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Pet supply shop owner in Salmon Arm won’t have a record for sexual assault
SALMON ARM – A Salmon Arm pet supply shop owner whose staff are all women…
Witnesses describe hearing gunshots on day of Polson Park shootout
VERNON – The manager of the Green Valley Hotel was at home with his wife…
Impaired driving guilty plea expected from Vernon woman in 2014 fatal crash
VERNON – A woman accused of impaired driving causing death is expected to plead guilty…
Murder trial adjourned for accused in Shuswap drive-by shooting
KAMLOOPS – The jury trial for a man charged with second degree murder in the…
North Okanagan man sent to prison for violent convenience store robbery
LUMBY – A North Okanagan man who robbed a convenience store and traumatized the lone…
Homeless former lawyer asks for ‘motel arrest’ after latest drug charge
"HOMELESSNESS AND ADDICTION OFTEN GO HAND IN HAND." KELOWNA – A former Alberta lawyer with…
How an Oliver man had his sexual assault conviction against a young boy tossed out
OLIVER – An Oliver man who was accused of lying about his sexual orientation under…
Joy ride on stolen motorcycle ends with a jail term for North Okanagan man
VERNON – A career criminal who duped a man into letting him test drive his…
Kelowna man who caused fatal 2012 accident in West Kelowna sentenced for more driving violations
KELOWNA – “I think you’re a fairly bad driver.” That’s what a judge told a…
Appeal granted for Salmon Arm dad who spanked daughter for sexting
SALMON ARM – A man convicted of assault with a weapon for spanking his teenage…
Charges laid in connection to North Shore shooting
KAMLOOPS – Charges have been laid in connection with an early morning shooting on the…
Man who set Shuswap home ablaze had mental health, addictions issues
SALMON ARM – When a police officer tried to pull him from a burning home…
No conviction for Kamloops man who assaulted sister
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man who mixed pain medication and an antidepressant drug with alcohol…
No jail time for Kamloops man who suffered ‘mental breakdown’ and fired shots in trailer park
KAMLOOPS – Ezra Adair had been drinking heavily the night of Aug. 20 when he…
No jail time for man who intentionally crashed into car in Kamloops road rage incident
KAMLOOPS – A man who intentionally crashed into another vehicle at a busy Kamloops intersection…
Two years after suspicious Vernon fire, restaurant owners take heat in civil lawsuit
VERNON – No criminal charges were laid after a suspicious fire at New Delhi Indian…
Gun, drugs and a score sheet found in fire-gutted Vernon townhouse
VERNON – There was more going on at a Vernon condo than just arson. One…
Duo convicted of assaulting Kamloops cop on rural road given house arrest
KAMLOOPS – Two Interior men won't be able to leave their homes for months after…
Lawsuit over North Okanagan horse racing facility finally going to trial
VERNON – A longstanding dispute between the Okanagan Equestrian Society, the city and the regional…
‘I should have walked away:’ Salmon Arm man apologizes to family of his murder victim
KAMLOOPS – It was an emotional day in court for the family of Salmon Arm…
Kamloops judge encourages man with schizophrenia to take care of his mental health
KAMLOOPS – From flashing a pellet gun and demanding money, to assaulting his partner, a…
Appeal denied for Kelowna Hells Angels who brought 200kg of cocaine into Canada
KELOWNA – An application to dismiss charges has been denied for two Hells Angels from…
‘I don’t make any excuses:’ Former Kamloops Mountie before sentencing on drug charge
KAMLOOPS – The former Kamloops mountie who pleaded guilty to one count of possessing cocaine…
Kamloops man could spend the rest of his life behind bars for violent, alcohol-infused past
KAMLOOPS – Virtually every romantic partner Michael Tom has ever had has fallen victim to…