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BC nurse swipes narcotics and falsifies records, again
A BC nurse with a history of swiping narcotics from work has again been caught…
Sexting Kelowna Mountie paid more than $500,000 while suspended
A Kelowna Mountie who was charged with obstructing justice after he requested the victim in…
Big jump for Central Okanagan real estate listings, but sales still way down
Real estate sales in the Central Okanagan have started to pick up with the September…
Well-known Vernon business owner remembered
A week before well-known Vernon business owner Lynella Henke succumbed to cancer she was awarded…
‘Deeply disturbing’: Judge says Vernon man’s online kidnap, torture writings have real-world consequences
Acting on a tip from a member of the public, police organized a sting operation…
North Okanagan man sent to prison for revenge porn uploads
At one point after their relationship was over North Okanagan resident Ansen George Hannah sent…
Keremeos man who attacked city hall staff with sledgehammer on day release
A BC man who was found not criminally responsible after he smashed up Keremeos village…
BC nurse swiped narcotics from work, then worked while high
A BC nurse with a history of swiping narcotics from work has been suspended for…
Kelowna daycare on the hook $10,000 for underpaying staffer
A Kelowna daycare is on the hook for $10,000 after it short-changed a former staff…
Peachland strata loses legal battle over geothermal costs
A BC Tribunal has ruled that a Peachland strata acted "significantly unfairly" after it charged…
Steep fine for Kelowna pub that sold teen a can of stout
A Kelowna brewpub has been fined $7,000 for serving a 17-year-old a can of stout.…
OKIB staff met with weed police months before raid
A recent bust of unlicensed pot stores on the Okanagan Indian Band's Green Mile appears…
Interior Health fined $274,000 after Penticton hospital staff exposed to illicit drugs
The Interior Health Authority has been fined $274,000 after two workers fell ill after entering…
Government closing Enderby abattoir that fed animal waste to pigs
When health inspectors arrived at Richard Yntema's Enderby farm, they found pigs roaming around in…
Salmon Arm store breaches employee contract, but sues over $4,000 in training costs
A Shuswap hardware store has failed to recoup $4,000 it spent training a staff member…
BC Interior pot shop fined $1,000 for having a sale
Having a sale is a normal thing that stores do if they've got inventory to…
‘Very suspicious’: But no proof South Okanagan man tried to kill relative
Only three people know what exactly took place around a campfire near Oliver in May…
Manager of Summerland’s Kettle Valley Railway charged with fraud
The former manager of a popular Summerland attraction has been charged with fraud and theft.…
BC man who shot up cop shop gets jail sentence halved
A BC man who shot up a northern BC RCMP detachment during his lunch break…
Not checking for IDs, weapons shutters BC karaoke bar
A BC karaoke bar has been ordered to close for 10 days after it failed…
BC builder that ripped off senior sued for $400K from other unhappy clients
In an effort to be able to afford a place to live in the notoriously…
BC NDP incumbent wins Vernon-Lumby riding
BC NDP incumbent Harwinder Sandhu has reclaimed her seat in the legislature for the Vernon-Lumby…
Kamloops realtor fined $40,000 for paperwork missteps
A Kamloops realtor has been fined $40,000 for failing to submit the correct paperwork while…
Osoyoos driver caught with no licence gets reduced sentence so he can drive to work
A BC judge has halved the amount of jail time given to a Southern Okanagan…