News Items tag as: VNMAR1815

Coroner releases findings into fatal Easter crash near Vernon
March 19, 2015 - 10:30 AM

VERNON - A driver who crossed into the wrong lane on Highway 97 two years ago made no attempt to avoid hitting an oncoming vehicle, a coroner’s report into the deaths of three people has found.
Silver Star Road, voted worst in B.C., is getting a facelift
March 18, 2015 - 7:31 PM

VERNON - B.C.’s worst road is getting some love from the provincial government.
Another chance to see northern lights tonight
March 18, 2015 - 4:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you weren’t able to find a clear spot to view the northern lights yesterday, or the day before, tonight might finally be your night.
Galactic stars to beetle shells, the universe is explored in two upcoming Science in Society Speakers Series in Vernon
March 18, 2015 - 4:08 PM

VERNON - Exploring Earth’s smallest yet most beautiful particles to the sparkling farthest reaches of space, the Science in Society Speakers Series concludes with two talks that span the gamut of matter in our universe.
Vernon Vipers ready to even the score on home ice against Penticton Vees
March 18, 2015 - 1:53 PM

VERNON - With the Vernon Vipers winning game three against the Penticton Vees in the division finals they're aiming to even the series on home ice tonight.
How a quick call to police helped someone with mobility problems
March 18, 2015 - 11:22 AM

VERNON - A scooter has been returned it to its owner thanks to a tip from the public.
Lake Country Food Bank digs in to build new facility
March 18, 2015 - 10:46 AM

LAKE COUNTRY - Less than two months after winning $100,000 in a contest to put toward the project the Lake Country Food Bank broke ground today on their new million-dollar facility.
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Okanagan apples returning to market amid adversity
A year after the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative closed down, orchardists in the Okanagan are quietly optimistic about this year's apple harvest. It's been a bumper year for cherries , and peaches and apricots are back on track . And no

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a

Quashing rumours floating around off-grid community of Frederick on Kamloops Lake
A curious little community 20 kilometres into the mountains from Kamloops is entirely off-the-grid and has been the subject of ridiculous rumours. Located at the end of several kilometres of dirt road and over a CN railway track, Frederick

News Items tag as: VNMAR1815

Coroner releases findings into fatal Easter crash near Vernon

Silver Star Road, voted worst in B.C., is getting a facelift

Another chance to see northern lights tonight

Galactic stars to beetle shells, the universe is explored in two upcoming Science in Society Speakers Series in Vernon

Vernon Vipers ready to even the score on home ice against Penticton Vees

How a quick call to police helped someone with mobility problems

Lake Country Food Bank digs in to build new facility

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