Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Mounties in the Okanagan are warning about investment scams after victims have reportedly been defrauded of significant amounts of money recently. Kelowna RCMP say the suspect or suspects in these cas...

Two experts have made 28 recommendations to deal with repeat offenders and unprovoked stranger attacks in B.C., but there are few short-term solutions. The report, prepared by Dr. Amanda Butler and Do...

RCMP detachments throughout the Okanagan assisted with seizures of illicit goods linked to gang activity this summer. Through July, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CF...

Local police are investigating an incident that resulted in a man suffering significant burn injuries. Shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP responded to the 2800 block of...

An attempted traffic stop of a motorbike in West Kelowna eventually resulted in the bike being impounded for seven days. A West Kelowna RCMP officer was patrolling Shannon Lake Road and Tallus Ridge R...

Two drivers allegedly caught street racing in Kelowna have been fined and had their vehicles taken away. Police said an officer was on patrol Saturday, Sept. 17 around 5:15 p.m. when they saw two vehi...

It’s been 17 years since Lake Country has had a new mayor, but the new person didn’t even have to run in an election. Blair Ireland, who has been a councillor for two terms, was acclaimed ...

An Amber Alert has been cancelled for the child who authorities say was taken from BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver on Monday. A statement from Vancouver police says the three-year-old and hi...

UPDATE: 6:20 a.m. The Amber Alert has been cancelled for the child taken from BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver on Monday. The BC Amber Alert system issued the cancellation just after 6 a.m., ...

The 22nd annual Cops for Kids Ride has come to an end after a successful ten-day cycling fundraising and awareness journey. Participants, made-up of RCMP members and emergency responder personnel, dep...