, 2021 - 1:40 PM

Police arrested three people and seized both cash and drugs after a search warrant was executed at a Vernon home on Wednesday.
UPDATE: Missing Sicamous man located
April 30, 2021 - 11:25 AM

UPDATE: 11:23 a.m. Friday, April 30, 2021
North Okanagan RCMP seek public's help to find wanted man
April 30, 2021 - 8:51 AM

Vernon RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a wanted man who is believed to be in the North Okanagan.
Former Vernon man denied statutory release from prison, called risk to women
April 29, 2021 - 6:00 PM

A former Vernon man due for a second trial in the killing of a Japanese woman visiting Canada in 2016 meets the definition of a psychopath and remains a risk to women so he was denied statutory release.
2nd piece of potential Okanagan parkland sold to private owners
April 29, 2021 - 3:40 PM
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Following on the news that Sickle Point on Skaha Lake in the South Okanagan has been sold to a private owner comes word Chelsea Estates on Okanagan Lake in Vernon has also been sold.
Salmon Arm residents scratches a $50,000 lotto prize
April 29, 2021 - 11:40 AM

A Salmon Arm resident is looking forward to purchasing a new set of golf clubs for himself after winning a $50,000 prize in the Lucky Lines Scratch & Win ticket.
3 impaired drivers caught in 1 night in North Okanagan: RCMP
April 28, 2021 - 8:55 AM

Three drunk drivers were apprehended by North Okanagan RCMP on Monday night in and around Armstrong.
Vernon man awaiting second trial for Vancouver killing up for statutory release
April 27, 2021 - 6:00 PM

The former Vernon man who will soon face a second trial for the 2016 killing of a Japanese woman who was in Canada on a student visa is now eligible for statutory release.
Vernon closing visitor information centre and sani-dump
April 27, 2021 - 5:30 PM

Due to a decline in use and a shift to online technology, Vernon city council has decided to permanently close its visitor information centre.
Police watchdog looking into Salmon Arm incident that left woman critically injured
April 27, 2021 - 4:39 PM

A woman was critically injured following a call to Mounties in Salmon Arm, and now the police watchdog has been called in to see if the RCMP contributed to the situation.
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