Hwy-97 News Reports

Vernon City Council wants to continue to push the Ministry of Transportation for safety improvements in the city months after a young Vernon resident died while crossing Highway 97. Read More

A two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 in Charlie Lake has sent two people to the hospital. According to Staff Seargent Scott Watson of the Fort St. John RCMP, the collision was reported at 8:20 a.m. Read More

Highway 97 has been reopened in both directions following a vehicle collision Sunday evening that tempraily closed the highway. The closure was at Sutton Road, four kilometres southeast of Williams ... Read More

DriveBC is warning of limited visibility with fog on Highway 97 between Kaleden and Osoyoos on Saturday, Nov. 23. An update at 3:40 p.m. reads that drivers can expect the conditions for 51.4 ... Read More

On June 21, 36 people were injured when a school bus carrying students from 100 Mile House went down an embankment off Highway 97 near Lac Le Hache. Read More

No one will be charged and multiple people are still recovering from a school bus crash that occurred near 100 Mile House on Highway 97 back in June. One Friday the BC Highway Patrol released the r ... Read More

Police in British Columbia say a June school bus crash followed by the death of a pedestrian was a "tragic accident" triggered when the 60-year-old bus driver suffered a medical event. Read More

Highway 97 is also back open in Siskiyou County this evening ... is closed at milepost 11 in Ashland because of extreme winter weather conditions in Northern California. California's transportation ... Read More

A multi-vehicle car accident in Taylor has closed a section of Highway 97 as emergency services continue to tend to the scene. Read More

A multi-vehicle car accident in Taylor has closed a section of Highway 97 as emergency services continue to tend to the scene. Read More

Thick black smoke and large flames were visible off of Highway 97 during the afternoon commute today, Nov. 18. At Hereron and Bulman roads in Kelowna, fire crews were called to a vehicle fire around 4 ... Read More

Parts of North Dakota, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Washington, and California are all included in the string ... in a briefing affecting Siskiyou County (including Interstate 5 and Highway 97 near Weed), ... Read More

Highway 97C has shut down due to a vehicle incident between Junction Hwy 97 and Aspen Grove, which sits 22 km east of Merritt and over 80 km to Peachland. An assessment is in progress and travellers ... Read More

The bulletin says parts of the Sea-to-Sky region could see 10 to 15 centimetres ... Areas further west, along the Highway 97 corridor, will see lower levels of snow accumulation, Environment ... Read More

The bulletin says parts of the Sea to Sky region could see 10 to 15 centimetres ... Areas further west, along the Highway 97 corridor, will see lower levels of snow accumulation, the weather ... Read More

Kelowna RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating a stolen truck taken from a business along Highway 97. The black 2017 Ford F350 was stolen from the 2700 block of Highway 97 near Enterprise ... Read More

The adult female driver of a Hyundai Santa Fe rear-ended a Ford pickup truck and utility trailer on Highway 97 north of the Walnut Hill Community Center. The northbound pickup driver was reportedly ... Read More

Highway 97 has been partially closed on North Taylor Hill due to a vehicle accident that occurred around 12 p.m. on November 12th. Read More

Highway 97 at Princeton Avenue in Peachland has been reopened to traffic in both directions. Motorists should expect slow-moving traffic until the backlog of vehicles clears. Motorists traveling south ... Read More