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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THOMPSON: The squirrels in Donald Trump's mind
OPINION Donald Trump sees squirrels…lots of them. Trump can be anywhere talking about most anything…usually himself…when a squirrel happens. Out of nowhere, he injects a comment that simply doesn&

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

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