Vernon
Coverage of Vernon in the Nexus archive.
- Wildfire destroys about 230 homes in western Canadian Indigenous community, officials say
A wildfire destroyed about 230 homes in the Okanagan Indian Band near Vernon, British Columbia, driven by high winds. The Bradley Creek fire, which erupted late Friday, forced rapid evacuations and is among Canada’s most destructive fires in recent years, alongside the 2024 Jasper blaze and 2023 McDougall Creek wildfire. Over 8,000 people were evacuated across British Columbia as 120 wildfires burned, with 50 out of control.
- A slate of LA City Council plans could bring more environmental justice power to Boyle Heights
LA City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado introduced seven motions to address environmental justice issues in Boyle Heights following the Lineage warehouse fire. The proposals focus on immediate relief, corporate accountability, and long-term community oversight, with Boyle Heights residents citing ongoing health and quality of life impacts from industrial facilities and historical environmental injustices in the area.
- Massive fire erupts at commercial building in Vernon, forcing firefighters into defensive mode
A three-alarm fire erupted at a commercial building in Vernon, forcing firefighters into defensive mode as flames continued burning over an hour after the blaze began.
- Crews battle commercial building fire in Vernon
Crews battled a fire at a commercial building in Vernon Thursday afternoon. The fire occurred on the 4600 block of Hampton Street, near the site of a massive Boyle Heights warehouse fire in June. Los Angeles County Fire Department responded around 3:14 p.m.
- Warehouse fire breaks out near site of Boyle Heights disaster
A second-alarm fire destroyed a commercial building in Vernon. The fire occurred near the site of the Boyle Heights disaster.
- Community colleges beat student outcome predictions. Now Texas can’t afford related incentives.
Community colleges in Texas, such as Vernon College in Vernon, have exceeded predicted student outcomes. However, Texas is now unable to afford the related incentives associated with these improved results.
- B.C. retirement community seeking nearly $200K after resident refused to leave during wildfire
A Vernon, B.C., retirement community is seeking over $197,400 from a resident who refused to leave during a 2021 wildfire. The funds are intended for recovery costs related to the wildfire event.
- Spent fuel is the nuclear elephant in the room
The article discusses the unresolved issue of spent fuel from the decommissioned Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, which remains stored along the Connecticut River in Vernon. Howard Dean criticizes nuclear power advocates for ignoring the risk of high-level nuclear waste rupturing and contaminating towns in Vermont and Connecticut.
- Watch: Officers chase stolen pickup from Fontana into Los Angeles
Officers chased a stolen pickup driver from Fontana into Los Angeles through freeways and streets. The driver, wanted in a possible carjacking, gestured out the vehicle's window and exited the freeway into southern LA County communities.
- $4 million in cargo stolen from 8 companies recovered in L.A. County
Los Angeles County authorities seized $4 million in stolen cargo from eight companies. The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department's Major Crimes Bureau Cargo Criminal Apprehension Team executed a search warrant in Vernon as part of a cargo theft investigation.
- Tucker Carlson nicotine pouches among $4 million in stolen cargo recovered in Vernon
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department recovered approximately $4 million in stolen cargo, including nicotine pouches from Tucker Carlson's company, in Vernon. The discovery involved law enforcement uncovering illicit goods linked to a conservative media personality.