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Former B.C. pastor gets house arrest for sexual assault
A former B.C. church pastor has been given three months of house arrest for sexually…
Condo residents sue following deadly fire in Penticton
Former residents of a Penticton apartment building gutted by fire in 2020 have launched a…
Province spends $7M on Vernon court renos but trials still transferred elsewhere
The B.C. government has spent $4.7 million on renovating the Vernon courthouse but is still…
Vernon RCMP officer charged with assault
A Vernon RCMP officer has been charged with assault. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP Const. Ryan…
North Okanagan kennel owner charged with animal cruelty
A North Okanagan kennel owner has been charged with animal cruelty. Coldstream resident Monika McIntosh…
No jail for Vernon man whose crime spree caused $17,000 in damage
A Vernon man that went on a crime spree smashing windows and robbing businesses downtown…
Accused in Scotch Creek murder gets bail
A man accused of a 2021 murder in Scotch Creek was released on bail today.…
Time served for man who fled treatment centre, assaulted Logan Lake resident
A man who fled a court-ordered stay at a treatment centre and fought a Logan…
Kelowna fire captain pleads guilty to filming teen in shower
A Kelowna fire captain has pleaded guilty to filming a 16-year-old girl in the shower.…
Former Merritt councillor acquitted of criminal charges
CONTENT ADVISORY A former Merritt city councillor's criminal charges for uttering threats were dropped after…
Wrongful dismissal suit launched against Penticton’s Ooknakane Friendship Centre
The former Ooknakane Friendship Centre executive director claims the non-profit wrongfully dismissed him and damaged…
Ontario man alleges he was groomed at Vernon cadet camp, then raped
An Ontario man who alleges he was groomed at the Vernon cadet camp before being…
Okanagan senior who raped 6-year-old niece jailed
An Okanagan man who raped his six-year-old niece has will do seven years behind bars.…
Judge tosses mistrial application in case of Clearwater woman who killed her husband
A Clearwater woman convicted of killing her husband had her mistrial application dismissed this week.…
Former WFN employee sues after he was blocked from taking parental leave
A former Westbank First Nation employee has launched a civil suit against the Band after…
Couple takes WestJet to court in Penticton for ‘mental distress’ from cancelled flight
WestJet is being sued for cancelling a flight back to B.C. from Mexico after a…
No jail for B.C. man whose dangerous driving killed pregnant girlfriend
High on drugs and hitting speeds of 150 km/h, Duane Glen Smith lost control of…
Kelowna resident suing City over Knox Mountain development
A Kelowna man is taking legal action against the City over a 218-unit development slated…
Salmon Arm man on bail for child pornography now charged with child luring
A Salmon Arm man currently on bail awaiting trial on child sexual abuse and exploitation…
Legal dispute means Shuswap Lake development still empty 16 years later
More than 15 years after a group of business people got together with the plan…
Vernon drug dealer gets jail for dealing drugs while on bail for drug dealing
A Vernon man who was caught dealing drugs while on bail for dealing drugs was…
TRU whistleblowers start fundraiser to fight defamation suit
Whistleblowers accused of defaming a Thompson Rivers University executive have raised more than $11,000 so…
‘Ready for justice’: Judgement coming for Jessie Simpson civil dispute
A judge is expected to decide later this week if the mother of a Kamloops…
B.C. environmental protester gets house arrest for blocking highway
An IT specialist and middle-aged father of two has been sentenced to 60 days of…