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What the Vernon airport is today and what it could be 20 years from now
September 15, 2015 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - Seated on a flat landing below orchard-brushed hillsides on the west side of town, the Vernon airport is a little known nook of activity where corporate jets offload business people, ambulances airlift patients to hospital and adrenaline-hunters enjoy the rush of a freefall.
Water drilling rush in B.C. Interior to get jump on new water regulations
September 14, 2015 - 8:00 PM

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Two cars in Vernon ditches a reminder to slow down in heavy rain: RCMP
September 14, 2015 - 2:35 PM

VERNON - The weather contributed to two separate accidents on Highway 97 earlier this month.
Motorcycle crash puts Vernon man in hospital with serious injuries
September 14, 2015 - 1:16 PM

VERNON - A local man is in potentially life threatening condition after losing control of his motorcycle Sunday afternoon.
Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk off duty for good
September 14, 2015 - 12:24 PM

VERNON - He was a well known face at the police station and on the news, but you won't be seeing Vernon's longtime RCMP spokesperson anymore.
Police investigating another suspicious fire in Vernon
September 14, 2015 - 11:37 AM

VERNON - Police in Vernon are investigating another suspected arson, this time outside the curling club.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
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Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
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What the Vernon airport is today and what it could be 20 years from now