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Arson
Alleged Vernon arsonist ordered to stand trial on rash of fires from 2014
VERNON – A former school teacher in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District has been ordered…
Kamloops man gets two years jail for arson, extortion charges
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man has been handed a two-year jail sentence for a bizarre…
Almost back to business as usual for Budget Rental Car after suspicious fire
KAMLOOPS – More than one month after a suspected arson at a rental car business…
Police suspect arson in West Kelowna house fire
WEST KELOWNA – Arson may be behind a suspicious house fire that started late last…
No charges in alleged Enderby arson case
NORTH OKANAGAN – Possible charges against a 72-year-old man accused of arson have gone up…
Kamloops man pleads guilty to setting neighbour’s make-shift shelter on fire
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man has pleaded guilty to a charge of arson after a…
Man pleads guilty in relation to 2015 explosion at Vernon apartment
VERNON – A man accused of causing an explosion in a Vernon apartment building has…
Toddler swing set on fire in apparent Lake Country arson
LAKE COUNTRY – Yesterday someone intentionally set a toddler swing on fire in a local…
Dodge Ram goes up in flames, West Kelowna police looking for answers
WEST KELOWNA – Police are looking for help from the public as they investigate a…
Elderly man arrested in Enderby after suspected arson
ENDERBY – A 72-year-old man has been arrested in Enderby, after a suspected arson this…
Alleged Vernon arsonist to stand trial on child porn charges next year
VERNON – A former school teacher in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District will stand trial…
Vernon man facing arson charges still has teachers certificate
ALSO CHARGED WITH CHILD PORN; SUSPENDED IN AUGUST PENDING HEARING VERNON – A Vernon man…
Vernon man charged with 15 new counts of arson including Kin Race Track fire
ALREADY CHARGED WITH FOUR ARSONS, CHILD PORN VERNON – Two years after a rash of…
Police investigating suspicious fires in the North Okanagan
VERNON – Police are investigating a rash of recent fires in the Vernon area. Over…
Troubled Cawston woman gets probation for setting fire to her own residence
PENTICTON – A Cawston woman was sentenced to three years probation for arson so she…
Charges recommended against Enderby youth for fire at high school
ENDERBY – Police are recommending charges of arson and mischief against an Enderby youth who…
Extortion, arson charges for man who trapped three Kamloops United Way employees
KAMLOOPS – A man is facing 11 charges after lighting fires in downtown Kamloops, demanding…
UPDATE: Vernon man charged with arsons submitted photos to news outlets
HOME UNDER POLICE GUARD VERNON – Police have arrested and laid a series of arson…
Police investigating after someone douses Kamloops duplex in gasoline, starts fire
KAMLOOPS – Mounties are investigating a house fire as suspicious after it appears gasoline was…
Suspicious fires in Vernon now at 77 in past two years
VERNON – If you paid attention to the news during the past couple of years,…
Vernon man sentenced for setting fire outside pet shop had history of arson
LIGHTING FIRES MADE HIM FEEL BETTER VERNON – In sentencing a Vernon man to three…
Fire at North Okanagan high school believed to be arson
ENDERBY – A fire inside a North Okanagan high school is being investigated as an…
Lawyers reviewing psychiatric report to determine sentence for Kamloops arsonist who killed house guest
KAMLOOPS – The psychiatric report is in for a local man convicted of arson and…
Convicted arsonist awaiting sentence expected to plead guilty in unrelated assault case
KAMLOOPS – A man convicted of arson and manslaughter is facing additional charges in an…