Vernon

Hesitating driver causes crash

Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Three men are a little banged up, but not seriously injured following a motor vehicle accident that took place around 3:30 p.m. in Coldstream on Friday. The men were occupants of a white Chevy Silverado pickup truck headed Southbound across the Aberdeen Road...

Bullets, beer cans litter crash site

​ Update 10 a.m. Friday - Vernon police have confirmed the arrest of a suspect in a single motor vehicle accident that occurred on Thursday evening. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says police were called to a single vehicle roll over at around 7 p.m. at 43 Street and 24...

Icy water may have been deadly for men

Photo: Melissa Ligertwood - Castanet It is believed two men who died on Kal Lake this week launched their boat from the Kekuli Bay boat launch The rough, stormy waters of Kalamalka Lake may have been the reason two Vernon men were forced into the water earlier this week, but the...

Kal Lake victims identified

Photo: Melissa Ligertwood - Castanet  The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identities of two Vernon men who died on Kal Lake earlier this week. The deceased have been identified as Fredrick Basil Marshall, 50, and Albert James Castanelli, 47. According to the coroner, the...

Bodies pulled from Kal Lake

Photo: Melissa Ligertwood - Castanet Update 1:45 p.m. - The Vernon/North Okanagan RCMP working with Vernon Search and Rescue recovered two men and an overturned car top boat from Kalamalka Lake this morning. The early information the police have learned is, the two men in their 50's...

Cussing and spitting his way to jail

Photo: Contributed - Google Street View A 20-year-old Vernon man was forced to cool his heels - and his mouth - behind bars after going on a mini crime spree over the weekend. Police say the man was seen jumping on a car and yelling in the 3900 block of 25 Street...

Cycling across Canada for a cause

Photo: Contributed - Facebook Anja Reitdorf is cycling across Canada in support of the Sunshine Foundation Anja Reitdorf is anything but ordinary. While most of us are satisfied with the goings-on of daily life, whether that be career, kids, sports, recreation,...

4th annual YAA Festival

    Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Watching bands in Polson Park. Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Local students watch the skate competition. Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Courtney Sim (L) with friend Tina...

Chitty-Maverick bang bang grounded

Photo: CTV Last Friday's crash of a flying car in Vernon has prompted the manufacturer of the prototype to ground the fleet until further notice. Bill Yearwood with the Transportation Safety Board says the manufacturer of the Maverick LSA flying car...

Coldstream house fire

  Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Stubborn house fire in Coldstream Coldstream and Lavington volunteer fire departments responded to a call of a house fire on Briar Drive in Coldstream just before noon on Wednesday. On arrival, fire fighters observed heavy...

Tuesday collision disrupts traffic

    Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Photo: Melissa Ligertwood 1 2   A car accident on 28 Avenue and 30 Street disrupted downtown Vernon on Tuesday evening. Just outside the Journey Inn, witnesses...

Enjoying Vernon beaches

Photo: Adam Proskiw Mason and Cameron on the beach at Paddlewheel Park in Vernon. Local area beaches and lake accesses have many amenities and hours of fun to offer. Here is what you need to know: Alcohol, dogs and fires are not allowed on...

Bus stop purse snatch

At 8:30 p.m. on May 12, a 64-year-old woman waiting for a ride at the Greyhound Bus depot in Vernon had her purse snatched from her hands by an unknown male.  Photo: Contributed - Google Streetview The suspect is described as a white male, approximately...

Townhouse fire destroys kitchen

  Photo: Contributed - Vernon Fire Department A fire broke out early this morning at a Vernon townhouse, completely destroying the kitchen and causing smoke damage to the unit next door. The incident happened at 4900 Heritage Drive around 3:00 a.m. when crews...

Flying car crashes near school

  Photo: CTV Photo: Contributed Vernon's Flying car 'Maverick' 4:30 update: Flying car owner says he's OK and he's not giving up on The Maverick. Ray Siebring told Castanet about Friday morning's...

Sword wielder beaten with skateboard

Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Struggle on the street It looked like a scene right out of the movies - played out in the streets of downtown Vernon Tuesday night. Photo: Contributed - Google Street View Several RCMP were dispatched to the area...

Target opens its doors in the Okanagan

  Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Open for business in Vernon. Several eager shoppers were on hand as Target opened its doors in Vernon Tuesday morning. The opening is one of 22 in Western Canada - today. The soft openings include stores in British...

Geese whisperers

  Photo: Contributed City of Vernon Bylaw Officers Russ Lutsenko and Lee Elliott (pictured above) had an opportunity to be Geese Whisperers last week when mom and dad along with their newly hatched chicks were discovered on 30th Avenue in the downtown core. The...

These winners beat crime

Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Ryan and David Chambers of DCT Chambers Trucking North Okanagan Shuswap Crime Stoppers Society was honoured with three awards over the weekend at the 2013 BC Crime Stoppers Provincial Conference in Vancouver. Vernon RCMP’s very...

School target of Molotov cocktail

  Photo: Melissa Ligertwood On May 3 at 9 a.m., the Vernon RCMP responded to a call of what appeared to be an attempted arson at Silverstar Elementary school. It appears a Molotov cocktail was thrown against the building, and there was a small burn as a result....