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UPDATE: Accused in ‘horrendous’ Kamloops break-in sentenced to one year in jail
'IT'S UNFORTUNATE THE POLICE DID THE ABSOLUTE BARE MINIMUM.' KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man will…
Kamloops man pleads guilty to defrauding nearly $10,000 from EI
'IT'S JUST SO EASY TO DO.' KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man will have to pay…
Kamloops judge overturns previous bail decision for drug dealer
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops Supreme Court judge is giving a low level Vancouver drug dealer…
Tax evading Kamloops businessman could get jail time
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops businessman who allegedly fled to Asia for years after being charged…
Trial begins for Vernon foster father accused of sexual abuse
CONTENT WARNING VERNON – A Vernon man has pleaded not guilty to a number of…
Kamloops bait car ransacker avoids jail time
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man who blames his opioid addiction for his criminal behaviour won't…
Vernon defence lawyer calls for more treatment beds, mental health services for offenders
VERNON – A Vernon defence lawyer who’s helped a great number of addicts and mentally…
Armstrong man gets four years jail for ten years of constant sexual abuse
"ABHORRENT ACTS PERFORMED OVER AND OVER AGAIN" KELOWNA – An Armstrong man who molested two…
Charge dropped against 15-year-old Vernon boy accused of murder
VERNON – Only one of three people originally accused in a Vernon murder case is…
Kamloops fentanyl dealer to spend more than two years behind bars
KAMLOOPS – A man who pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine and fentanyl will be spending…
UPDATE: Ashcroft man found guilty of second degree murder of uncle
KAMLOOPS – An Ashcroft man will be sentenced to life in prison for the murder…
Polson Park murder suspects back in Vernon court
VERNON – Three people, including a young boy, charged in connection with an alleged murder…
Kamloops woman accused of robbery with a fake gun advances to trial
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops woman charged with attacking an elderly man during an armed robbery…
Firearms charge laid against Vernon teen
VERNON – A Vernon boy suspected of involvement in a recent escalation of violence in…
Man found not guilty after police chase ending in Merritt
KAMLOOPS – A man charged after a lengthy police chase involving a truck, boat and…
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…
Vernon man found guilty of role in cross-border drug smuggling operation
VERNON – A Vernon man has been found guilty for his part in a drug…
Salmon Arm judge sends message about firearm crimes with sentence of RCMP jail guard
SALMON ARM – A provincial court judge has made an example of a jail guard…
Judge orders North Okanagan speedway to keep it down, pay damages to seniors housing developer
SPALLUMCHEEN – The owners of a North Okanagan racetrack have been ordered to pay more…
UPDATE: Kamloops Law Courts reopened following bomb threat
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Law Courts have reopened following an evacuation due to a bomb…
Vernon man ordered to pay back $70,000 for phoney cheque scam
VERNON – A man who defrauded banks, businesses and even friends of tens of thousands…
10 weekends in jail for Kelowna drunk driver who hit woman and kept on going
KELOWNA – A 72-year-old Kelowna man will spend the next 10 weekends in jail for…
Taser failed to subdue mentally ill man before he jumped three storeys to death
KAMLOOPS – The officer in charge of a tense scene involving a psychiatric patient who…
Date set for murder trial into North Okanagan teacher’s death
VERNON – A North Okanagan man accused of murdering a local school teacher will stand…