News Items tag as: VNMAY2021

RCMP seeking witnesses to serious Vernon assault
May 31, 2021 - 3:51 PM

Vernon RCMP are seeking witnesses to an assault that left a man with serious injuries earlier this month.
Salmon Arm man arrested and baseball bat seized after gun threat call
May 31, 2021 - 2:57 PM

For striking someone with a baseball bat a Salmon Arm man was arrested and now faces charges.
Vernon RCMP respond to firearms incident
May 31, 2021 - 10:46 AM

Vernon RCMP dealt with a potential firearm threat at a Vernon residence this weekend.
Rust Valley Restorers gets green light for 4th season
May 30, 2021 - 10:30 AM

A popular History Channel TV show featuring dudes in the Shuswap restoring classic cars will return for a fourth season.
More than 250 tickets issued during RCMP long weekend traffic campaign in Okanagan
May 27, 2021 - 3:19 PM

RCMP officers handed out more than 250 tickets to drivers in the North and Central Okanagan during a traffic safety initiative over the Victoria Day long weekend.
UPDATE: Missing Cherryville woman located
May 27, 2021 - 1:17 PM

UPDATE: 1:15 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2021
Vernon council sides with province over Penticton homeless shelter controversy
May 25, 2021 - 4:57 PM

The majority of Vernon city council agreed the Province of B.C. had the right to step in and overturn Penticton’s city council’s efforts to close a homeless shelter.
RCMP asking for public's help to find missing Vernon man
May 22, 2021 - 11:18 AM

Vernon police officers are searching for a missing man who has not been seen since Sunday.
B.C.'s police watchdog called to investigate RCMP involvement in fatal crash near Sicamous
May 21, 2021 - 9:53 AM

The province’s police watchdog will be looking into a motor vehicle crash near Sicamous that resulted in a fatality.
Vernon RCMP investigating death of child in 3-storey fall
May 20, 2021 - 9:13 AM

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP is investigating a toddler's death after the child suffered from serious injuries when they fell from a three-storey residential complex.
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