News Items tag as: VNSEP2018

North Okanagan RCMP need your help to find a violent offender
October 02, 2018 - 2:37 PM

VERNON – Police in Vernon are hoping someone has seen a violent offender wanted for not complying with his probation order.
At 52, Armstrong's 'Asparagus Lady' is in the running to be on the cover of Maxim Magazine
October 01, 2018 - 6:30 PM

ARMSTRONG - A well-known face at farmers’ markets around the Okanagan, Corinne Jeppesen, AKA the "Armstrong Asparagus Lady”, is making a new name for herself as she competes for a spot on the cover of Maxim magazine.
Five Vernon city council candidates who have been doing their homework
September 28, 2018 - 6:00 PM

VERNON - It's pretty common to want to get more educated around election time, especially if you are running for city council.
'I can do the job just as good or better:' Young Vernon mayoral candidate challenges perceptions of age
September 28, 2018 - 5:30 PM

VERNON - This convenience store operator and avid volunteer is running to be the next mayor of Vernon loaded with nearly 14 years of experience in politics, but you wouldn't know it to look at him.
City council candidate loses laptop in downtown Vernon theft
September 28, 2018 - 2:10 PM

VERNON - A Vernon city council candidate has become the latest victim of theft after her parked car was unlocked with a stick.
Multiple RCMP detachments work together to arrest wanted Shuswap man
September 27, 2018 - 5:20 PM

SALMON ARM - It took officers from more than one RCMP detachment to arrest a wanted man after a chase from Salmon Arm to the North Okanagan.
Vernon mayoral candidate wants to see Okanagan communities join forces against addiction
September 27, 2018 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - Mayoral candidate Darrin Taylor promises to be a voice for the citizens of Vernon and to push the province for more mental health and addictions support.
iN VIDEO: North Okanagan woman out of luck after thousands of ladybugs invade her home
September 26, 2018 - 4:33 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - At first, Danielle Shetler thought the mass congregation of ladybugs at her new Spallumcheen home near Vernon was a sign of good fortune.
Salmon Arm police seek public's help to locate hit and run driver
September 25, 2018 - 1:15 PM

SALMON ARM - Salmon Arm RCMP are looking for witnesses and a suspect following a hit and run yesterday.
RCMP investigating North Okanagan pub break and enter
September 25, 2018 - 10:16 AM

VERNON - Police are investigating after a pub in Grindrod was broken into and the Keno machine stolen early this morning.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

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