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Kelowna fraudster had multiple IDs, cards, stole $12K
How a 40-year-old West Kelowna woman managed to obtain someone else's working debit card along…
Kelowna teen convicted for swarming 12-year-old, pulling a knife
A Kelowna teenager who with his friends swarmed a 12-year-old boy at Orchard Park Mall…
Falling through the cracks: No plan after Penticton prolific offender leaves jail
At age 18, Penticton resident Terry William Voshall was given $30,000 from the Alberta First…
Enderby farmer lied, fed abattoir waste to hogs for ‘financial gain’
A BC Judge told an Enderby farmer Monday that some jail time might have been…
Vernon Paralympian suing housing charity over $60,000 debt
A decorated Vernon Paralympian with three gold medals under her belt is taking legal action…
Penticton fraudster convinced everyone she had cancer — including her husband
WHILE ON PROBATION FOR FRAUD, SHE FOUND PLENTY OF NEW VICTIMS IN THE OKANAGAN. Scott…
‘Not a toy’: Penticton prolific offender jailed for 3D-printed gun threat
A prolific offender who pointed a 3D-printed gun at a Penticton woman who had retrieved…
Penticton woman charged with fraud in $60,000 meat scam
A Penticton woman who once spent six months in prison, after she lied about having…
Kelowna developer wins fight with city over future road to second Okanagan Lake bridge
An Okanagan developer has won a legal battle against the City of Kelowna paving the…
‘The most unsuccessful criminal:’ 70-year-old Vernon man jailed for bank robbery
CONTENT ADVISORY A 70-year-old Vernon bank robber who described himself as “the most unsuccessful criminal…
Violent Penticton domestic abuser delays inevitable jail time
A 58-year-old Penticton man who has been imprisoned multiple times for domestic violence has managed…
Former manager of Kettle Valley Railway pleads guilty to fraud
The former business manager of the Kettle Valley Steam Railway in Summerland has pleaded guilty…
Kelowna woman loses legal fight after misdiagnosis at Kelowna ER
A Kelowna woman who was misdiagnosed during a visit to the emergency room at Kelowna…
Peachland widow wins legal fights after ICBC refuse to pay
A Peachland widow has won a legal fight with ICBC after the insurer refused to…
Province fails to bar prolific offender from Kelowna welfare office
The BC government has failed to ban a Kelowna man from a welfare office even…
Vernon arborist working without a permit fined $1,000
A Vernon arborist who continued to work without a permit after being warned has pleaded…
Vernon man found not criminally responsible for killing his mother has day release extended
A Vernon man who was found not criminally responsible for killing his mother in 2017…
Former Kelowna man guilty of intimidating justice system gets another break from justice system
A former Kelowna man found guilty of intimidation of the justice system has successfully avoided…
‘PRONE TO SIN’: OKIB elder suing Catholic church for historic abuse
Growing up at the Head of the Lake in the early 1960s, Laurie Wilson remembers…
BC senior asks for $40,000 a month in support from multimillionaire spouse
A BC senior, who wasn't working when she met her multi-millionaire partner 20 years ago,…
‘Deceitful conduct:’ Kelowna couple to pay $500K after duping dollar store buyer
Following a 2011 business trip to BC, Chinese television producer Zi Ye became enamoured with the…
South Okanagan pedophile charged for sexual assault while on bail
In the months and weeks before being sent to prison for 10 years, a South…
Vernon arborist in court for working near creek without permit
A Vernon arborist and a trucking company are being prosecuted in court for carrying out…
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…