Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Police say they caught a mother trying to cover up for her son after a two-vehicle crash in Salmon Arm. RCMP received a report from a man on the night of Jan. 31 that a blue Jeep Compass had just stru...

Organizations using recycled rubber for projects have an opportunity to access some financial support. Tire Stewardship B.C., a non-profit group that collects and recycles scrap tires, has opened appl...

UPDATE: RCMP said they were cleared from the incident on Wednesday evening with no other details. Original story RCMP are advising of a police incident by the rail trail in Kelowna which is expected t...

Two local societies are spearheading an effort to find a route to connect the rail trails in the Shuswap and Okanagan, Vernon’s Ribbons of Green and the Armstrong Spallumcheen Trails societies a...

The BC United Party is calling for the B.C. government to take immediate steps to help the province’s hard-hit wine industry. Leader Kevin Falcon said in addition to the recent cold weather that...

Police in the Central Okanagan have arrested a man in connection with a series of suspicious fires. Summerland RCMP say 49-year-old Gerrid Perret of Penticton has been arrested following an investigat...

It’s good news for anyone trying to sell a home in the Okanagan. Residential real estate activity saw an uptick in January after a subdued December. The Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) sa...

First it was Rob Gronkowski…and now John McEnroe. Those are two of the famous athletes Vernon’s Elena Gaskell has — or will — share the stage with as part of a fundraising even...

B.C.’s police oversight body has launched an investigation into an incident in Kelowna where one man died. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C.(IIO) reported the Kelowna RCMP stated an ...

Motorists using Highway 97 between Kelowna and Penticton should be prepared for more delays at the former slide site north of Summerland. The road contractor, AIM Roads, has announced there will be 15...