Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

An investigation has been launched after a dead woman was discovered in Enderby. North Okanagan Rural RCMP responded to a tip of a deceased person in a residence in the city on Sunday, Sept. 25. Offic...

Gasoline is getting close to two-dollars-a-litre again in Vernon. GasBuddy.com reports several Vernon stations have boosted their prices by 20 cents a litre, to 199.9 cents for regular unleaded. At la...

Proactive patrols paid-off for Mounties in Kelowna. Community Safety Unit (CSU) officers were conducting crime reduction patrols in the area of St. Paul Street and Cawston Avenue in the city’s d...

After months of talks within its membership, the BC Liberal Party announced a potential name change. In a news release issued Tuesday (Sept. 27), the BC Liberals announced its members will decide by y...

Police say an unprovoked attack on several family members in Kelowna is another example of why more supports are needed for people with mental health and addictions issues. On Monday, Sept. 26, at 2:4...

Rebecca Barton picked an interesting time to embark on what was expected to be relaxing, sight-seeing trip visiting relatives in Atlantic Canada. The Vernon resident - and 107.5 Beach Radio morning co...

The start of open burning in the Central Okanagan is being delayed. The Regional District of Central Okanagan said local fire chiefs have agreed to hold off issuing any outdoor burning permits due to ...

The BC Hockey League has released a document outlining various ways to improve junior hockey in Canada, called: Modernizing Junior Hockey in Canada. It has been sent to Hockey Canada, BC Hockey and th...

Police in Lake Country and Kelowna are searching for a male suspect in an investigation relating to theft of a motor vehicle and fraud. The RCMP say a 2008 white Subaru was stolen from a residence in ...

A driver was arrested after allegedly running over a person near a homeless camp on the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Police responded to a 911 call just after midnight on Sunday, Sept. 25 near Bail...