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Coroner yet to ID remains
KAMLOOPS - Skeletal remains found southeast of Kamloops this weekend will need to be identified before the RCMP can look into the discovery any further. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says an initial investigation did not turn up anything suspicious at the scene and now the Kamloops Serious Crime Unit and rural RCMP are waiting for the...
New jail cell death inquest scheduled for fall
PENTICTON - A new date is set for a coroner’s inquest of a man who died in a police holding cell nearly two years ago. Steven Joseph Scott, aged 30, died Aug. 10, 2012 while in locked-up custody at the Penticton RCMP detachment. Inquests — a public presentation of evidence related to a death —...
Motorcyclist killed outside of Barriere identified
KAMLOOPS - A motorcyclist who died from a head-on collison last weekend was identified by the B.C. Coroners Service. He was Kurtis James Genier, 34, of Barriere. Genier was travelling southbound on the Yellowhead Highway on May 24 when he tried to pass a tractor-trailer on the two lane highway. He hit an oncoming vehicle....
Osoyoos man killed in motorcycle crash
OSOYOOS - A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Highway 3 about four kms east of Osoyoos Monday evening. The Osoyoos man was the only person on the motorcycle when he veered off the road at around 6:15 p.m. He was ejected and died of injuries received during the crash. The road was bare...
Vernon teen killed in weekend crash identified
VERNON - The boy who died in a crash on Highway 97 near Crystal Waters Road May 4 has been identified. He was Rodney Michael Boring, 14, of Vernon. Boring was the passenger in a Pontiac Sunfire involved in a collision with a full-sized pickup truck at about 3:45 p.m. Sunday. He died at the...