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Latest overdose stats show fentanyl continues to kill in the B.C. Interior
TWO OVERDOSE DEATHS A DAY ACROSS THE PROVINCE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Drug overdoses continue to claim…
Vernon man charged with trafficking fentanyl, cocaine awaits trial
VERNON – A Vernon man accused of dealing fentanyl and cocaine will face a judge…
Kamloops offender with firearm, drug offences could spend nearly seven years in jail
KAMLOOPS – A man with more than 21 convictions on his record could spend nearly…
Why all those discarded needles are signs of progress for HIV, Hep C in Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Nearly 400 new Hepatitis C cases and as many as 15 HIV cases…
Vernon to map hotspots, look at disposal resources after hundreds of discarded needles found
VERNON – The number of discarded needles being found in Vernon continues to climb. In…
Overdose deaths have tripled in Kamloops, continue to rise in Kelowna
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Newly released numbers from the B.C. Coroners Service shows drug overdose deaths are…
Kamloops nightclub joins the battle against the fentanyl crisis
'IT'S SOMETHING WE SEE EVERY DAY' KAMLOOPS – The overdose death of Edmond Paul Adkin…
Kamloops drug dealer given lesser sentence after judge imposes ‘illegal’ conditions
KAMLOOPS – It's been months since a Kamloops dial-a-dope manager avoided jail time and a…
Another adjournment for former Kamloops mountie accused of trafficking
KAMLOOPS – There has been another adjournment in court for a former Kamloops RCMP officer…
Calls from public put intoxicated Kelowna driver in custody
KELOWNA – Police are crediting public reporting for helping them take an intoxicated driver off…
Mobile drug consumption service could be cheaper, more effective option for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Health officials are nailing down proposed locations for safe injection sites in Kelowna…
Health officials close to releasing proposed locations for safe injection sites in Kelowna, Kamloops
OKANAGAN – Health officials are nailing down proposed locations for safe injection sites in Kelowna…
One of nine people wanted for drug dealing turns up in Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE – One of nine suspects wanted in connection with an alleged drug trafficking…
Vernon politician wants police, first responders and bylaw to carry overdose reversal kits
VERNON – With a rising number of overdose deaths sweeping the province and a potent…
Heartbroken parents speak out after fentanyl crisis claims life of Vernon man
"THIS IS REAL. THIS HAPPENS, AND IT HAPPENED TO US." VERNON – They have to…
Convicted Vernon drug dealer on the lam as judge imposes jail sentence
VERNON – On one day alone, roughly 270 calls and 250 text messages were found…
Five overdoses in 48 hours in Vernon; health officials say there is no clear link
VERNON – Health officials say there was a jump in the usual number of overdoses…
IHA issues warning to Kamloops drug users after five overdoses in 48 hours, including one fatality
KAMLOOPS – An overdose alert has been issued in Kamloops by the Interior Health Authority.…
International Overdose Awareness Day comes to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Farmers’s Market had an extra tent set up today, Aug. 31,…
Kamloops mother wants to see social stigma around drug use fade after son dies of overdose
KAMLOOPS – The mother of a son lost to an overdose in Kamloops says a…
North Shore business association taking safe injection site discussion to its members
KAMLOOPS – With Kamloops being considered for a location for a safe consumption service for…
After being acquitted, a Vernon man accused of supplying drugs to street level dealers ordered back to court
VERNON – A drug trafficking case thrown out last year in Vernon has been resurrected.…
Witness details drug-fueled relationship with accused in drug, gun bust
KAMLOOPS – The former girlfriend of the accused in a drug and gun bust detailed…
Convicted killer on trial in Kamloops for possession of guns and drugs
KAMLOOPS – Police witnesses have begun testifying at the trial of a Kamloops man who…