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Alleged Kelowna thief caught with hammer in hand
A repeat offender was caught trying to break into a business using a hammer in…
Penticton prolific offender isn’t just in trouble for bear spray incident
A Penticton man is facing charges for four separate incidents that occurred within less than…
Wanted man from Penticton accused of setting off explosives has lengthy criminal history
The prolific offender from Penticton accused of setting off a series of explosions in March…
Kamloops stabbing sends man to hospital; suspect in custody
A Kamloops man reportedly entered the emergency room at Royal Inland Hospital with a stab…
Thomas Kruger-Allen sentenced to 12 months prison for Penticton party incident
Thomas Kruger-Allen was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for his actions outside of…
Preliminary hearing set for accused in 2000 murder of pregnant Kamloops woman
A preliminary hearing is set for the man charged with the second-degree murder of a…
RCMP asking for help to find violent wanted man who may be in Okanagan
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for wanted man Kelowna RCMP consider violent. The warrant…
Kamloops RCMP arrest dangerous domestic offender
Police have arrested a dangerous domestic offender in Kamloops following a car chase. Kamloops RCMP…
No in-home visits for family justice matters while court system adapts to COVID-19
Here’s what you need to know about the changes in the court system. The Supreme…
Police ‘picking and choosing facts’ led to child porn case against Vernon man being thrown out
VERNON – Serious breaches of an accused’s charter rights by police caused a judge to…
Man with loaded gun, drugs nabbed at Kamloops Counter Attack roadblock
KAMLOOPS – His first mistake was driving through a Kamloops RCMP Counter Attack road stop…
Thief detained in Vernon citizen’s arrest finally getting help for drug addiction
VERNON – A thief apprehended in a very public citizen’s arrest last year was sentenced…
Court decision underscores need for more treatment beds in Vernon
VERNON – With addiction at the root of so many crimes, it’s no surprise the…
Dangerous driver tracked from downtown Vernon to Westside Road
VERNON – Members of the public played an instrumental role in catching a dangerous driver…
North Okanagan man sent to prison for violent convenience store robbery
LUMBY – A North Okanagan man who robbed a convenience store and traumatized the lone…
Gun, drugs and a score sheet found in fire-gutted Vernon townhouse
VERNON – There was more going on at a Vernon condo than just arson. One…
Jailed man with lengthy criminal record loses appeal to go to treatment centre
NORTH OKANAGAN – A man with a serious drug addiction who claims he is not…
Wigs for cancer patients stolen in Vernon store break-in
VERNON – A Vernon business owner is still reeling after a large group of thieves…
Vernon, Kelowna men accused of trafficking pot in hollowed-out logs to be extradited to US
OKANAGAN – Four men with ties to the Okanagan are being extradited to the U.S.…
Vernon man charged with trafficking fentanyl, cocaine awaits trial
VERNON – A Vernon man accused of dealing fentanyl and cocaine will face a judge…
Alleged Vernon arsonist to stand trial on child porn charges next year
VERNON – A former school teacher in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District will stand trial…
Fentanyl dealer nabbed by helpful bystanders sentenced in Kelowna court
KELOWNA – A cocaine, meth and fentanyl dealer was sentenced to three years in prison…
Vernon dirt biker reported missing wanted to avoid arrest: Lawyer
VERNON - The Vernon man police and three Search and Rescue organizations scoured the Commonage for last week was afraid to go home because he didn’t want to get arrested, court heard today, April 29. Kyle Macinnes, 25, was reported missing by his worried family after he went for a dirt bike ride in the...
Vernon man admits guilt in car crash: nurse left paralyzed
VERNON - A Vernon man has pleaded guilty to causing a car crash that left a local nurse paralyzed from the neck down. Robin Orcherton, a Vernon nurse and mother, was on her way home from work Dec. 3, 2014 when her car was struck by a blue Jeep. The driver fled the scene and...