Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Police are seeking information on a missing senior as the search for the man continues. RCMP said Allan Allan Francescutti, a 79-year-old Kelowna man, went missing on April 16. Police said Francescutt...

One person was taken to hospital after an overnight mobile home fire in Kelowna. Firefighters responded to a structure fire in the 1800 block of Watson Road around 1:30 a.m. Friday, and found a mobile...

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP is asking the public to help find a missing Enderby resident. Thomas Hart, 65, left his residence on Enderby-Grindrod Road around noon on Thursday, May 2, and has not be...

Large fires won’t be permitted for the next several months. Effective at noon today (Friday, May 3), Category 3 open burnings will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre, including in...

The B.C. government is taking steps to open more housing opportunities. Premier David Eby said secondary suites can be viable housing options for people, but there are financial barriers to homeowners...

Vernon and the Okanagan saw precipitation levels that were well below average last month. Brian Proctor, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, told Vernon Matters April was an &#...

UPDATE 3 p.m. Police remind the public to check the conditions of their vehicles following the car fire on Highway 97 Thursday. Lake Country RCMP said in a release that there was no indication of the ...

RCMP say they believe a Kamloops man who went missing last month was the victim of a homicide. In a news release issued Wednesday (May 1), Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said a man’s body was discovered ne...

A West Kelowna Warrior has earned some praise from the BCHL. Isaiah Norlin has been named the league’s top defenceman and winner of the Campbell Blair Trophy. Norlin led all BCHL defencemen with...

British Columbians are being advised to stay safe behind the wheel by not going too fast. The Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC) and police throughout the province have launched a new campaign to en...