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Prospective Kelowna homebuyers backed out of deal, ordered to pay over $300K
It was too late to back out when prospective homebuyers in Kelowna were refused a…

BC man who texted himself nude photos from mutual friend’s phone on the hook for $5K
A BC man, who found nude photos on a mutual friend's phone and then texted…
‘Merchants of death’: Lengthy sentence for Vernon fentanyl dealer
Vernon resident Cody Carl Charles Wellington was on bail and supposed to be living in…

16-year-old Vernon girl avoids detention after ‘cowardly’ assault
CONTENT ADVISORY A 16-year-old Vernon girl who committed a "cowardly and violent assault" on a…

$19,000 fine and house arrest for Lake Country man who defrauded EI
A Lake Country man who claimed $19,000 in employment insurance payments when he was already…

North Okanagan mom who urged son to fight teen guilty of assault
CONTENT ADVISORY An Enderby mom who encouraged her teenage son to fight another boy over…

Crown loses appeal to have Kelowna firefighter put behind bars
Crown prosecutors have failed in their attempt to get jail time for a former Kelowna…
No jail for violent attack; judge cites Indigenous Vernon man’s past
An Indigenous Vernon man with more than two dozen prior convictions won't do jail time…

BC man awarded $5,000 after intimate video posted online
A BC man, who had a video of him having sex posted online, has been…

‘Callous and cowardly’: Ashley Simpson’s murderer gets life in prison
CONTENT ADVISORY On April 27, 2016, Derek Lee Matthew Favell strangled Ashley Simpson for 10 minutes. When…

Vernon doctor guilty of sexual assault opts to go to jail early
CONTENT ADVISORY Vernon doctor Peter Inkpen tried to kiss a patient he'd taken out to…

‘Exceptional case’: No jail for Shuswap man who raped 14-year-old girl
A 22-year-old Shuswap man with the mental age of a child will not go to…

Crown appealing community service sentence for Kelowna fire captain guilty of voyeurism
Crown prosecutors are appealing the sentence for a Kelowna fire captain who was given 40…
‘Near murder’: Judge sentences Vernon woman who killed friend with wine bottle
Paige Howse killed her one-time friend Alishia Lemp by hitting her with a 1.5-litre wine…
More jail for Vernon drug dealer busted while on bail for drug dealing
A Vernon drug dealer who was caught selling drugs while on bail for drug trafficking…