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Vernon News
Pilot out of hospital
UPDATE 1:20 P.M. The man who crashed his Cessna 180 float plane northwest of Vernon Monday night has been released from hospital. Transportation Safety Board...
Parachutist hits house
An unidentified man was taken to hospital Monday afternoon after a parachute jump went wrong. The man was apparently scheduled to land at the Vernon airport....
Speeding cars impounded
It was a need for speed kind of weekend in the North Okanagan, as the RCMP impounded six vehicles on Highway 97 near Vernon. Each of the cars pulled off the...
Booze on Vernon sidewalk patios
Sidewalk patios in Vernon can now serve alcohol. The City of Vernon has updated its bylaws to allow liquor service on sidewalk patios following a request from...
Crime and the news
As the Vernon arsonist or arsonists continue to wreak havoc on the North Okanagan, residents are searching for answers and accusations are being made. A common...
MV Okanagan gets hung up
An unmanned tugboat is causing problems on the northern edge of Okanagan Lake. Residents say the MV Okanagan had already broken free of its mooring before it...
Man killed by horned cow
In an bizarre story out of Cherryville, Castanet news has learned that a man lost his life after being struck by a cow. According to the Lumby RCMP and the BC...
Prolific offender
Vernon RCMP have a prolific offender behind bars. David McIntosh, 22, was arrested earlier this week following a lengthy pursuit that resulted in damage to...
Fruit processing plant fire
Update -- July 22, 10 a.m. Fire crews in Vernon were hard at work once again after another suspicious fire broke out overnight. This latest blaze was called in...
Minor injuries in rollover
A visitor from Italy kept emergency crews busy Sunday night after her rental car struck a another vehicle. RCMP Spokesman Gord Molendyk says officers were...
Anonymous cards make day
Vernon RCMP officers have their heads held high and smiles on their faces today after several thank you cards were randomly left on their cruisers. RCMP...
Suspicious fires on hiatus
No one has been arrested and nothing has been solved, but for over two weeks the suspicious fires have stopped. For the first time in months, Vernon has seen a...
Police abuzz over bee theft
North Okanagan RCMP are buzzing over the theft of five beehives in the Coldstream area. RCMP spokesman Gord Molendyk says on Friday July 18, police received a...
Runaway tug boat
A reader has told Castanet the name of the tugboat is the MV Okanagan. It was being restored when it broke away from its mooring. Check back for updates in the...
Arson arrest in Vernon fire
Update July 18 A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged with arson in relation to the fire. It broke out Thursday morning around 7:30 a.m. and was mainly...
Vernon's Mayor will not run
The Mayor of Vernon has decided not to run in the upcoming municipal election. In an announcement made Thursday morning, Mayor Rob Sawatzky says he made the...
Messages for longboard victim
Christopher Mitchell had just graduated high school. The Vernon teen who died tragically Sunday while longboarding in the area of 39th Street and Okanagan...
Race track fire was arson
Fire investigators and the Vernon RCMP have determined that the raging inferno last week at the Kin Race Track fire was an act of arson. “After several...
Who's running in Vernon
BC's Mayors and Councillors still have a few months to decide whether they will throw their hat back in the ring for the fall municipal election. In Vernon,...
Longboarder killed in crash
UPDATE 4:45 P.M. - Neighbours on Okanagan Avenue in Vernon are still in shock after a young man died in front of their homes Sunday night. Several residents...
