Vernon
Coverage of Vernon in the Nexus archive.
- 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.