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Windstorm slams BC interior knocking power out to 39,000
March 15, 2015 - 1:53 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A major wind storm blew through the B.C. interior Saturday afternoon, March 14, knocking down trees and breaking branches which in turn hit hydro lines cutting the power to about 39,000.
Major snowfall for mountain pass highways in Thompson-Okanagan
March 15, 2015 - 12:35 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Winter appears to be reluctant to release it’s icy grip on the mountain pass highways in the Thompson-Okanagan.
Cause of Vernon apartment fire under investigation
March 15, 2015 - 10:41 AM

VERNON – Investigators are looking into the cause of an apartment fire in Vernon early Saturday morning, although it’s not considered suspicious in nature.
National anti-terrorism bill demonstrations make stops in Thompson-Okanagan
March 14, 2015 - 2:56 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Demonstrators gathered across the country today to protest the government's proposed anti-terrorism legislation. In the Thompson-Okanagan rallies were held in Kamloops and Vernon.
Don’t forget to book your camping sites this weekend
March 13, 2015 - 7:29 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you decide to sleep in this Sunday you might miss out on the summer you’ve been dreaming of.
Spring break ideas to keep the kids busy in Vernon
March 13, 2015 - 1:03 PM

VERNON – There is no shortage of things to do with the children over the two-week spring break in Kelowna.
Witness to deadly B.C. boat crash recalls tears from man on trial
March 13, 2015 - 10:26 AM

KAMLOOPS - A man whose speedboat crashed on a B.C. lake cradled the head of a dying houseboat operator and cried as he waited for help to arrive, a witness has testified.
Another record day in the Interior
March 13, 2015 - 9:38 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - This will probably come as little surprise, but it was another record day in the Southern Interior, with a handful of communities setting new records Thursday.
A place to call home at Vernon Jubilee Hospital
March 13, 2015 - 9:35 AM

VERNON - Medical students now have a place to call home after the new medical space promised for Vernon Jubilee officially opened this week.
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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

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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