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Victims of 2018 Kelowna arson still suffering from random attack
David Yerema suffered burns to his leg and ankle, missed three weeks of work and…
Crown won’t pursue rape charge, says Kelowna woman who successfully sued RCMP for mistreatment
Aden Withers's life was forever changed eight years ago after meeting up with an acquaintance…
Alleged Kelowna hamster torturer returns to court today
The Kelowna man who is accused of torturing three hamsters will be back in court…
Kelowna man with long history of violence against women gets more time behind bars
A 41-year-old Kelowna man who previously spent three months in prison for assaulting his partner…
Judge insists Shuswap teenager who shared intimate video of 16-year-old girlfriend deserves a criminal record
A Shuswap teenager who shared an intimate video of his 16-year-old girlfriend on Snapchat will…
B.C. soccer player uses famous NHL violent incidents as defence for punching rival player
A B.C. defence lawyer has used several high profile hockey fights and violent incidents in…
Lake Country man charged with gun possession off the hook after RCMP procedural errors
A Kelowna man who was set to go to trial for charges related to a…
Vernon fentanyl trafficker once given light sentence for rehab, back behind bars
A Vernon fentanyl dealer who was previously given a lighter jail sentence so he could…
Woman charged in North Okanagan murder
A 59-year-old woman has been charged with the first degree murder of what appears to…
Bizarre Lake Country arson lands man in jail for 511 days
A Lake Country man who went on a 2018 crime spree that included lighting a…
Murder trial set to begin for Salmon Arm man charged with shooting church elder
The trial for the Salmon Arm man charged with murder after a fatal shooting during…
Lake Country man who drunkenly set fire to stranger’s home in 2018, now sober
A Lake Country man who went on a 2018 crime spree that included lighting a…
Jail time for two brothers guilty of violent Salmon Arm home invasion
Two brothers who committed a violent Salmon Arm home invasion — in which they tied…
No jail time for Vernon physiotherapist ‘fails to grasp’ harm of sexual assault: law prof
A sentence of house arrest recently given to a Vernon physiotherapist guilty of sexually assaulting…
Vernon man charged with murder unfit to stand trial
The man accused of the murder of a 50-year-old Vernon man found dead in July…
Judge convicts 14-year-old girl of assault with a weapon — hot ramen noodles
A provincial court judge has ruled a cup of hot ramen noodles can be classified…
Jail ‘only option’ for Shuswap Band member, freeman-on-the-land who ignored court order, used hot tub
A Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band member who is referred to in court documents as…
Vernon fentanyl dealer’s addiction and ‘chaotic upbringing’ fueled offences: lawyer
A Vernon man who jumped several fences while running from police and got tasered twice…
North Okanagan man convicted of driving quad into sex worker gets sentencing date
A sentencing date has been set for a North Okanagan man found guilty of deliberately…
Despite COVID-19 pandemic crime in Vernon still up in March
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic crime in Vernon still increased in March. Recently released statistics from…
Lower Mainland man sentenced to prison for Vernon identify theft crime spree
A Lower Mainland man who fraudulently bought a Jeep with a $50,000 car loan he…
While awaiting trial for his wife’s murder, former Vernon man said he was discriminated against
A Vernon man who helped his wife’s killer evade arrest for 33 years unsuccessfully filed…
Shuswap Band member and ‘freeman on the land’ defies court order, uses hot tub
A Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band member barred by a court order from various facilities…
Man charged with attempted murder of three North Okanagan RCMP officers also charged in Merritt armed robbery
A man charged with attempting to kill three RCMP officers after shooting at them in…