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Story summary
- Vernon North Okanagan RCMP arrested Mariah Banning Baer of West Kelowna on arson charges.
- Investigators said the Aug. 4, 2026 grass fires on Commonage Road and Carlson Park were intentionally set.
- Baer faces arson charges for inhabited property, possession of incendiary material, face-disguise and probation breach.
- She was remanded in custody pending a bail hearing after Sgt. David Evans praised investigators’ work.
