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Watch this North Okanagan apple grow; incredible one minute time lapse
September 21, 2015 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - A Vernon orchard has captured the magic of an apple’s growth from blossom to fruit in a one minute video.
While others walked away, you won't believe who saved a Vernon pet shop from disaster
September 21, 2015 - 4:53 PM

"THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULDN'T HAVE DONE WHAT HE DID"
$12,000 worth of tire chains stolen from Vernon storage yard
September 21, 2015 - 3:32 PM

VERNON - RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find the thieves who stole thousands of dollars worth of tire chains from a storage yard on the weekend.
Vernon convenience store clerk shaken, but not hurt, after robbery
September 21, 2015 - 11:19 AM

VERNON - A convenience store employee did the right thing when a man in a ski mask told him to open the cash register early yesterday morning.
Risk of frost in the Okanagan tonight
September 21, 2015 - 9:30 AM

OKANAGAN - If you haven’t already harvested all your tomatoes you should spend some time covering them up today — there’s a risk of frost through much of the Okanagan tonight.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Okanagan researcher creating system to reuse wine industry waste
A group of researchers are trying to create a system where the waste from the beverage industry across the Okanagan can be turned into something more. Okanagan College student Benedikt Braun grew up around vineyards in Germany and now he&rs

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

Watch this North Okanagan apple grow; incredible one minute time lapse