Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The West Kelowna RCMP said goodbye to the final Crown Vic still being used as a cop car in the Okanagan. Officially known as the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, the four-door sedan was manufac...

All residents displaced by the McDougall Creek wildfire can finally return to their properties. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre (COEOC) rescinded the remaining evacuation order and en...

A 20-year strategy is being rolled out to improve transportation in the Central Okanagan, but a second crossing of Okanagan Lake is not included. The Central Okanagan Integrated Transportation Strateg...

An upward trend in flu and COVID-19 cases in British Columbia has prompted a renewed requirement to wear masks in all health-care facilities. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the masks ...

With the Glen Lake wildfire now being held, all of the remaining evacuation alerts have been lifted and the local state of emergency for the Regional District of Central Okanagan has ended. The fire, ...

As of today (Sept. 28), campfires are once again allowed in the most areas of the Central Okanagan. The Regional District of Central Okanagan has lifted the ban that had been in place since June 7. &#...

Kelowna RCMP is seeking information on the theft of a large bear statue. Mounties sau the six-foot tall wooden bear statue was reported stolen from a restaurant in the 1700 block of Pier Mac Way on th...

Kelowna RCMP are searching for a stolen antique truck. Mounties say the owner reported the classic truck was stolen from a secured and fenced parking lot in the 1300 block of St. Paul Street sometime ...

The suspect in a Vernon murder case has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge. Paige Courteney Howse pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the case of the death of Kelowna’s Alishia Lemp in Vernon Sup...

The B.C. Wildfire Service will be lifting its campfire ban for the Kamloops Fire Centre. The provincial firefighting service stated the cooler wetter weather has improved conditions, allowing for the ...