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Vernon RCMP are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident. At about 8:55pm last evening officers the Vernon Detachment were called to an accident between an motorcycle and a transport truck in the area Full story

Vernon RCMP investigate an accident between a truck and an motorcycle. Just after 8:30 PM last evening (August 19) officers from the Vernon RCMP were called to a report of a motor vehicle accident between Full story

Job opportunities program supports Okanagan workers. Workers in Kelowna and Vernon are benefiting from more than $240,000 in funding for a trail upgrade and maintenance project, announced Vernon-Monashee Full story

Chase – Search for Man in Shuswap Lake Search underway in Shuswap Lake. On July 29, 2009 at 13:00 hours Chase RCMP responded to a report of a missing swimmer near Copper Island on the Shuswap Lake. A Full story

Fire in grow operation leads to an arrest. RCMP members and fire crews in Enderby responded to a report of a fire in a garage in the 200 block of Old Salmon Arm Rd yesterday at around 9:00am. Shortly after Full story

Small plane goes down into Okanagan Lake. Around 2:20 this afternoon (August 20) Vernon RCMP were called to the North end of Okanagan Lake for a report of a plane having gone down in the water. Officers Full story

Kelowna RCMP officer charged with careless use of a firearm. An RCMP member from Kelowna has been charged with one count of Careless Use of a Firearm after a police involved shooting that occurred in February Full story

Drowning victim recovered. The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team has recovered the body of the drowning victim from the depths of Shuswap Lake. At 9:30 a.m. (July 30) the body of the 26 year old Alberta resident Full story

On 2009-08-21 (Friday) at 23:00 hours an evacuation alert was issued for residents of the Kamloops Shuswap Road East including Warren Road, McNulty Road and resident’s North of these locations. The fire Full story

Million dollars in stolen heavy machinery and other property recovered. On 2009-08-18 the Chase RCMP executed a search warrant on a property in the 2700 block of the Squilax Anglemont Road in Lee Creek, Full story

Armed and barricaded man arrested without incident. On July 30, 2009 at 4 a.m., Chase RCMP responded to a report of a man with a gun on the Adams Lake Indian Reserve. A 53 year old Adams Lake Band member Full story

Police, fire, and Search and Rescue boats scoured the lake until midnight last night searching for a Kelowna man. Earlier in the evening the 41 year old man, and his wife, had left the west shore of Okanagan Full story

British Columbia confirms its first West Nile Virus activity. The presence of West Nile virus has been detected in British Columbia for the first time ever, the province announced today. A mosquito pool Full story

At 3:35 pm on Wednesday August 19, 2009 the Kamloops RCMP received a report of a male who had fallen out of his small boat in the Thompson River just west of Savona, B.C. Investigators have determined Full story

Salvation Army support continues to serve fire evacuees, emergency staff & volunteers, vowing to remain until everyone returns safely home. Now over 10,000 meals have been served. VANCOUVER, Aug. 4 (CNW) Full story

Supportive housing opens in Vernon. The Province has provided $1.2 million to purchase and renovate Belvedere Apartments, 17 units of affordable rental housing for people with mental health issues, announced Full story