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Vernon spent $240K on legal battle over firing fire fighter
The City of Vernon spent almost a quarter of a million dollars in its legal…

Accused in West Kelowna hotel murder case withdraws guilty plea
The Surrey man who pleaded guilty to the 2018 second degree murder of Rama Gauravarapu…

Multi-million dollar restaurant nixed as golf club and City of Vernon continue dispute
It was set to offer some of the best views around, perched 1,000 feet above…

‘If you are going to shoot me, just get it over with’: Vernon man who fired a gun at his girlfriend jailed
A Vernon man who pointed a gun at his girlfriend before firing it into the…

Vernon man already banned from driving gets jail for blowing through red light
A Vernon man already banned from driving for 10 years was sentenced to six months…

Violent Vernon domestic abuser gets house arrest
CONTENT ADVISORY Just days after being given jail time for committing a series of violent…

Vernon man arrested with homemade device used to get coins from parking meters
The Vernon RCMP has arrested two people alleged to have broken into parking meters, one…
Curtis Sagmoen found guilty of driving quad into sex worker
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Gordon Weatherill has found Curtis Sagmoen guilty of assault causing bodily…

Vernon RCMP seek help locating two suspected drug dealers
The Vernon RCMP is appealing to the public for help in tracking down two individuals…

North Okanagan landowner who tried to force his way through First Nations land denied access by judge
Relying on century-old maps as evidence, a retired teacher failed to convince a B.C. Supreme…
UPDATE: Curtis Sagmoen back in Vernon court, this time charged with hitting an escort with a quad bike
The complainant in the latest case against Curtis Sagmoen, who was found guilty last year…

Owner fined $1,000 after her dog chased a grizzly bear in Revelstoke National Park
A dog owner has been fined $1,000 after her dog chased a grizzly bear in…

Donations pour in for widow of Salmon Arm shooting victim
SALMON ARM – The man charged with the shooting of 78-year-old Gordon Parmenter was once…

Salmon Arm man charged in fatal church shooting now faces arson charge
A man charged with first-degree murder following the fatal shooting of a 78-year-old parishioner in…

No jail time for North Okanagan man who hit friend with a machete
A 23-year-old North Okanagan man who hit a friend in the face with a machete…