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False alarm forces evacuation of Kelowna courthouse
KELOWNA – RCMP were taking no chances this morning when a suspicious package was found…
Vernon rally draws attention to missing and murdered indigenous women
VERNON – For local woman Meagan Louis, a rally for missing and murdered indigenous women…
Armstrong man’s animal cruelty trial delayed, again
VERNON – Unexpected circumstances have put the brakes on an Armstrong man’s animal cruelty trial…
New deputy sheriff to begin work at Kamloops courthouse
KAMLOOPS – A group of new sheriffs will be assigned to cities across the province,…
North Okanagan woman likely shot to death at close range with a single bullet: pathologist
VICTIM SUFFERED FRACTURED RIB BEFORE SHE DIED VERNON – A North Okanagan woman likely suffered…
Province installs ‘no camping’ signs at Okanagan courthouses
OKANAGAN – The provincial government is making sure everyone knows you can’t camp outside government…
UPDATE: Kamloops Law Courts reopened following bomb threat
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Law Courts have reopened following an evacuation due to a bomb…
Luke Skywalker on trial for Law Week in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – If you want to get a closer look at the judicial community in…
The 14-year-old Vernon boy charged with murder has been released
VERNON - A 14-year-old Greater Vernon boy charged with murder is out of jail — at least for the time being. The teen, whose identity is protected under the Youth Act, was released on bail Sept. 22. Details such as what the bail is set at, and the conditions of his release, were not made...
Vernon arsonist sent to jail for lighting townhouse on fire while roommate slept
VERNON - A Vernon man who flicked a cigarette onto a bedroom mattress while his roommate was asleep in another room admitted the act was ‘effing stupid.’ Brandon Joshua Milligan Boyce, 20, turned himself in the same day of the townhouse fire on July 17, 2014. The blaze resulted in over $137,000 in damages to...
Vernon judge ruffles feathers by refusing to sentence alleged fraudster
"I CAN’T BE THROWING PEOPLE IN JAIL WHO SAY ‘I DIDN’T DO IT’" VERNON - A bit of courthouse drama unfolded at the Vernon Law Courts Monday when a judge refused to sentence an accused fraudster on charges she wouldn’t admit to committing. Desiree Dorothy Pelletier is charged with forgery, theft of $5,000 or under...
Vernon man sentenced on animal cruelty charges will get to keep his dog
VERNON - An unfortunate case of animal cruelty was laid out in Vernon Provincial Court this week, and it wasn’t just sad for the pet. Brian Jacobson, 47, was charged with causing unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal, failing to provide necessities, and causing an animal to be in distress following an SPCA cruelty...
Native court workers protest for equal pay
OKANAGAN - Native court workers are standing up against the government asking for equal pay after being cut out of a deal five years ago that increased the wages of others but not court workers. Jack Kruger, a veteran native court worker and counsellor, has spent the past two days outside the Penticton and Kelowna...
Vernon man expected to plead guilty to luring, child porn charges
VERNON - A Vernon man was scheduled to enter intended guilty pleas Monday in Vernon Supreme Court on various child pornography related charges, but that won’t happen for another few weeks. David Clayton Willerth, born in 1974, faces 25 counts, including luring children under 16 over the computer, making or publishing child pornography and invitation...
Sheriff’s vehicle set on fire near Vernon courthouse
VERNON - A B.C. Sheriffs car is the latest victim in a series of suspected arsons. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says the vehicle was parked on 27 Street near the Vernon Courthouse. The RCMP was alerted to the fire around 10:40 p.m. June 12. “When the police attended they noticed a small fire burning beneath...