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Shipping containers, coffee cart could stay the summer downtown Vernon
May 09, 2015 - 2:34 PM

VERNON - A pop-up shipping container art gallery and coffee vendor could stay the summer if they get permission from City Hall.
Vernon School District budget: What will be cut, what will be gained
May 08, 2015 - 4:34 PM

VERNON - Three vice-principal positions are among the cuts being made at local schools to help balance next year’s budget.
UPDATE: Legion president injured in Highway 97 crash
May 08, 2015 - 3:24 PM

KELOWNA – A car crash on Highway 97 near Old Vernon Road in Kelowna this morning seriously injured three people, including two members of the Royal Canadian Legion.
Summer watering restrictions likely as province records average lowest snowpack levels in 31 years
May 08, 2015 - 11:33 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The lastest snowpack measurements from the provincial government’s river forecast centre are showing record low levels in some areas including the Okanagan and Similkameen regions.
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La Terrazza owner charged with defrauding Penticton winery
The business partner of a Penticton winery has been charged with defrauding the business. Restaurateur and business partner Giulio Miceli is scheduled to appear in a Penticton courthouse, Aug. 13, facing a single charge of defrauding the Pl

What to know about Trump's potential change in federal marijuana policy
President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states. Trump said Monday that he hopes to deci

Is anyone buying the new shiny Kelowna condos? Actually, they already did
If you hadn't stepped foot in Kelowna for five years, you'd likely be amazed at the number of glass towers now dotting the city's skyline. So far this year, 740 brand-new condo units have come onto the real estate market, more t

Shipping containers, coffee cart could stay the summer downtown Vernon