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Vernon breaks warm weather record
February 09, 2015 - 1:13 PM

VERNON – The spring-like weather continues for Vernon with a record high temperature on Sunday, Feb. 8.
Local flooding possible as El Nino-like weather melts lower snowpack
February 08, 2015 - 8:32 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It doesn’t happen often, but a perfect alignment of the right conditions may cause some flooding in the Southern Interior.
Vernon Winter Carnival parade rocks downtown
February 07, 2015 - 2:51 PM

VERNON – Hundreds of people braved the rain to line the streets of downtown Vernon for the annual Winter Carnival parade.
UPDATE: Oyama Road reopens following rock slide
February 07, 2015 - 11:40 AM

LAKE COUNTRY – A stretch of Oyama Road closed since Thursday following a rock slide has reopened.
Record breaking warm temperatures
February 07, 2015 - 11:38 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If it felt like spring on Friday it might have been the record breaking spring-like high temperatures.
SPCA fighting cruelty with kindness
February 07, 2015 - 8:27 AM

MILLION ACTS OF KINDNESS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
How one woman is bringing hope and dignity to those affected by the Ebola outbreak
February 06, 2015 - 7:39 PM

RAISED IN SALMON ARM, NOW FIGHTING EBOLA IN LIBERIA
Salvation Army adjusts Vernon thrift store staffing
February 06, 2015 - 3:54 PM

VERNON - The Salvation Army is reducing the number of employee positions at its Vernon thrift stores as a way to put more money back into the community.
Gangster and girlfriend busted in Lake Country
February 06, 2015 - 2:55 PM

LAKE COUNTRY – The resurgence of an organized criminal gang in the Okanagan has been delivered a blow following the arrest of a long-time member of the Independent Soldiers and his girlfriend on gun and drug charges.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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