News Items tag as: VNJAN2016

UPDATE: Missing Vernon teen found
February 01, 2017 - 9:07 AM

VERNON - A teenage girl who went missing from Vernon has been found.
Snowblower stolen in Vernon smash and grab
January 23, 2017 - 9:22 AM

VERNON – Police are looking for the person who broke into a local business over the weekend and made off with a snowblower.
Vernon man guilty in international heroin importation case
January 06, 2017 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - A Vernon man has been found guilty of 21 drug, weapons and other charges stemming from an undercover operation rolled out after border security found more than $100,000 of heroin hidden in a pair of lamps.
Snowfall warning remains in effect on Coquihalla and Connector
January 31, 2016 - 9:34 AM

KELOWNA – It’s still a challenging drive from between the southern Interior and the Lower Mainland today thanks to the heavy snowfall on the upper elevation highways.
Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla Highway
January 30, 2016 - 1:40 PM

MERRITT – With a huge dump of snow expected today, a snowfall warning has been issued for the Coquihalla Highway by Environment Canada.
Improvements at Camp Hurlburt site, plus other Vernon parks coming this year
January 30, 2016 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - Parkland improvements at Camp Hurlburt is just one of the projects Greater Vernon has on its to do list in 2016.
Armed robber nabbed by RCMP in Vernon after three holdups
January 30, 2016 - 10:30 AM

VERNON – RCMP have arrested a suspect in connection with three robberies in Vernon this week.
School board hoping to learn from lockdown incident involving Airsoft gun
January 29, 2016 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - Administration is taking an incident involving a student who brought an Airsoft gun to a Vernon high school very seriously.
Same road work, different price tag as construction costs rise in Vernon
January 29, 2016 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - It costs the city more to do the same construction project today than it did a couple years ago.
Have we already said goodbye to winter in the Okanagan?
January 29, 2016 - 8:30 AM

OKANAGAN - The snow is almost gone already and the mild weather is set to continue in the Okanagan this weekend, though we can expect temperatures to drop a bit closer to seasonal normals this weekend.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

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

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

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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